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- A. 1849
- B. 1846
- C. 1845
- D. 1876
Explanation: Gulab Singh acquired Kashmir through the Treaty of Amritsar, concluded in 1846 after the First Anglo-Sikh War.
Correct answer: 1846- A. Kashmir
- B. Siachin
- C. Kishanganga
- D. none of these
Explanation: Kashmir became the major disputed territory after the partition of British India because both India and Pakistan claimed it and its…
Correct answer: Kashmir- A. Join India
- B. Join Pakistan
- C. remain Independent
- D. Join India or Pakistan according to its willDownload Interactive Maps
Explanation: Princely states were generally expected to accede to either India or Pakistan, taking account of their circumstances and the ruler’s…
Correct answer: Join India or Pakistan according to its willDownload Interactive Maps- A. 60%
- B. 77%
- C. 58%
- D. 80%
Explanation: The 1941 census recorded Muslims as roughly 77 percent of the population of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir.
Correct answer: 77%- A. capturing several towns
- B. massacring large number of civilians
- C. advancing within four miles of the capital, Srinagar
- D. all of these
Explanation: By late October 1947, the tribal forces had captured several places, committed massacres including at Baramulla, and advanced close to…
Correct answer: all of these- A. 1 January 1949
- B. 1 January 1948
- C. 1 January 1947
- D. 1 January 1950
Explanation: The UN-mediated ceasefire in the first India-Pakistan war over Kashmir came into effect on 1 January 1949.
Correct answer: 1 January 1949- A. Azad Kashmir and Ladakh in Pakistani Control and Jammu and Kashmir in Indian control
- B. Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir in Indian and Azad Kashmir and Northern areas in Pakistani control
- C. Northern Area, Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir in Indian while Azad Kashmir in Pakistani control
- D. None of these
Explanation: Following the post-1947 division, Pakistan administered Azad Kashmir and the Northern Areas, while India administered Jammu and Kashmir…
Correct answer: Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir in Indian and Azad Kashmir and Northern areas in Pakistani control- A. Tashkent declaration
- B. Shimla Declaration
- C. Trieste
- D. none of these
Explanation: The Tashkent Declaration was signed in January 1966 after the 1965 India-Pakistan war, under Soviet mediation.
Correct answer: Tashkent declaration- A. March 10, 1993
- B. March 10, 1994
- C. March 10, 1995
- D. March 10, 1996
Explanation: The All Parties Hurriyat Conference was formed in 1993 as an umbrella platform for Kashmiri political, social and religious groups.
Correct answer: March 10, 1993850. Following the 3rd India Pakistan war over Kashmir in 1971, when both countries signed Simla accord?
- A. July 1973
- B. July 1972
- C. July 1971
- D. July 1974
Explanation: India and Pakistan signed the Simla Agreement on 2 July 1972 after the 1971 war. Therefore, the relevant month and year are July 1972.
Correct answer: July 1972- A. River Indus, Jhelum and Chenab have their sources in Kashmir
- B. Kashmir is a continuation of the plains of Pakistan into mountains
- C. Kashmir had its only road and railway likes with Pakistan
- D. All of them
Explanation: Kashmir was strategically vital because major rivers rise there, its mountain geography connects with Pakistan, and its principal…
Correct answer: All of them- A. 2,25,000
- B. 1,85,000
- C. 2,10,000
- D. 2,37,000Pakistan Current Affairs
Explanation: Accounts of the 1947 Jammu massacres give differing estimates, but the figure of about 237,000 Muslim victims is the conventional figure…
Correct answer: 2,37,000Pakistan Current Affairs- A. Cancel the treaty with Pakistan
- B. Invite Indian army in the state
- C. Accession of state with India
- D. Establish diplomatic relation with the India
Explanation: India agreed to assist Maharaja Hari Singh only after Jammu and Kashmir acceded to India, which provided the legal pretext for sending…
Correct answer: Accession of state with India- A. Pakistan forces are scattered so not in a position to attack
- B. Cannot take action without the orders of supreme commander of Indo-Pak forces
- C. After accession India had the right to capture the state
- D. Pakistan has no access to the state
Explanation: General Douglas Gracey considered that Pakistan’s forces could not enter Kashmir without authorization from Field Marshal Auchinleck, the…
Correct answer: Cannot take action without the orders of supreme commander of Indo-Pak forces- A. 15th February, 1948
- B. 25th December, 1947
- C. 10th January, 1948
- D. 1st January, 1948
Explanation: India referred the Kashmir dispute to the United Nations on 1 January 1948 under Article 35 of the UN Charter.
Correct answer: 1st January, 1948- A. Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan
- B. Ali Shah Gilani
- C. Barrister Sultan Mahmood
- D. None of the above
Explanation: The Chenab Formula is associated with Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan, who proposed using the Chenab River as the broad basis for dividing Jammu…
Correct answer: Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan- A. 18 Parties
- B. 26 Parties
- C. 19 Parties
- D. 21 Parties
Explanation: The All Parties Hurriyat Conference was formed as an umbrella alliance of 26 Kashmiri political, religious and social groups.
Correct answer: 26 Parties- A. 12
- B. 11
- C. 10
- D. 13
Explanation: Ten of the fourteen districts had Muslim-majority populations in the commonly cited pre-2019 administrative arrangement.
Correct answer: 10- A. 25 October 2004
- B. 25 January 2001
- C. 28 March 2002
- D. 29 December 2000
Explanation: Pervez Musharraf called for a national debate on alternative Kashmir proposals on 25 October 2004.
Correct answer: 25 October 2004- A. Veer Singh
- B. Hari Singh
- C. Ranjeet Singh
- D. Golab Singh
Explanation: Maharaja Hari Singh was the hereditary ruler of Jammu and Kashmir when Pakistan was created in August 1947.
Correct answer: Hari Singh