Question

Which of the following date is celebrated as Victory Day by Bangladesh and Vijay Diwas by India?

• A. 15 December
• B. 16 December
• C. 21 December
• D. 28 November

Hint:

Recall the date the Pakistani Eastern Command surrendered in Dhaka in 1971.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

This question checks a shared date in the modern history of India and Bangladesh, tied to the end of the 1971 war. Let's look at each date given.

1. 15 December: On this day in 1971, fighting was still going on in the eastern theatre of the war. The formal surrender had not yet taken place, so this is not the date being asked about, though it is close enough to the real date to work as a distractor.
2. 16 December: On this day in 1971, Lieutenant General A. A. K. Niazi, commander of Pakistan's Eastern Command, signed the instrument of surrender before Lieutenant General Jagjit Singh Aurora of the Indian Army in Dhaka. Around 93,000 Pakistani soldiers laid down arms, the largest surrender since the Second World War, and Bangladesh became an independent country. Bangladesh marks this day as Bijoy Dibosh, or Victory Day, and India marks it as Vijay Diwas to honour the armed forces who fought the 1971 war.
3. 21 December: This date carries no special meaning for the 1971 war or for either country's independence calendar, so it does not fit.
4. 28 November: This date is also unconnected to the surrender or to either country's national observance, so it can be ruled out too.

The surrender ceremony and the birth of Bangladesh both happened on 16 December 1971, which is why this date is jointly observed as Victory Day in Bangladesh and Vijay Diwas in India.

Let's summarize:

• 16 December 1971 marks the surrender of the Pakistani Eastern Command and the creation of Bangladesh.
• India observes the same day as Vijay Diwas to remember its role in the 1971 war.

So the correct answer is option (b), 16 December.