Which military operation was carried out by the Government of India in the Golden Temple of Amritsar in 1984?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Operation Blue Star
In June 1984, the Government of India carried out ‘Operation Blue Star’, the code name for the army action in the Golden Temple at Amritsar.
Note: A same/similar question was asked in CUET (UG) in the papers below.
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* A similar question.
NCERT (2026-27): “Cycle of violence … These militants made their headquarters inside the Sikh holy shrine, the Golden Temple in Amritsar, and turned it into an armed fortress. In June 1984, the Government of India carried out ‘Operation Blue Star’, code name for army action in the Golden Temple. In this operation, the government could successfully flush out the militants, but it also damaged the historic temple and deeply hurt the sentiments of the Sikhs. A large proportion of Sikhs in India and abroad saw the military operation as an attack on their faith and this gave further impetus to militant and extremist groups.” |