Gilgit | MCQs

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Skardu is a city located in Gilgit−Baltistan, Pakistan, and serves as the capital of Skardu District and the Baltistan Division.

Skardu is situated at an elevation of nearly 2,500 metres in the Skardu Valley, at the confluence of the Indus and Shigar Rivers.

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Justice Sardar Muhammad Shamim Khan has been appointed as Chief Justice of Gilgit-Baltistan on 04 November, 2022 and he took his oath on 05 November, 2022

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The constituency of Gilgit Baltistan Assembly is called GBA.

A total of 33 seats are in the assembly.

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Hunza Valley: Mountainous valley in Gilgit-Baltistan.

Location: Situated along the Hunza River.

Attraction: Known for its snow-capped, rugged mountains.

Administrative Division: Located in the Gilgit Division of Gilgit-Baltistan (specifically, Hunza District).

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The people of GB celebrate their Independence Day on Nov 1 as the Gilgit Scouts had liberated their homeland from the Dogra Raj on this day in 1947.

On November 1, 1947, the people of the mountainous region revolted against the rule of Maharaja Hari Singh, the last Dogra ruler of Jammu state, and liberated 72,000 square kilometres of land.

The region now connects Pakistan with China, Afghanistan and India.

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Gilgit-Baltistan is celebrated its 75th independence day on 1 November 2022.

On Nov 1, 1947, the Gilgit Scouts overthrew the government of Kashmir’s Dogra ruler.

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 Gilgit-Baltistan border Urgur autonomous region was XINJIANG

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 In GBLA-3 the voting was postponed due to death of PTI`s candidate Syed Jaffar Shah.

He who was also the president of the PTI`s GB chapter died of Covid-19 on Oct 11, 2020 after filing his nomination papers

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Chief Minister Khalid Khurshid Khan on January 14, 2022, inaugurated the 52-bed Gilgit Institute of Nuclear Medicine, Oncology and Radiotherapy (GINOR), the Gilgit-Baltistan`s first cancer hospital. The project has been completed at a cost of Rs2.5 billion with the help of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission and the federal government.