Kashmir | MCQs

Explanation

The Jammu and Kashmir regions have been disputed since partition, with Pakistan and India both claiming ownership.

October 1947 – January 1949: The first Indo-Pakistani war began following an invasion of Kashmir by armed tribesmen from Pakistan.

Explanation

• The security council passed its first resolution on Kashmir on January 17, 1948.
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•  United Nations Security Council Resolution 39, adopted on January 20, 1948.
• The United Nations Security Council Resolution 47, adopted on 21 April 1948, concerns the resolution of the Kashmir conflict.
  

Explanation

The Siachen conflict was a military conflict between India and Pakistan over the Siachen Glacier region in Kashmir.

Started: 1984

Ended: 2003

AGM 30.4.23

Explanation

Burhan Wani was: chief of operations in Hizbul Mujahideen

Burhan Wani martyred by: Indian army in southern Kashmir’s Kokernag area 

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On 5 August 2019, the Parliament of India voted in favour of a resolution tabled by Home Minister Amit Shah to revoke the temporary special status, or autonomy, granted under Article 370 of the Indian Constitution to Jammu and Kashmir

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Districts of AJK

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The Treaty of Amritsar, executed by the British East India Company and Raja Gulab Singh of Jammu.

First Anglo-Sikh War, established the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir under the suzerainty of the British Indian Empire.

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In the last census of British India in 1941, the total population of Kashmir and Jammu was 3,945,000.

1.          The total Muslim population was 2,997,000 (75.97%),

2.          The Hindu population was 808,000 (20.48%),

3.          The Sikh 55,000 (1.39%)

Explanation

Kashmir Solidarity Day or Kashmir Day is a national holiday observed in Pakistan 

Date: February 5

Kashmir Day Event Length: 1 Day

Kashmir Day Related to the Kashmir Conflict

Kashmir Day was Started by: Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan in 1990

Kashmir Day was first proposed by Qazi Hussain Ahmad 

In 1991, the then-Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif called for a "Kashmir Solidarity Day Strike"

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India announced new Kashmir Domicile Law on 1 April 2020

Under the law, those who have resided for a period of 15 years in Kashmir are eligible to become permanent residents.

Explanation

India first took the Kashmir dispute to the United Nations on 1 January 1948.