Kashmir | MCQs

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Liaquat Ali Khan, also referred to in Pakistan as Quaid-e-Millat or Shaheed-e-Millat, was a Pakistani statesman, lawyer, political theorist, and one of the leading Pakistan Movement activists.

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The military ceasefire line in Kashmir, established after the 1949 UN-mediated ceasefire, is known as the Line of Control (LoC).

It separates Indian-administered and Pakistani-administered parts of Jammu and Kashmir.

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Kashmir is a disputed region in the Indian subcontinent, and its territory is currently administered by three countries:

1. Pakistan (Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan)
2. India (Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh)
3. China (Aksai Chin and Trans-Karakoram Tract)

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The latest internet clampdown in occupied Kashmir began on August 5, 2019.

It following the Indian government's revocation of Article 370.

It granted special autonomy to the region.

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Approximately two-thirds (2/3) of the region of Jammu and Kashmir is under India's administration,

While the remaining one-third is controlled by Pakistan (Azad Jammu and Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan) and China (Aksai Chin and other areas).

So, the region is roughly divided as:

India: ~2/3

Pakistan & China: ~1/3 combined

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The Jhelum (Vyeth in Kashmiri, Vetesta in Sanskrit and Hydaspes in Greek)

It is the main waterway of the Kashmir valley.

Jhelum River originates from a magnificent spring called “Chashma Verinag”.

Pulwama district is also known as the Rice Bowl of Kashmir 

 The Jhelum River flows through the Pulwama district from Anantnag to Srinagar.

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In a September, 24, 2020 interview, former Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah stated:

“Today Kashmiris do not feel Indian … They would rather have the Chinese rule them.”

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Hizbul Mujahideen, is an Radical Islamist militant organization operating in the India, Kashmir region.

Its goal is to separate Kashmir from India and merge it with Pakistan on basis of religion.

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According to the United Nations, the LOC came into effect in July 1972, after India and Pakistan fought a war that began in 1971. They signed the Simla Agreement to define what was previously called the “ceasefire line.”

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The first bus service between Srinagar and Muzaffarabad started in 2005.

This service marked a significant step in improving connectivity between the regions in Kashmir and Pakistan-administered Azad Kashmir.