Kashmir | MCQs

Explanation

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

Explanation

The Red Line refers to the disputed boundary in the Sir Creek area between Pakistan and India.

Additional information:

• Sir Creek is located between Pakistan & India
• It is located along the southeastern border of the Sindh province of Pakistan and the western border of the Gujarat province in India.
• This area is called the Greater Rann of Kutch, a marshland situated along the Arabian Sea.
  
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• Sir Creek is important to Pakistan because: It is environmentally important to prevent coastal wetlands from degradation
  
• About 90 km2 of the lake comes under Pakistan, whilst the majority of the lake i.e. 210 km2, lies within India.

Explanation

The basis for the partition of India was the contention put forward in I940 by the Muslim League that.

India's Muslims and Hindus constituted two separate nation

The Kashmir conflict started after the partition of India in 1947 as both India and Pakistan claimed the entirety of the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir

 The Kashmir conflict is also between China and India.

•  India controls approximately 55% of the land area of the region 
• Pakistan controls approximately 30% of the land area of the region.
• China controls approximately 15% of the land area of the region

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Explanation

The All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) was formed on March 10, 1993.

It is an alliance of 26 political, social, and religious organizations in Kashmir.

Explanation

The Kashmir conflict, primarily between India and Pakistan, with China playing a third-party role.

Explanation

Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah ordered General Douglas Gracey to advance and support the Kashmiris in the conflict.

General Gracey hesitated and did not act upon Jinnah's directive

 General Douglas Gracey ( commander-in-chief of the Pakistan Army) 

Explanation

 Wular Lake is the source of the Jhelum River.

It is located in Jammu and Kashmir

This lake also has a small island in its centre called the 'Zaina Lank'.

Explanation

The new name of Kashmir Highway is Srinagar Highway.

This highway is a major east-west highway in Islamabad, Pakistan's capital territory.

It provides quick access through Islamabad and connects the Islamabad International Airport in the west to the E-75 Expressway in the east.

The total length of the highway is 25 kilometers, and its width varies from three lanes to five lanes, with five interchanges.

Explanation

Kashmir is the most contentious issue between India and Pakistan.

India revoked the special status of Kashmir on 5 August 2019

The Three major wars India and Pakistan fought over Kashmir.

1.       1947

2.       1965,

3.       A limited war in 1999.

while 

Another area of major conflict between India and Pakistan has been over the sharing of river waters

Explanation

During the partition of Punjab in 1947, India was granted a land link road to Kashmir via Gurdaspur

Gurdaspur is a city in the Indian state of Punjab, between the rivers Beas and Ravi.

headquarters of Gurdaspur District

Gurdaspur is in the geographical center of the district, which shares a border with Pakistan.

Gurdaspur City was named after Mahant Guriya das ji. 

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