Question

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> What was the Khalistan Movement?

• A. Demand of Pakistan for more Indian territory.
• B. Movement by the people of Kashmir for sovereign status.
• C. Bangladesh independence movement.
• D. Demand of Sikhs in Punjab for the formation of a separate country.

Answer 1

The correct option is D Demand of Sikhs in Punjab for the formation of a separate country.

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> In the late 1970s and early 1980s, the Sikhs in Punjab started demanding for an independent country of Khalistan. With help from Pakistan, they began a movement which became violent and destructive.