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