Which one of the following statements is correct about the India-Pakistan war that broke out in December 1971?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → The local population welcomed and supported the Indian army and subsequently the army made rapid progress in East Pakistan.
Option (1) Pakistani aircrafts attacked Jammu and Kashmir and Gujarat ... False. Pakistani aircraft attacked Punjab and Rajasthan, while the army moved on the Jammu and Kashmir front.
Option (2) The local population welcomed and supported the Indian army ... True. Welcomed and supported by the local population, the Indian army made rapid progress and surrounded Dhaka within ten days.
Option (3) India retaliated with an attack involving only the air force in the Northern Front. False. India retaliated with the air force, navy and the army on both the Western and the Eastern front.
Option (4) With Bangladesh as a free country, Indian army did not declare a unilateral cease fire. False. With Bangladesh as a free country, India declared a unilateral ceasefire.
NCERT (2025-26): “Bangladesh war, 1971 … a full-scale war between India and Pakistan broke out in December 1971. Pakistani aircrafts attacked Punjab and Rajasthan, while the army moved on the Jammu and Kashmir front. India retaliated with an attack involving the air force, navy and the army on both the Western and the Eastern front. Welcomed and supported by the local population, the Indian army made rapid progress in East Pakistan. Within ten days the Indian army had surrounded Dhaka from three sides and the Pakistani army of about 90,000 had to surrender. With Bangladesh as a free country, India declared a unilateral ceasefire. Later, the signing of the Shimla Agreement between Indira Gandhi and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto on 3 July 1972 formalised the return of peace.…” |