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How many Pakistani troops surrendered at Dhaka in December 1971?

AAbout 90,000
BAbout 9,000
CAbout 900
DAbout 9 lakh
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. About 90,000
1. Indian forces surrounded Dhaka in ten days. 2. About 90,000 Pakistani soldiers surrendered. 3. Bangladesh became free. _Source: syllabus Political Science, Politics in India since Independence, Chapter 4, India's External Relations._
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