Military Operation of 1971 – East Pakistan MCQs before Pakistan independence

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1. What was the name of the military operation launched in East Pakistan on 25 March 1971?




2. When was Operation Searchlight launched?




3. What was the primary objective of Operation Searchlight?




4. Which city was a major focus of the military operation at its beginning?




5. Which university in Dhaka became one of the major sites of military action during Operation Searchlight?




6. Which political leader was the central figure of the Awami League during the 1971 crisis?




7. What political movement was the military operation primarily intended to suppress?




8. Who was the President of Pakistan when Operation Searchlight was launched?




9. Which Pakistani political party had won the majority in the 1970 general elections and became central to the political crisis?




10. What was the immediate political background to the military operation of March 1971?




11. Which military force carried out Operation Searchlight in East Pakistan?




12. What major event followed the military crackdown and contributed to the outbreak of the Bangladesh Liberation War?




13. Which armed resistance force became associated with the Bangladesh Liberation War?




14. What was the broader consequence of the military operation launched in March 1971?




15. Which country later intervened militarily in the 1971 conflict and supported the Bengali independence movement?




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