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2018

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Brigadier (retired) Kuldip Singh Chandpuri, hero of the Longewala battle against _________ in 1971, passed away at age 78.
A
Myanmar
B
Pakistan
C
Bangladesh
D
Sri Lanka
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Chandigarh: Brigadier (retired) Kuldip Singh Chandpuri, hero of the Longewala battle against Pakistan in 1971, passed away at age 78 on Saturday. Brigadier Chandpuri passed away at a city hospital in the early morning hours. He had been suffering from cancer. He is survived by his wife and three sons.

Detailed explanation-2: -On 17 November 2018, Chandpuri died at the Fortis Hospital, Mohali due to cancer, at the age of 77, five days before his 78th birthday. He was survived by three sons.

Detailed explanation-3: -Bhairon Singh Rathore served in the Battle of Longewala in the 1971 India-Pakistan War and became a popular war hero. Rathore’s relatives and fellow villagers say he always guided youngsters to join the military and paramilitary forces.

Detailed explanation-4: -1971 War: When my dad trained the Mukti Bahini. “I am filled with pride every time I hold my father’s Mahavir Chakra, ” says Hardeep Singh Chandpuri, son of Brigadier Kuldip Singh Chandpuri, the Hero of the famous Battle of Longewala during the 1971 War.

Detailed explanation-5: -Lieutenant General (India) Jagjit Sin Arora PVSM (13 February 1916 – 3 May 2005) was an Indian Army General Officer who was the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) Eastern Command during the third war with Pakistan in 1971.

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