War of 1971 – East Pakistan MCQs before Pakistan independence 1 Score: 0 Attempted: 0/1 1. <div id="stickscore"><span id="timer" class="timer-container">15</span><strong id="total-score" class="score-box">Score: 0</strong><span id="attempted-questions">Attempted: 0/15</span></div><div id="mcq-container"><form><div class="question-container"><strong class="question-text">1. In which year did the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 take place?</strong><br><label><input type="radio" name="q1" value="1965" onclick="checkAnswer('q1', '1971')"> (A) 1965</label><br><label><input type="radio" name="q1" value="1969" onclick="checkAnswer('q1', '1971')"> (B) 1969</label><br><label><input type="radio" name="q1" value="1971" onclick="checkAnswer('q1', '1971')"> (C) 1971</label><br><label><input type="radio" name="q1" value="1973" onclick="checkAnswer('q1', '1971')"> (D) 1973</label><br></div><div class="question-container"><strong class="question-text">2. What was the immediate background to the 1971 war in East Pakistan?</strong><br><label><input type="radio" name="q2" value="The 1965 Kashmir conflict" onclick="checkAnswer('q2', 'The political crisis following the 1970 elections')"> (A) The 1965 Kashmir conflict</label><br><label><input type="radio" name="q2" value="The political crisis following the 1970 elections" onclick="checkAnswer('q2', 'The political crisis following the 1970 elections')"> (B) The political crisis following the 1970 elections</label><br><label><input type="radio" name="q2" value="The Simla Agreement" onclick="checkAnswer('q2', 'The political crisis following the 1970 elections')"> (C) The Simla Agreement</label><br><label><input type="radio" name="q2" value="The formation of One Unit" onclick="checkAnswer('q2', 'The political crisis following the 1970 elections')"> (D) The formation of One Unit</label><br></div><div class="question-container"><strong class="question-text">3. Which political party had won the majority of seats in Pakistan's National Assembly in the 1970 elections?</strong><br><label><input type="radio" name="q3" value="Pakistan Peoples Party" onclick="checkAnswer('q3', 'Awami League')"> (A) Pakistan Peoples Party</label><br><label><input type="radio" name="q3" value="Awami League" onclick="checkAnswer('q3', 'Awami League')"> (B) Awami League</label><br><label><input type="radio" name="q3" value="Muslim League" onclick="checkAnswer('q3', 'Awami League')"> (C) Muslim League</label><br><label><input type="radio" name="q3" value="National Awami Party" onclick="checkAnswer('q3', 'Awami League')"> (D) National Awami Party</label><br></div><div class="question-container"><strong class="question-text">4. Who was the leader of the Awami League during the 1971 crisis?</strong><br><label><input type="radio" name="q4" value="Zulfikar Ali Bhutto" onclick="checkAnswer('q4', 'Sheikh Mujibur Rahman')"> (A) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto</label><br><label><input type="radio" name="q4" value="Yahya Khan" onclick="checkAnswer('q4', 'Sheikh Mujibur Rahman')"> (B) Yahya Khan</label><br><label><input type="radio" name="q4" value="Sheikh Mujibur Rahman" onclick="checkAnswer('q4', 'Sheikh Mujibur Rahman')"> (C) Sheikh Mujibur Rahman</label><br><label><input type="radio" name="q4" value="Nurul Amin" onclick="checkAnswer('q4', 'Sheikh Mujibur Rahman')"> (D) Nurul Amin</label><br></div><div class="question-container"><strong class="question-text">5. Which military operation was launched in East Pakistan on 25 March 1971?