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SSC CGL 2021 PYQ — Question 29

SSC CGL - 17 Aug 2021 - Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q29

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To which neighbouring country was the Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) sent in the year 1987?

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 4 i.e Sri Lanka  ​​​​​​​.

Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) performed a peacekeeping operation in Sri Lanka on 29 July 1987.

  • Between 1987 and 1990, the Indian military force ran a peacekeeping mission in Sri Lanka under the name Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF).
  • It was established in accordance with the 1987 Indo-Sri Lankan Accord, which sought to put an end to the conflict between the Sri Lankan military and militant Sri Lankan Tamil nationalist groups like the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.