1. The military operation launched in East Pakistan in 1971 was called:
(A) Operation Gibraltar
(B) Operation Searchlight
(C) Operation Polo
(D) Operation Blitz
2. Operation Searchlight began on which date?
(A) 26 March 1971
(B) 25 March 1971
(C) 16 December 1971
(D) 23 March 1971
3. What was the main objective of Operation Searchlight?
(A) To promote tourism
(B) To develop ports
(C) To suppress the political movement in East Pakistan
(D) To generate hydropower
4. Which city was the first target of the military operation?
(A) Chittagong
(B) Dhaka
(C) Khulna
(D) Rajshahi
5. Who was the Chief Martial Law Administrator of East Pakistan during Operation Searchlight?
(A) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
(B) Gen. Yahya Khan
(C) Lt. Gen. Tikka Khan
(D) Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
6. The operation aimed to arrest which political leader?
(A) Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
(B) Liaquat Ali Khan
(C) Ayub Khan
(D) Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy
7. Operation Searchlight targeted:
(A) Ports only
(B) Political activists and students
(C) Hydropower stations
(D) Tourism areas
8. The operation resulted in:
(A) Tourism development
(B) Industrial growth
(C) Mass killings and widespread violence
(D) Hydropower generation
9. Operation Searchlight intensified:
(A) Tourism expansion
(B) Port development
(C) The Liberation Movement in East Pakistan
(D) Hydropower projects
10. How did India respond to Operation Searchlight?
(A) Supported the Bengali refugees and later intervened militarily
(B) Sent trade aid
(C) Promoted tourism
(D) Ignored the situation
11. The military operation in 1971 led to a refugee crisis in:
(A) Nepal
(B) Pakistan only
(C) Bangladesh only
(D) India
12. Operation Searchlight was ordered by:
(A) Gen. Yahya Khan
(B) Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
(C) Liaquat Ali Khan
(D) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
13. The operation marked the beginning of:
(A) Tourism development
(B) Karachi Port expansion
(C) Bangladesh Liberation War
(D) Hydropower projects
14. Which Pakistani military general was called the “Butcher of Bengal”?
(A) Lt. Gen. Tikka Khan
(B) Gen. Yahya Khan
(C) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
(D) Ayub Khan
15. Operation Searchlight focused heavily on:
(A) Dhaka University and other educational institutions
(B) Ports
(C) Hydropower projects
(D) Tourism zones
16. The operation escalated:
(A) Hydropower sharing
(B) Trade with India
(C) Tourism promotion
(D) Political tension between East and West Pakistan
17. What was the international reaction to Operation Searchlight?
(A) Praise for military discipline
(B) Condemnation due to human rights violations
(C) Investment in ports
(D) Support for tourism
18. Operation Searchlight lasted for approximately:
(A) One day only
(B) Several weeks
(C) One year
(D) Six months
19. The operation triggered a war between which two countries?
(A) Pakistan and Iran
(B) Pakistan and China
(C) Pakistan and USA
(D) Pakistan and India
20. The main reason for Operation Searchlight was:
(A) To build ports
(B) To promote trade
(C) To generate electricity
(D) To prevent East Pakistan from seceding
21. Following the operation, which group declared independence?
(A) Pakistan Peoples Party
(B) West Pakistan military
(C) Indian government
(D) Awami League supporters in East Pakistan
22. The military operation targeted:
(A) Ports
(B) Political leaders, students, and activists
(C) Hydropower dams
(D) Tourism sites
23. How did the civilian population respond to Operation Searchlight?
(A) Migration to West Pakistan only
(B) Widespread resistance and support for independence
(C) Supported the military
(D) Focused on tourism
24. Operation Searchlight was a key event in:
(A) Port construction
(B) Hydropower development
(C) Tourism growth
(D) The 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War
25. Which political party led the resistance against Operation Searchlight?
(A) Muslim League
(B) Awami League
(C) Pakistan Peoples Party
(D) National Awami Party
26. The operation led to mass killings, estimated at:
(A) Ten thousand only
(B) Only a few hundred
(C) Hundreds of thousands to millions
(D) No casualties
27. Operation Searchlight began just before which significant date in East Pakistan history?
(A) 23 March 1971
(B) 14 August 1971
(C) 16 December 1971
(D) 26 March 1971 (Independence Day)
28. The operation led to large-scale migration to:
(A) Afghanistan
(B) West Pakistan only
(C) Nepal
(D) India
29. Which city became the center of resistance against Operation Searchlight?
(A) Lahore
(B) Karachi
(C) Dhaka
(D) Chittagong
30. Operation Searchlight is remembered as:
(A) Hydropower project
(B) A trade agreement
(C) The beginning of Bangladesh’s struggle for independence
(D) Port expansion plan