</strong><br><label><input type="radio" name="q5" value="Operation Gibraltar" onclick="checkAnswer('q5', 'Operation Searchlight')"> (A) Operation Gibraltar</label><br><label><input type="radio" name="q5" value="Operation Grand Slam" onclick="checkAnswer('q5', 'Operation Searchlight')"> (B) Operation Grand Slam</label><br><label><input type="radio" name="q5" value="Operation Searchlight" onclick="checkAnswer('q5', 'Operation Searchlight')"> (C) Operation Searchlight</label><br><label><input type="radio" name="q5" value="Operation Fair Play" onclick="checkAnswer('q5', 'Operation Searchlight')"> (D) Operation Fair Play</label><br></div><div class="question-container"><strong class="question-text">6. On which date did India formally enter the war against Pakistan in 1971?</strong><br><label><input type="radio" name="q6" value="25 March 1971" onclick="checkAnswer('q6', '3 December 1971')"> (A) 25 March 1971</label><br><label><input type="radio" name="q6" value="26 March 1971" onclick="checkAnswer('q6', '3 December 1971')"> (B) 26 March 1971</label><br><label><input type="radio" name="q6" value="3 December 1971" onclick="checkAnswer('q6', '3 December 1971')"> (C) 3 December 1971</label><br><label><input type="radio" name="q6" value="16 December 1971" onclick="checkAnswer('q6', '3 December 1971')"> (D) 16 December 1971</label><br></div><div class="question-container"><strong class="question-text">7. Which country supported the Bengali liberation forces and intervened militarily in the 1971 war?</strong><br><label><input type="radio" name="q7" value="Iran" onclick="checkAnswer('q7', 'India')"> (A) Iran</label><br><label><input type="radio" name="q7" value="India" onclick="checkAnswer('q7', 'India')"> (B) India</label><br><label><input type="radio" name="q7" value="Afghanistan" onclick="checkAnswer('q7', 'India')"> (C) Afghanistan</label><br><label><input type="radio" name="q7" value="Nepal" onclick="checkAnswer('q7', 'India')"> (D) Nepal</label><br></div><div class="question-container"><strong class="question-text">8. What was the name of the Bengali guerrilla force that fought against Pakistani forces?</strong><br><label><input type="radio" name="q8" value="Mukti Bahini" onclick="checkAnswer('q8', 'Mukti Bahini')"> (A) Mukti Bahini</label><br><label><input type="radio" name="q8" value="Frontier Corps" onclick="checkAnswer('q8', 'Mukti Bahini')"> (B) Frontier Corps</label><br><label><input type="radio" name="q8" value="National Guard" onclick="checkAnswer('q8', 'Mukti Bahini')"> (C) National Guard</label><br><label><input type="radio" name="q8" value="East Bengal Rifles" onclick="checkAnswer('q8', 'Mukti Bahini')"> (D) East Bengal Rifles</label><br></div><div class="question-container"><strong class="question-text">9. Who was the President of Pakistan during the 1971 war?</strong><br><label><input type="radio" name="q9" value="Ayub Khan" onclick="checkAnswer('q9', 'Yahya Khan')"> (A) Ayub Khan</label><br><label><input type="radio" name="q9" value="Iskander Mirza" onclick="checkAnswer('q9', 'Yahya Khan')"> (B) Iskander Mirza</label><br><label><input type="radio" name="q9" value="Yahya Khan" onclick="checkAnswer('q9', 'Yahya Khan')"> (C) Yahya Khan</label><br><label><input type="radio" name="q9" value="Zulfikar Ali Bhutto" onclick="checkAnswer('q9', 'Yahya Khan')"> (D) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto</label><br></div><div class="question-container"><strong class="question-text">10. Which Pakistani city became the main center of the final military confrontation in East Pakistan?</strong><br><label><input type="radio" name="q10" value="Lahore" onclick="checkAnswer('q10', 'Dhaka')"> (A) Lahore</label><br><label><input type="radio" name="q10" value="Karachi" onclick="checkAnswer('q10', 'Dhaka')"> (B) Karachi</label><br><label><input type="radio" name="q10" value="Dhaka" onclick="checkAnswer('q10', 'Dhaka')"> (C) Dhaka</label><br><label><input type="radio" name="q10" value="Rawalpindi" onclick="checkAnswer('q10', 'Dhaka')"> (D) Rawalpindi</label><br></div><div class="question-container"><strong class="question-text">11. What was the primary objective of the Mukti Bahini during the 1971 war?