Military Operations in India GK – In today’s class we have discussed some important Military Operations GK questions answers which are repeated in every exam. Here we have covered questions from topics like various military operations conducted by Indian government, army, airforce and navy during war or natural calamities.
Here we have covered famous Military Operations like Operation Polo, Operation Vijay, Operation Brahma, Operation Sindoor, Operation Trident, Operation Blue Star, Operation Black Thunder, and many more.
Military Operations in India GK Questions Answers
# Operation Polo was conducted by Indian Army because?
a. To integrate Kashmir into India
b. To integrate Hyderabad into India
c. To capture Siachen Glacier
d. To capture Andaman Nicobar
Ans. b
> It took place in 1948
# Operation Vijay 1961 took place because?
a. To liberate Goa from Portuguese rule
b. To liberate Bangladesh from Pakistan
c. To liberate Kashmir from Pakistan
d. None of these
Ans. a
# The Kargil War was also officially known as?
a. Operation Shaanti
b. Operation Vijay
c. Operation Meghdoot
d. Operation Kashmir
Ans. b
> It took place between India and Pakistan in 1999
# Which operation was launched by Indian Airforce to conduct airstrikes in Balakot after the Pulwama Attack in 2019?
a. Operation Prahar
b. Operation Akraman
c. Operation Bandar
d. Operation Hawai
Ans. c
# Which operation was launched by Indian government to evacuate Indian citizens from South Sudan during the South Sudan civil war in 2016?
a. Operation Ganga
b. Operation Cactus
c. Operation Sankat Mochan
d. Operation Vijay
Ans. c
Military Operations GK Quiz
# The Operation Sindoor took place in the year?
a. 2001
b. 2016
c. 2023
d. 2025
Ans. d
# What was the primary objective of Operation Sindoor 2025?
a. To destroy army camps in Pakistan
b. To destroy air bases in Pakistan
c. To destroy terrorist camps in Pakistan
d. To setting up a new military system in Pakistan
Ans. c
# Operation Meghdoot was a successful military operation carried out by Indian Army to capture?
a. Bangladesh
b. Sri Lanka
c. Siachen Glacier
d. Pakistan
Ans. c
# Operation Trident was conducted by Indian Navy on Pakistan’s port city Karachi during?
a. India-Pakistan 1971 war
b. India-Pakistan 1999 war
c. India-Pakistan 2025 Operation Sindoor
d. None of these
Ans. a
# Which operation was conducted by India in response of the India Parliament Attack 2001?
a. Operation Meghdoot
b. Operation Vijay
c. Operation Trident
d. Operation Parakram
Ans. d
Army Operations MCQ
# Which operation was conducted by Indian Armed Forces to remove sikh militants from Golden Temple (Harmandir Sahib) in Amritsar, Punjab?
a. Operation Harmandir
b. Operation Cactus
c. Operation Blue Star
d. Operation Red Star
Ans. c
> It was conducted in 1984.
> Operation Black Thunder was also such operation to remove sikh militants from Golden Temple which took place in 1986.
# Which operation was conducted by India to take control of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in Sri Lanka?
a. Operation Pawan
b. Operation Thunderbolt
c. Operation Blue Star
d. Operation Lanka
Ans. a
# Operation Black Tornado was conducted during?
a. Kashmir militant attack
b. Pahalgam terror attack
c. Mumbai 26/11 attack
d. Parliament attack
Ans. c
> Operation Black Tornado was conducted by Indian NSG commandos in the Mumbai 26/11/2008 attack (also known as 26/11 Mumbai attack).
# Which operation was launched to evacuate Indian citizens from Ukraine during the Russia-Ukraine war in 2022?
a. Operation Yamuna
b. Operation Dost
c. Operation Cactus
d. Operation Ganga
Ans. d
MCQ on Military Operations
# Which operation was launched by Indian Government to rescue and aid Turkey and Syria in the Turkey-Syria earthquake 2023?
a. Operation Dost
b. Operation Rahat
c. Operation Syria
d. Operation Turkish
Ans. a
# Which operation was conducted by Indian Air Force to rescue evacuate civilians affected by North India floods 2013?
a. Operation Shakti
b. Operation Rahat
c. Operation Yellow
d. Operation Ganga
Ans. b
# Which operation was launched by Indian Forces in 1988 to rescue Maldives President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom?
a. Operation Black Thunder
b. Operation Cactus
c. Operation Lily
d. Operation Vijay
Ans. b
# Which mission/operation was launched by Indian government in 2020 to bring back Indian nationals to their homes during Covid-19 pandemic?
a. Operation Sandesh
b. Vande Bharat Mission
c. Operation Cactus
d. Covid Peace Mission
Ans. b
# Which operation was launched to evacuate Indians from Israel during the Israel-Gaza war in 2023?
a. Operation Ganga
b. Operation Yamuna
c. Operation Ajay
d. Operation Thunderbolt
Ans. c
# Which operation was launched by Indian government to provide necessary support, assistance, aid and rescue peoples in the Myanmar earthquake 2025?
a. Operation Rescue
b. Operation Brahma
c. Operation Vishnu
d. Operation Trishul
Ans. b
