Multiple choice general knowledge

The terrorist movement was aimed at creation of a country called

  1. Akalisthan

  2. Alkhalisthan

  3. Kalistan

  4. Shioromanisthan

  5. Derasachapuri

  6. Khalisthan
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Explanation

The Khalistan movement aimed to create an independent Sikh homeland called 'Khalistan' (Land of the Pure). The name derives from 'Khalsa' (the order of initiated Sikhs) and the Persian suffix '-stan' (land). This was the stated goal of Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and his followers during the Punjab insurgency of the 1980s.

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