Civil War Situation – East Pakistan MCQs before Pakistan independence 15 Score: 0 Attempted: 0/15 1. When did the civil war situation in East Pakistan intensify significantly? (A) 1965 (B) 1969 (C) 1971 (D) 1973 2. Which political dispute was a major cause of the civil war situation in East Pakistan? (A) Dispute over the transfer of power after the 1970 elections (B) Dispute over the national flag (C) Dispute over the national anthem (D) Dispute over foreign trade 3. Which party had won the majority in the National Assembly in the 1970 elections? (A) Pakistan Peoples Party (B) Awami League (C) Muslim League (D) National Awami Party 4. Who was the leader of the Awami League during the civil war crisis? (A) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (B) Yahya Khan (C) Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (D) Nurul Amin 5. Which military operation marked the beginning of a major armed conflict in East Pakistan? (A) Operation Gibraltar (B) Operation Grand Slam (C) Operation Searchlight (D) Operation Fair Play 6. On which date was Operation Searchlight launched? (A) 7 March 1971 (B) 23 March 1971 (C) 25 March 1971 (D) 16 December 1971 7. Which armed group fought for the independence of Bangladesh during the conflict? (A) Mukti Bahini (B) Frontier Corps (C) National Guard (D) Muslim League Volunteers 8. What was one major demand of the Bengali nationalist movement in East Pakistan? (A) Greater provincial autonomy (B) Abolition of provincial government (C) Centralization of political power (D) Suspension of elections 9. Which leader delivered a major speech on 7 March 1971 calling for resistance in East Pakistan? (A) Yahya Khan (B) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (C) Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (D) A. K. Fazlul Huq 10. Which city became the main center of political and military conflict in East Pakistan? (A) Chittagong (B) Dhaka (C) Khulna (D) Sylhet 11. Which neighboring country provided major support to the Bengali liberation forces during the conflict? (A) Nepal (B) India (C) Afghanistan (D) Iran 12. What major humanitarian consequence resulted from the conflict in East Pakistan? (A) Large-scale displacement of civilians (B) Complete end of agriculture (C) Closure of all universities permanently (D) Elimination of provincial governments 13. What major event ended the armed conflict in East Pakistan in December 1971? (A) The Tashkent Declaration (B) The surrender of Pakistani forces in Dhaka (C) The Simla Agreement (D) The Lahore Resolution 14. On which date did Pakistani forces surrender in Dhaka? (A) 14 August 1971 (B) 3 December 1971 (C) 16 December 1971 (D) 25 December 1971 15. What was the political outcome of the civil war in East Pakistan? (A) East Pakistan remained a province of Pakistan (B) East Pakistan became the independent state of Bangladesh (C) East Pakistan merged with India (D) East Pakistan became a separate province of West Pakistan
