Kargil Vijay Diwas is observed every year on which date?
- A.15 January
- B.26 July
- C.4 December
- D.16 December
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, 26 July. On that date in 1999 the Army announced the successful conclusion of Operation Vijay, by which the intruders were cleared from the heights of the Kargil sector, supported by Operation Safed Sagar of the Air Force and Operation Talwar of the Navy. Option A is wrong because 15 January is Army Day, marking the appointment of General K. M. Cariappa as the first Indian Commander-in-Chief in 1949. Option C is wrong because 4 December is Navy Day, which recalls Operation Trident, the attack on Karachi harbour in 1971. Option D is wrong because 16 December is Vijay Diwas, the anniversary of the surrender at Dhaka in 1971. These four dates are frequently mixed in a single question. A safe way to hold them is to list the month and the service each one belongs to before the examination.
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Practice Questions
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- A.1962
- B.1974
- C.1971
- D.1956
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- A.Sri Lanka
- B.Nepal
- C.Bangladesh
- D.Bhutan
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- A.1965
- B.1966
- C.1968
- D.1972
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Read the full explanation →Operation Vijay, carried out in December 1961, was related to:
- A.The integration of Hyderabad
- B.The liberation of Goa, Daman and Diu
- C.The war with China in Ladakh
- D.Operations on the Siachen Glacier
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- A.Lieutenant General Jagjit Singh Aurora
- B.General K. M. Cariappa
- C.General Sam Manekshaw
- D.Lieutenant General J. N. Chaudhuri
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