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Topic 277 · Geography & Places in News

Iran war: nuclear and energy sites hit

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Revise the 12 points first Book 1 RATNA

Core Trigger: In the 2026 Iran war, strikes hit nuclear and energy sites across the Gulf: Natanz, South Pars, Ras Laffan and Kharg Island.
Key Place: Natanz is Iran's underground enrichment facility; the IAEA confirmed that its entrances were bombed.
Current Head: Rafael Grossi, an Argentine diplomat, is Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
Key Terminal: Kharg Island is Iran's key crude export terminal in the Persian Gulf and was heavily bombed.
Data Point: South Pars, shared by Iran and Qatar, is the world's largest gas field; Israel struck it.
Stakeholders: Iranian missiles hit Ras Laffan, Qatar's LNG hub; Iran, Israel, Qatar and the IAEA are the key actors.
India Link: Ras Laffan is India's main source of LNG, so damage there bears directly on India's energy security.
Headquarters: The IAEA is headquartered in Vienna, Austria.
Founded: The IAEA was established in 1957 as the UN's 'Atoms for Peace' nuclear agency.
Landmark: The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (opened 1968, in force 1970) relies on IAEA safeguards to verify peaceful nuclear use.
Statute: The IAEA Statute, approved in 1956, governs the agency, which reports to the UN General Assembly and Security Council.
Key Term: Qatar's part of the shared South Pars gas field is called the North Field.

Question 1 of 10

The 2026 Iran war strikes hit nuclear and energy sites across which region?

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Answer: (D) The Gulf

Core Trigger: In the 2026 Iran war, strikes hit nuclear and energy sites across the Gulf: Natanz, South Pars, Ras Laffan and Kharg Island.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 277, point 1

Question 2 of 10

What is Natanz, whose entrances the IAEA confirmed were bombed?

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Answer: (A) Underground enrichment facility

Key Place: Natanz is Iran's underground enrichment facility; the IAEA confirmed that its entrances were bombed.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 277, point 2

Question 3 of 10

Who is the Director General of the IAEA?

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Answer: (C) Rafael Grossi

Current Head: Rafael Grossi, an Argentine diplomat, is Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).From Book 1 RATNA, topic 277, point 3

Question 4 of 10

Which island is Iran's key crude export terminal in the Persian Gulf?

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Answer: (D) Kharg Island

Key Terminal: Kharg Island is Iran's key crude export terminal in the Persian Gulf and was heavily bombed.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 277, point 4

Question 5 of 10

Which is/are correct? 1. South Pars is the world's largest gas field. 2. South Pars is shared by Iran and Oman.

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Answer: (A) Only 1

Data Point: South Pars, shared by Iran and Qatar, is the world's largest gas field; Israel struck it.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 277, point 5

Question 6 of 10

Damage at which Qatari hub bears directly on India's energy security as its main LNG source?

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Answer: (A) Ras Laffan

India Link: Ras Laffan is India's main source of LNG, so damage there bears directly on India's energy security.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 277, point 7

Question 7 of 10

Where is the IAEA headquartered?

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Answer: (C) Vienna

Headquarters: The IAEA is headquartered in Vienna, Austria.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 277, point 8

Question 8 of 10

In which year was the IAEA established?

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Answer: (D) 1957

Founded: The IAEA was established in 1957 as the UN's 'Atoms for Peace' nuclear agency.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 277, point 9

Question 9 of 10

Which treaty, in force since 1970, relies on IAEA safeguards to verify peaceful nuclear use?

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Answer: (A) Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty

Landmark: The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (opened 1968, in force 1970) relies on IAEA safeguards to verify peaceful nuclear use.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 277, point 10

Question 10 of 10

Which is/are correct? 1. The IAEA reports only to the UN Security Council. 2. The IAEA Statute was approved in 1956.

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Answer: (B) Only 2

Statute: The IAEA Statute, approved in 1956, governs the agency, which reports to the UN General Assembly and Security Council.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 277, point 11

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