Question

List the following events in chronological order.
(A) Cuban Missile Crisis
(B) Kargil War
(C) Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) to Sri Lanka
(D) Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, USA

• A. (D), (A), (C), (B)
• B. (A), (B), (C), (D)
• C. (B), (A), (D), (C)
• D. (C), (B), (D), (A)

Hint:

Link each event to its historical context: WWII for Pearl Harbor, Cold War for Cuban Crisis, regional intervention for IPKF, and Indo-Pak conflicts for Kargil.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

The correct chronological order is:

1. The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor (1941) marked the US entry into World War II.
2. The Cuban Missile Crisis (1962) brought the world to the brink of nuclear war during the Cold War.
3. The Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) deployment to Sri Lanka (1987) was aimed at resolving the Sri Lankan Civil War.
4. The Kargil War (1999) was a conflict between India and Pakistan in the Kargil sector.

Understanding the timeline of these events helps contextualize significant global conflicts and interventions.