The Instrument of Surrender at the end of the 1971 war was signed by Lieutenant General A. A. K. Niazi of Pakistan before which Indian commander?
- 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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Explanation
The correct answer is A, Lieutenant General Jagjit Singh Aurora. As the commander of the Eastern Command he accepted the surrender of the Pakistani forces at the Ramna Race Course in Dhaka on 16 December 1971, the day observed every year as Vijay Diwas. Option B is wrong because General K. M. Cariappa became the first Indian Commander-in-Chief of the Army on 15 January 1949, the day now marked as Army Day, and had retired long before 1971. Option C is a close distractor: Sam Manekshaw was the Chief of the Army Staff who directed the campaign and later became the first Field Marshal of India, but he was not present to receive the surrender. Option D is wrong because J. N. Chaudhuri led Operation Polo in Hyderabad in 1948.
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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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- 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.The Rann of Kutch
- B.The Siachen Glacier
- C.The Chumbi Valley
- D.The Sir Creek
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