Operation Zarb-e-Azb and Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad

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1. Operation Zarb-e-Azb was launched in Pakistan in?
(A) 2001
(B) 2014
(C) 2010
(D) 2017

2. The main objective of Operation Zarb-e-Azb was?
(A) Eliminate terrorist strongholds in North Waziristan
(B) Improve trade relations
(C) Promote tourism
(D) Develop agriculture

3. Operation Zarb-e-Azb primarily targeted?
(A) Trade competitors
(B) Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and affiliated militant groups
(C) Tourism agencies
(D) Agricultural pests

4. The name “Zarb-e-Azb” refers to?
(A) Trade policy
(B) Sword strike, symbolizing a decisive military operation
(C) Tourism initiative
(D) Agricultural plan

5. Operation Zarb-e-Azb was launched under the leadership of?
(A) General Raheel Sharif
(B) General Pervez Musharraf
(C) General Zia-ul-Haq
(D) General Yahya Khan

6. The operation significantly improved security in?
(A) Sindh only
(B) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and tribal areas
(C) Punjab only
(D) Balochistan only

7. Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad was launched in?
(A) 2014
(B) 2017
(C) 2010
(D) 2001

8. The main goal of Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad was?
(A) Trade negotiations
(B) Eliminate remaining terrorist networks and ensure nationwide security
(C) Tourism promotion
(D) Agriculture reform

9. Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad focused on?
(A) Counter-terrorism, demining, and intelligence operations across Pakistan
(B) Trade only
(C) Tourism only
(D) Agriculture only

10. Operation Zarb-e-Azb ended officially when?
(A) 2010
(B) 2014
(C) 2017, after clearing most terrorist hideouts
(D) 2001

11. Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad was initiated by?
(A) General Pervez Musharraf
(B) General Raheel Sharif
(C) Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa
(D) General Zia-ul-Haq

12. One major difference between Zarb-e-Azb and Radd-ul-Fasaad is?
(A) Radd-ul-Fasaad promoted tourism
(B) Zarb-e-Azb was trade-related
(C) Zarb-e-Azb targeted specific militant strongholds; Radd-ul-Fasaad is nationwide
(D) Both were agricultural operations

13. Both operations aimed to?
(A) Boost trade only
(B) Restore peace, protect civilians, and dismantle terrorism networks
(C) Expand tourism only
(D) Improve agriculture only

14. Operation Zarb-e-Azb was launched in response to?
(A) Trade blockade
(B) Increasing terrorist attacks on military and civilians
(C) Tourism decline
(D) Agriculture crisis

15. Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad emphasizes?
(A) Tourism promotion only
(B) Trade promotion only
(C) Consolidating security gains and countering radicalization
(D) Agricultural expansion only

16. Operation Zarb-e-Azb involved coordination between?
(A) Army, Air Force, and paramilitary forces
(B) Trade unions only
(C) Tourism departments only
(D) Agriculture ministries only

17. A significant achievement of Operation Zarb-e-Azb was?
(A) Trade surplus
(B) Reduction in terrorist attacks in tribal regions
(C) Tourism boom
(D) Agricultural increase

18. Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad also focuses on?
(A) Removing explosive remnants and securing borders
(B) Trade only
(C) Tourism only
(D) Agriculture only

19. Operation Zarb-e-Azb contributed to?
(A) Agricultural development
(B) Trade dominance
(C) Tourism expansion
(D) Restoration of state writ in North Waziristan

20. Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad complements Zarb-e-Azb by?
(A) Promoting trade only
(B) Extending counter-terrorism operations nationwide
(C) Enhancing tourism only
(D) Boosting agriculture only

21. Civilian support during these operations was crucial for?
(A) Tourism development only
(B) Trade growth only
(C) Intelligence sharing and stabilization
(D) Agricultural monitoring only

22. Operation Zarb-e-Azb led to displacement of civilians primarily from?
(A) Balochistan only
(B) Sindh only
(C) Punjab only
(D) North Waziristan

23. Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad was necessary because?
(A) Trade disputes continued
(B) Residual militant networks remained even after Zarb-e-Azb
(C) Tourism declined
(D) Agriculture issues persisted

24. Internationally, these operations showcased Pakistan’s?
(A) Trade policy only
(B) Commitment to counter-terrorism
(C) Tourism strategy only
(D) Agricultural policy only

25. Both operations contributed to?
(A) Agricultural expansion only
(B) Trade growth only
(C) Tourism growth only
(D) National security and restoration of law and order

26. The success of Operation Zarb-e-Azb depended on?
(A) Intelligence, air support, and ground offensives
(B) Trade negotiations only
(C) Tourism campaigns only
(D) Agricultural planning only

27. Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad also focuses on?
(A) Countering sectarian and terrorist activities in urban areas
(B) Trade only
(C) Tourism only
(D) Agriculture only

28. Both operations contributed to?
(A) Agriculture boost only
(B) Trade monopoly only
(C) Tourism boost only
(D) Decrease in cross-border terrorism

29. Pakistan considers these operations essential for?
(A) Agricultural planning only
(B) Trade agreements only
(C) Tourism development only
(D) Ensuring long-term stability and security

30. Overall, Operation Zarb-e-Azb and Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad represent?
(A) Agricultural program only
(B) Trade policy only
(C) Tourism initiative only
(D) Pakistan’s comprehensive military and security strategy against terrorism and extremism