Kashmir | MCQs

Explanation

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)

Explanation

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.”

Explanation

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.

Explanation

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon offered to act as a mediator between India and Pakistan

to defuse escalating tensions over the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir.

The offer came on September 30 after Pakistan's UN ambassador met with Ban 

UN international organization helped to establish a cease-fire line between India and Pakistan in Kashmir

ND4-5-2023

Explanation

Explanation

The United Nations Security Council Resolution 47, adopted on 21 April 1948, concerns the resolution of the Kashmir conflic

the Council increased the size of the UN Commission created by the former Resolution 39 to five members

Meeting no. 286

Code: S/726

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The security council passed its first resolution on Kashmir on January 17, 1948

United Nations Security Council Resolution 39, adopted on January 20, 1948.

Explanation

Maharaja Hari Singh signed the Instrument of Accession الحاق with the Indian government on October 26, 1947, and

Indian troops entered Jammu and Kashmir on October 27, 1947.

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Explanation

The Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF)

JKLF is a militant separatist organization active in both the Indian-administered and Pakistani-administered territories of Kashmir

Abbreviation JKLF

JKLF was founded by Amanullah Khan, with Maqbool Bhat 

JKLF was Founded on June 1976

JKLF's Headquarters in Muzaffarabad, Azad Jammu, and Kashmir

ND17-1-2023

Explanation

On 16 May 2023, National Security Committee decided to observe May 9 — when multiple incidents of violence and vandalism were reported amid protests sparked by PTI chief Imran Khan’s arrest — as “Black Day” at the national level.

Explanation

• UNCIP (United Nations Commission for India and Pakistan) was established in 1948 to investigate and mediate the dispute between India and Pakistan over the future of Kashmir.
• The commission was set up by the United Nations Security Council to help resolve the conflict and facilitate a peaceful resolution.