Internal Security Challenges (Terrorism, Extremism)

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1. A major internal security challenge facing Pakistan is?
(A) Terrorism
(B) Trade disputes
(C) Tourism competition
(D) Agriculture shortages

2. Extremism in Pakistan is primarily associated with?
(A) Radical ideologies and militancy
(B) Trade disputes
(C) Tourism development
(D) Agriculture policies

3. The 2007 Lal Masjid incident highlighted issues related to?
(A) Extremism and militancy
(B) Trade disputes
(C) Tourism conflict
(D) Agricultural policies

4. Pakistan has faced terrorist attacks from groups such as?
(A) ASEAN only
(B) Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP)
(C) NATO only
(D) SAARC only

5. One of the main causes of terrorism in Pakistan is?
(A) Tourism rivalry only
(B) Trade disputes only
(C) Political instability and weak governance
(D) Agricultural shortage only

6. Extremism often spreads through?
(A) Tourism campaigns only
(B) Trade negotiations only
(C) Radicalization in schools, madrassas, and online platforms
(D) Agriculture conferences only

7. The Pakistani government launched which operation against terrorism in 2004–2017?
(A) Operation Grand Slam
(B) Operation Gibraltar
(C) Operation Zarb-e-Azb
(D) Operation Thunder

8. The primary objective of counter-terrorism operations in Pakistan is?
(A) Tourism promotion only
(B) Trade improvement only
(C) Eliminate militant strongholds and restore security
(D) Agricultural reform only

9. Terrorism in Pakistan has mostly affected which areas?
(A) Sindh only
(B) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan, and tribal regions
(C) Punjab only
(D) Karachi only

10. The National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA) was established to?
(A) Promote trade only
(B) Coordinate counter-terrorism policies and strategies
(C) Develop tourism only
(D) Monitor agriculture only

11. Extremist ideology often targets which groups in Pakistan?
(A) Traders only
(B) Farmers only
(C) Tourists only
(D) Minorities, journalists, and security personnel

12. The impact of terrorism on Pakistan includes?
(A) Tourism growth only
(B) Trade advantage only
(C) Loss of lives, economic setbacks, and social instability
(D) Agricultural surplus only

13. One key challenge in countering extremism is?
(A) Agriculture crisis only
(B) Trade barriers only
(C) Tourism disputes only
(D) Radicalization and recruitment of youth

14. Pakistan’s military has contributed to internal security by?
(A) Conducting operations in conflict-prone regions
(B) Trade negotiations only
(C) Tourism campaigns only
(D) Agriculture planning only

15. Civilian law enforcement agencies in Pakistan work to?
(A) Promote trade only
(B) Prevent terrorism, investigate crimes, and maintain law and order
(C) Develop tourism only
(D) Improve agriculture only

16. Extremist propaganda spreads mainly through?
(A) Tourism brochures only
(B) Trade fairs only
(C) Social media, extremist literature, and illegal networks
(D) Agriculture publications only

17. One long-term solution to extremism is?
(A) Tourism campaigns only
(B) Trade embargoes only
(C) Education reform and counter-radicalization programs
(D) Agriculture subsidies only

18. Pakistan’s Counter Terrorism Departments (CTDs) operate to?
(A) Conduct intelligence-based anti-terror operations
(B) Promote trade only
(C) Develop tourism only
(D) Enhance agriculture only

19. Internal security challenges affect Pakistan’s economy by?
(A) Promoting trade only
(B) Reducing investment, disrupting trade, and harming tourism
(C) Expanding tourism only
(D) Improving agriculture only

20. Terrorist financing is a challenge because?
(A) It helps agriculture only
(B) It promotes trade only
(C) It boosts tourism only
(D) It sustains militant operations and complicates counter-terrorism

21. Extremism often exploits which societal issues?
(A) Poverty, unemployment, and lack of education
(B) Trade deficits only
(C) Tourism decline only
(D) Agricultural shortages only

22. The 2014 Peshawar school attack highlighted?
(A) Tourism incidents only
(B) Trade conflicts only
(C) The devastating impact of terrorism on civilians
(D) Agriculture damage only

23. Pakistan cooperates internationally on terrorism through?
(A) Agriculture partnerships only
(B) Trade agreements only
(C) Tourism promotion only
(D) Intelligence sharing and joint counter-terrorism efforts

24. Militancy in Balochistan is often linked to?
(A) Agriculture issues only
(B) Trade disputes only
(C) Tourism competition only
(D) Separatist movements and external interference

25. One major terrorist attack in Pakistan’s history was?
(A) Tourism accident only
(B) Trade blockade only
(C) 2008 Marriott Hotel bombing in Islamabad
(D) Agriculture sabotage only

26. The impact of extremism on education includes?
(A) Tourism decline only
(B) Trade disruption only
(C) Targeting schools and limiting access to education
(D) Agriculture loss only

27. Pakistan’s National Action Plan (NAP) was designed to?
(A) Promote tourism only
(B) Improve trade only
(C) Counter terrorism and extremism comprehensively
(D) Enhance agriculture only

28. Terrorism in urban areas of Pakistan often involves?
(A) Trade disputes only
(B) Suicide bombings, attacks on security forces, and sectarian violence
(C) Tourism rivalry only
(D) Agriculture sabotage only

29. Extremism undermines?
(A) Tourism only
(B) Trade only
(C) Social cohesion and national unity
(D) Agriculture only

30. Overall, Pakistan’s internal security challenges include?
(A) Trade disputes only
(B) Terrorism, extremism, radicalization, and their social and economic impacts
(C) Tourism rivalry only
(D) Agriculture issues only