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Bangladesh Liberation War - Quiz
Bangladesh Liberation War
  • 1. What was the name of the military operation launched by Pakistan on 25 March 1971?
A) Operation Thunderbolt
B) Operation Jackpot
C) Operation Searchlight
D) Operation Blitz
  • 2. Who was the leader of the Pakistani military junta that ordered the military operations in 1971?
A) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
B) Yahya Khan
C) Pervez Musharraf
D) Ayub Khan
  • 3. What was the name of the guerrilla resistance movement formed by Bengali military and civilians?
A) Razakars
B) Al-Shams
C) Al-Badr
D) Mukti Bahini
  • 4. On what date did Pakistan officially surrender in Dhaka?
A) 26 March 1972
B) 25 March 1971
C) 16 December 1971
D) 3 December 1971
  • 5. What operation involved Bengali guerrillas attacking the Pakistan Navy?
A) Operation Liberation
B) Operation Jackpot
C) Operation Searchlight
D) Operation Freedom
  • 6. When did India officially join the Bangladesh Liberation War?
A) 1 January 1972
B) 25 March 1971
C) 16 December 1971
D) 3 December 1971
  • 7. Approximately how many Bengali refugees fled to India during the war?
A) 30 million
B) 5 million
C) 10 million
D) 1 million
  • 8. Which radical religious militia was created to assist the Pakistan Army?
A) Razakars
B) Mukti Bahini
C) National Guard
D) Bengali Volunteers
  • 9. What event triggered the civil disobedience in East Pakistan prior to the war?
A) The creation of the air force
B) 1970 election stalemate
C) The monsoon rains
D) The Partition of 1947
  • 10. How did the war end in terms of surrender scale?
A) A peaceful transition of power
B) The first time a country surrendered to a militia
C) The largest surrender of armed personnel since WWII
D) The largest naval battle in history
  • 11. What was the status of Bangladesh in the world population ranking after the war?
A) Tenth-most populous country
B) Twentieth-most populous country
C) Third-most populous country
D) Seventh-most populous country
  • 12. Which university was the site of a massacre during the war?
A) Rajshahi University
B) Dhaka University
C) Chittagong University
D) Jahangirnagar University
  • 13. What was the main trigger for India entering the war?
A) The desire to annex East Pakistan
B) A formal invitation from the United Nations
C) A border dispute over a river
D) Pakistan launched preemptive air strikes on northern India
  • 14. The war involved Cold War tensions between which global superpowers?
A) Italy and Canada
B) United States, Soviet Union, and China
C) Germany and Japan
D) United Kingdom and France
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