Vijay Diwas

Vijay Diwas 2016

Question: Vijay Diwas is celebrated on-
(a) 15 December
(b) 16 December
(c) 17 December
(d) 13 December
Ans: (b)
Related facts:

  • On 16 December 2016; 45th Vijay Diwas was celebrated across the country.
  • On this day in 1971, the chief of the Pakistani forces, General Amir Abdullah Khan Niazi, along with 93,000 troops, surrendered to Indian Army.
  • As a consequence, East Pakistan seceded and the independent state of Bangladesh, or Bengali nation, was proclaimed on March 26, 1971.
  • The anniversary of Vijay Divas is observed across India by paying tributes to the martyrs who laid down their lives for the nation.

Reference:
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=155510
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijay_Diwas_(India)