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One Liners Q&A on India's defence operations

January 1, 2026
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Q: Which operation marked India’s victory in the Kargil War (1999)?

A: Operation Vijay

Q: Which air operation supported Operation Vijay?

A: Operation Safed Sagar by the Indian Air Force

Q: Famous quote associated with Kargil War victory?

A: “Yeh Dil Maange More” – Capt. Vikram Batra

Q: Who was India’s Prime Minister during Kargil War?

A: Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Q: Operation to capture Siachen Glacier in 1984?

A: Operation Meghdoot

Q: Operation to liberate Goa from Portuguese rule (1961)?

A: Operation Vijay (1961)

Q: Goa liberation involved Army, Navy, and Air Force—what does this indicate?

A: First major tri-services operation of India

Q: Operation to counter Naxals in 1971?

A: Operation Steeplechase

Q: Naval strike on Karachi during 1971 war?

A: Operation Trident

Q: Second naval strike on Karachi?

A: Operation Python

Q: Missile boats used in Operation Trident?

A: Osa-class missile boats

Q: Which missile destroyed PNS Khaibar?

A: Styx missile

Q: Famous phrase linked with Indian Navy’s 1971 success?

A: “The Navy wrote history in the Arabian Sea”

Q: Naval blockade of Pakistan during Kargil?

A: Operation Talwar

Q: First publicly acknowledged surgical strike by India?

A: 2016 Surgical Strike across LoC

Q: Surgical Strike (2016) followed which terror attack?

A: Uri attack

Q: Famous statement after Surgical Strike 2016?

A: “India will not tolerate terrorism”

Q: Air strike on terror camps in Pakistan (2019)?

A: Balakot Air Strike / Operation Bandar

Q: Balakot Air Strike followed which attack?

A: Pulwama attack (2019)

Q: India’s first nuclear test operation (1974)?

A: Operation Smiling Buddha

Q: Pokhran-II nuclear tests (1998) were called?

A: Operation Shakti

Q: Famous quote after Pokhran-II?

A: “India is now a nuclear weapon state” – Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Q: Which scientist led Pokhran-II tests?

A: Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Q: Operation to flush militants from Golden Temple (1984)?

A: Operation Blue Star

Q: Operation to eliminate remaining militants in Golden Temple (1988)?

A: Operation Black Thunder

Q: Counter-insurgency operation in J&K?

A: Operation Rakshak

Q: Large-scale anti-terror drive in Kashmir (2017)?

A: Operation All Out

Q: Military mobilization after Parliament attack (2001)?

A: Operation Parakram

Q: Operation to stop coup in Maldives (1988)?

A: Operation Cactus

Q: Which PM ordered Operation Cactus?

A: Rajiv Gandhi

Q: Evacuation from Yemen (2015)?

A: Operation Rahat

Q: Largest civilian evacuation during COVID-19?

A: Operation Vande Bharat

Q: Naval evacuation during COVID?

A: Operation Samudra Setu

Q: Evacuation of Indians from Ukraine (2022)?

A: Operation Ganga

Q: Earthquake relief in Nepal (2015)?

A: Operation Maitri

Q: Turkey–Syria earthquake relief (2023)?

A: Operation Dost

Q: Kerala flood rescue operation (2018)?

A: Operation Madad

Q: Odisha cyclone relief (1999)?

A: Operation Sahayata

Q: Kargil Review Committee was headed by whom?

A: K. Subrahmanyam

Q: Which war led to creation of Bangladesh?

A: Indo-Pak War of 1971

Q: Famous slogan during 1971 war?

A: “Jai Bangla”

Q: Who commanded Indian forces in 1971 Eastern Front?

A: Lt. Gen. Jagjit Singh Aurora

Q: Missile used by Indian Navy in 1971?

A: Styx missile

Q: High-altitude artillery used in Kargil?

A: Bofors FH-77B

Q: “Sher Shah of Kargil” refers to whom?

A: Capt. Vikram Batra

Q: First CDS of India (post-Kargil reforms)?

A: Gen. Bipin Rawat

Q: Missile Man linked with nuclear tests?

A: Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Q: Highest gallantry award recipient of Kargil War?

A: Capt. Vikram Batra (PVC)

Q: Which operation highlighted India’s evacuation diplomacy?

A: Operation Ganga

Q: Which operation proved India’s Blue-Water Navy capability?

A: Operation Trident

Q: Which operation is directly associated with the doctrine of “No First Use”?

A: Operation Shakti

Q: Which operation involved SPICE-2000 bombs?

A: Operation Bandar

Q: Which operation marked India’s first acknowledged cross-border ground strike?

A: Surgical Strike 2016

Q: The slogan “Sham No Varunah” is associated with which force that played a decisive role in Operation Trident?

A: Indian Navy

Q: Pokhran, the site of India’s nuclear tests, is located in which state?

A: Rajasthan

Q: Operation Blue Star took place in which Indian city?

A: Amritsar

Q: Operation Rahat (2015) involved evacuation from which country on the Arabian Peninsula?

A: Yemen

Q: Operation Maitri (2015) was launched after an earthquake in which Himalayan country?

A: Nepal

Q: Operation Balakot Air Strike targeted a location in which Pakistani province?

A: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Q: Operation Samudra Setu used naval ports mainly on which Indian coast?

A: Western Coast

Q: Which flood-relief operation was conducted in a state drained by west-flowing rivers?

A: Kerala floods (Operation Madad)

Q: Operation Dost provided relief to which two countries located at the junction of continents?

A: Turkey & Syria

QUICK REVISION FACTS 

  • Kargil War year – 1999
  • Siachen captured – 1984
  • Goa liberated – 1961
  • Pokhran-I – 1974
  • Pokhran-II – 1998
  • Uri attack year – 2016
  • Pulwama attack year – 2019
  • Maldives intervention – 1988
  • Bangladesh Liberation – 1971
  • Highest battlefield – Siachen
  • Nuclear test site – Pokhran (Rajasthan)
  • Navy’s strike city – Karachi
  • Golden Temple operation – Amritsar
  • Covid evacuation – 2020
  • Ukraine evacuation – 2022
  • Nepal quake relief – 2015
  • Kerala flood relief – 2018
  • Turkey quake relief – 2023
  • Kargil air base – Leh
  • LoC stands for – Line of Control
  • CDS post created after – Kargil War
  • Navy Day – 4 December (Operation Trident)
  • Army Day – 15 January
  • Air Force Day – 8 October
  • Nuclear test code name – Smiling Buddha
  • INS Vikrant role – 1971 War
  • India’s first tri-service command – Andaman & Nicobar
  • Kargil memorial – Dras
  • War cry of Indian Army – “Service Before Self”
  • First nuclear test PM – Indira Gandhi
  • Pokhran-II PM – Atal Bihari Vajpayee
  • Balakot location – Khyber Pakhtunkhwa