Question

"Operation Pawan" is connected with:

  1. establishing peace in Punjab
  2. creating more air services in India
  3. cleansing environmental pollutions in Indian cities
  4. operation of IPKF in Jaffna in Sri Lanka

Answer:

Option D: operation of IPKF in Jaffna in Sri Lanka

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “operation of IPKF in Jaffna in Sri Lanka”.

Operation Pawan was the code name for the Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) operation in Sri Lanka during the Indian intervention in the Sri Lankan civil war. It involved military action by India to support the Sri Lankan government in combating the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in the Jaffna region.