All Free International Relations MCQs with Answers

• A. 16th August, 1945
• B. 16th July, 1945
• C. 6th September, 1945
• D. 25th September, 1945

Explanation: The Trinity test, the first successful atomic-bomb detonation, took place in New Mexico on 16 July 1945.

• A. Punjab
• B. Gujrat
• C. Perdesh
• D. Rajestan

Explanation: Pokhran is in Rajasthan, the northwestern Indian state where Operation Smiling Buddha was conducted.

• A. Operation Shakti
• B. Operation Pirthivi
• C. Operation Smiling Buddha
• D. none of these

Explanation: India’s second series of nuclear tests in 1998 was code-named Operation Shakti, also called Pokhran-II.

• A. 11 May 1998
• B. 13 May 1998
• C. both of these
• D. none of these

Explanation: Operation Shakti involved tests conducted on both 11 May and 13 May 1998. Therefore, “both of these” correctly covers the two dates.

• A. 10th August, 1945
• B. 16th September, 1945
• C. 9th August, 1945
• D. 19th June, 1945

Explanation: The second atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki on 9 August 1945, three days after the Hiroshima bombing.

• A. 6th October 2006
• B. 9th October 2006
• C. 11th October 2006
• D. 14th October 2006

Explanation: North Korea carried out its first nuclear test on 9 October 2006 at Punggye-ri.

• A. 16 October 1964
• B. 16 March 1964
• C. 16 March 1969
• D. 17 April 1966

Explanation: China became the fifth nuclear-armed state when it detonated its first atomic device at Lop Nur on 16 October 1964.

• A. 27th January 1996
• B. 7th February 1995
• C. 28th January 1995
• D. NONE

Explanation: France conducted its sixth and final nuclear test on 27 January 1996 at Moruroa in the Pacific.

• A. the MIG-29 for air defense in raid
• B. the MIG-27 for long range bombing
• C. multi-role Sukhi Su-30 MKI
• D. all of these

Explanation: India has used the MiG-29 for air defence, the MiG-27 in ground-attack and strike roles, and the Su-30MKI as a multirole fighter.

• A. America
• B. France
• C. Russia
• D. Germany

Explanation: The Tu-22M Backfire is a Soviet/Russian long-range bomber, so Russia is the relevant source.

• A. 25th March 2003
• B. 25th April 2003
• C. 15th July 2003
• D. 28th August 2003

Explanation: North Korea made this announcement on 28 August 2003, during the early phase of the Six-Party nuclear crisis.

• A. 1947
• B. 1948
• C. 1949
• D. 1950

Explanation: Korea became divided into the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in the north and the Republic of Korea in the south in 1948.

• A. 1991
• B. 1992
• C. 1994
• D. 2003

Explanation: India formally established its Strategic Forces Command in 2003 to manage and command its nuclear arsenal.

• A. 150 Km and 350 Km respectively
• B. 150 Km and 250 Km respectively
• C. 220 Km and 150 Km respectively
• D. 225 Km and 300 Km respectively

Explanation: The commonly cited ranges are about 150 km for Prithvi-I and 250 km for Prithvi-II.

• A. Development
• B. Tested
• C. both of these
• D. none of these

Explanation: Dhanush, the naval version of the Prithvi missile family, has been test-fired while also undergoing development and refinement.

• A. the MIG-29 for air defense in raid
• B. the MIG-27 for long range bombing
• C. multi-role sukhi Su-30 MKI
• D. all of these

Explanation: India has used the MiG-29 mainly for air defence, the MiG-27 for ground attack and bombing, and the Su-30MKI as a multirole fighter.

• A. America
• B. France
• C. Russia
• D. Germany

Explanation: The Backfire is a Soviet/Russian long-range bomber, associated with the Tupolev Tu-22M series.

• A. 60 to 100 Km, and 280 Km
• B. 70 to 80 Km, and 180 Km
• C. 80 to 90 Km, and 300 Km
• D. 90 to 100 KM, and 350 Km

Explanation: Hatf-I is commonly given a range of roughly 60 to 100 km, while Hatf-II is generally listed at about 280 km.

• A. Hatf-7
• B. Shaheen-III
• C. Tipu
• D. Babur-II

Explanation: Tipu, also called Tipu Sultan in some Pakistani missile listings, is reported to have a range of about 4,000 km.

• A. 100
• B. 135
• C. 156
• D. 200

Explanation: Pakistan has historically operated a large Mirage III and Mirage V fleet, commonly estimated in such defence inventories at about 156…