</strong><br><label><input type="radio" name="q11" value="To restore British rule" onclick="checkAnswer('q11', 'To achieve independence for Bangladesh')"> (A) To restore British rule</label><br><label><input type="radio" name="q11" value="To achieve independence for Bangladesh" onclick="checkAnswer('q11', 'To achieve independence for Bangladesh')"> (B) To achieve independence for Bangladesh</label><br><label><input type="radio" name="q11" value="To support the One Unit system" onclick="checkAnswer('q11', 'To achieve independence for Bangladesh')"> (C) To support the One Unit system</label><br><label><input type="radio" name="q11" value="To establish military rule in Pakistan" onclick="checkAnswer('q11', 'To achieve independence for Bangladesh')"> (D) To establish military rule in Pakistan</label><br></div><div class="question-container"><strong class="question-text">12. Which military formation of India fought alongside the Mukti Bahini during the final phase of the war?</strong><br><label><input type="radio" name="q12" value="Indian Eastern Command" onclick="checkAnswer('q12', 'Indian Eastern Command')"> (A) Indian Eastern Command</label><br><label><input type="radio" name="q12" value="Indian Northern Command" onclick="checkAnswer('q12', 'Indian Eastern Command')"> (B) Indian Northern Command</label><br><label><input type="radio" name="q12" value="Indian Western Command" onclick="checkAnswer('q12', 'Indian Eastern Command')"> (C) Indian Western Command</label><br><label><input type="radio" name="q12" value="Indian Central Command" onclick="checkAnswer('q12', 'Indian Eastern Command')"> (D) Indian Central Command</label><br></div><div class="question-container"><strong class="question-text">13. Where did Pakistani forces surrender at the end of the 1971 war?</strong><br><label><input type="radio" name="q13" value="Lahore" onclick="checkAnswer('q13', 'Dhaka')"> (A) Lahore</label><br><label><input type="radio" name="q13" value="Chittagong" onclick="checkAnswer('q13', 'Dhaka')"> (B) Chittagong</label><br><label><input type="radio" name="q13" value="Dhaka" onclick="checkAnswer('q13', 'Dhaka')"> (C) Dhaka</label><br><label><input type="radio" name="q13" value="Karachi" onclick="checkAnswer('q13', 'Dhaka')"> (D) Karachi</label><br></div><div class="question-container"><strong class="question-text">14. On which date did Pakistani forces surrender in East Pakistan?</strong><br><label><input type="radio" name="q14" value="3 December 1971" onclick="checkAnswer('q14', '16 December 1971')"> (A) 3 December 1971</label><br><label><input type="radio" name="q14" value="10 December 1971" onclick="checkAnswer('q14', '16 December 1971')"> (B) 10 December 1971</label><br><label><input type="radio" name="q14" value="16 December 1971" onclick="checkAnswer('q14', '16 December 1971')"> (C) 16 December 1971</label><br><label><input type="radio" name="q14" value="25 December 1971" onclick="checkAnswer('q14', '16 December 1971')"> (D) 25 December 1971</label><br></div><div class="question-container"><strong class="question-text">15. What was the major political outcome of the War of 1971?</strong><br><label><input type="radio" name="q15" value="East Pakistan remained part of Pakistan" onclick="checkAnswer('q15', 'Bangladesh emerged as an independent state')"> (A) East Pakistan remained part of Pakistan</label><br><label><input type="radio" name="q15" value="Bangladesh emerged as an independent state" onclick="checkAnswer('q15', 'Bangladesh emerged as an independent state')"> (B) Bangladesh emerged as an independent state</label><br><label><input type="radio" name="q15" value="Pakistan merged with India" onclick="checkAnswer('q15', 'Bangladesh emerged as an independent state')"> (C) Pakistan merged with India</label><br><label><input type="radio" name="q15" value="West Pakistan became an independent country" onclick="checkAnswer('q15', 'Bangladesh emerged as an independent state')"> (D) West Pakistan became an independent country</label><br></div></form></div>
