Ques: Recently, Lt. Gen. J. F. R. Jacob died. He played a significant role in which of the following war?
(a) India-China War
(b) India-Pakistan War 1971
(c) India-Pakistan War 1998
(d) World War-II
Ans (b)
Related facts:
- Lieutenant General Jacob-Farj-Rafael Jacob (retired) died on 13 January 2016 after prolonged illness in New Delhi. He was 92.
- He fought in Indo-Pakistan War of 1965 and Indo-Pakistan War of 1971.
- Lt Gen Jacob gained prominence when as Major General he served as the Chief of Staff of the Indian Army’s Eastern Command that defeated the Pakistan Army in East Pakistan during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War.
- He enlisted in the British Indian Army in 1942.
- Jacob joined the army at the age of 19 and also fought in World War II retired from Army in 1978.
- He also served as the Governor of Goa and Punjab after his retirement.
- He authored two books named Surrender at Dacca: Birth of a Nation and An Odyssey in War and Peace: An Autobiography Lt Gen. J.F.R. Jacob.
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