The verified answer to “Important Battles question: The Battle of Longewala (1971) during the Indo-Pakistani War - how many Indian soldiers held off a Pakistani armored brigade?” is 120, option B. The source-backed, question-specific record explains: The Battle of Longewala (December 4-5 1971) saw approximately 120 soldiers of the 23rd Battalion Punjab Regiment under Major Kuldip Singh Chandpuri hold off a Pakistani armored brigade of approximately 2000-3000 troops until Indian Air Force support arrived at dawn. This evidence establishes the historical relationship required in this Important Battles item. A correct solution must preserve the exact battle, date, participants, commander, location, outcome or significance requested by the stem. Similar periods, genres or national traditions do not make two battle facts interchangeable. Option B gives 120 and satisfies every condition stated in the question. The remaining choices—100, 140 and 200—do not satisfy the complete requirement. The reliable checking method is to identify the named battle first, recall or verify its verified participant or outcome, and then read qualifiers such as “both works,” “original language,” “first published,” “correctly matched” or “incorrectly matched.” These qualifiers determine what counts as the answer. Replaying that method for this Important Battles question confirms 120 without relying on option position.
