FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR RECRUITMENT TO PIN BS-17
UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
General Science & Ability
1) Operation Desert Shield was launched by US in
(a) 2 August 1990
(b) 17 January 1991
(c) 28 February 1991
(d) None of these
Answer: (a)
Explanation: Operation Desert Shield was the US operational name for the US buildup of forces and Saudi Arabia’s defense from 2 August 1990, to 16 January 1991. On 17 January 1991, when it became clear that Saddam would not withdraw, Desert Shield became Desert Storm.
Another Operation Desert Shield was a 2006 operation by the Iraqi insurgency and al-Qaeda in Iraq, planned in December 2005 as a push against American forces during the Iraq War.
2) Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) was conducted by the US in
(a) Iraq
(b) Afghanistan
(c) Libya
(d) None of these
Answer: (b)
Explanation: Operation Enduring Freedom began on 7 October 2001, four weeks after the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks on America. Early combat operations included a mix of air strikes from land-based B-1, B-2 and B-52 bombers; carrier-based F-14 and F/A-18 fighters; and Tomahawk cruise missiles launched from both U.S. and British ships and submarines