Q148
Operation Vijay was started on
A.
16th December, 1961
B.
17th December, 1961
AnswerC.
18th December, 1961
D.
19th December, 1961
Answer: Option B
Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
Operation Vijay was started on 17th December, 1961. Operation Vijay of 1961 was the product of the Government's desperate attempt to end 450 years of Portuguese' colonial rule in Goa. When the Portuguese refused to give up control of the state in 1947, India's first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, started trying different non-violent ways to resolve the issue.