{"id":59556,"date":"2024-04-16T01:39:19","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T01:39:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=59556"},"modified":"2024-04-16T01:39:19","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T01:39:19","slug":"what-was-the-code-name-for-the-indian-air-force-operations-during-the-kargil-conflict-of-1999","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/what-was-the-code-name-for-the-indian-air-force-operations-during-the-kargil-conflict-of-1999\/","title":{"rendered":"What was the code name for the Indian Air Force operations during the Kargil Conflict of 1999?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\n    <!-- Check if it's an AMP page -->\r\n            <!-- Non-AMP version -->\r\n        <div class=\"mcq-container\" data-quiz-id=\"quizState_6a96efc90491c\">\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option1\" data-is-correct=\"true\">\r\n                    Operation Vijay                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option2\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    Operation Meghdoot                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option3\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    Operation Indradhanush                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option4\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    Operation Safed Sagar                <\/div>\r\n                            \r\n            <!-- Feedback messages for non-AMP -->\r\n            <div class=\"feedback\" data-feedback=\"wrong\">Answer is Right!<\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"feedback\" data-feedback=\"right\">Answer is Wrong!<\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <script>\r\n        document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function () {\r\n            var containers = document.querySelectorAll('.mcq-container');\r\n\r\n            containers.forEach(function(container) {\r\n                var options = container.querySelectorAll('.option');\r\n                var feedbackSelect = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"select\"]');\r\n                var feedbackWrong = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"wrong\"]');\r\n                var feedbackRight = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"right\"]');\r\n\r\n                options.forEach(function(option) {\r\n                    option.addEventListener('click', function() {\r\n                        var selectedOption = option.getAttribute('data-option-key');\r\n                        var isCorrect = option.getAttribute('data-is-correct') === 'true';\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Remove previous selections\r\n                        options.forEach(function(opt) {\r\n                            opt.classList.remove('correct', 'incorrect');\r\n                        });\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Add the correct\/incorrect class\r\n                        if (isCorrect) {\r\n                            option.classList.add('correct');\r\n                            feedbackRight.hidden = false;\r\n                            feedbackWrong.hidden = true;\r\n                        } else {\r\n                            option.classList.add('incorrect');\r\n                            feedbackRight.hidden = true;\r\n                            feedbackWrong.hidden = false;\r\n                        }\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Hide select feedback\r\n                        feedbackSelect.hidden = true;\r\n                    });\r\n                });\r\n            });\r\n        });\r\n        <\/script>\r\n    \r\n    <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The correct answer is: <strong>A. Operation Vijay<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Operation Vijay was the code name for the Indian Armed Forces&#8217; military operation during the Kargil War of 1999. The operation was launched on May 11, 1999, after Pakistan-backed militants and Pakistani Army regulars intruded into Indian-held territory in the Kargil sector of the Line of Control (LoC). The Indian Armed Forces successfully repulsed the Pakistani intrusion and recaptured all the Indian territory that had been occupied by Pakistan.<\/p>\n<p>The Indian Air Force played a vital role in Operation Vijay. The IAF used its fighter aircraft, helicopters, and transport aircraft to support the ground forces. The IAF also used its air power to destroy Pakistani artillery positions and supply lines. 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