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Which region of the former state of Jammu and Kashmir has a population almost equally divided between Buddhists and Muslims?Read the answer and worked solution →Before 1947 the ruler of Jammu and Kashmir who wanted independence for his state was:Read the answer and worked solution →The sense of Kashmiri regional identity is known as:Read the answer and worked solution →Periyar E.V. Ramasami started the self-respect movement in:Read the answer and worked solution →The DMK came to power in Tamil Nadu after the Assembly elections of:Read the answer and worked solution →The UN resolution on Kashmir recommending withdrawal, troop reduction and plebiscite was dated:Read the answer and worked solution →By 1989 Jammu and Kashmir was gripped by insurgency; Assembly elections were next held only in:Read the answer and worked solution →The first woman Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, in April 2016, was:Read the answer and worked solution →Article 370 was abolished and Jammu and Kashmir reorganised into two Union Territories on:Read the answer and worked solution →The Akali Dal was formed as the political wing of the Sikhs in:Read the answer and worked solution →Operation Blue Star, the army action in the Golden Temple, took place in:Read the answer and worked solution →Indira Gandhi was assassinated by her bodyguards on:Read the answer and worked solution →The Punjab Accord of July 1985 was signed between Rajiv Gandhi and:Read the answer and worked solution →Under the Punjab Accord, which city was to be transferred to Punjab?Read the answer and worked solution →In the Punjab elections of 1992, voter turnout was only:Read the answer and worked solution →The corridor connecting the North-East to the rest of India is about how wide?Read the answer and worked solution →Nagaland became a state in:Read the answer and worked solution →Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh became full states in:Read the answer and worked solution →The Mizo National Front began its armed campaign for independence in:Read the answer and worked solution →The 1986 Mizoram peace accord was signed between Rajiv Gandhi and:Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the North-East statesRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the Punjab wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Run the regional yearsRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the regional wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Punjab or MizoramRead the answer and worked solution →Sort Kashmir, Punjab and North-EastRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Regional aspirations bingoRead the answer and worked solution →In the 1984 Lok Sabha election the Congress won how many seats?Read the answer and worked solution →In 1989 the Congress was reduced to how many Lok Sabha seats?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Which region of the former state of Jammu and Kashmir has a population almost equally divided between Buddhists and Muslims?

  1. Ladakh
  2. Jammu
  3. Kashmir
  4. Poonch
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Correct answer: A. Ladakh

1. Jammu is predominantly Hindu. 2. Ladakh is split between Buddhists and Muslims. 3. The Kashmir valley is mostly Muslim. _Source: syllabus Politics in India since Independence, Chapter 8, Regional Aspirations._

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Before 1947 the ruler of Jammu and Kashmir who wanted independence for his state was:

  1. Pratap Singh
  2. Hari Singh
  3. Gulab Singh
  4. Ranbir Singh
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Correct answer: B. Hari Singh

1. He wanted to join neither India nor Pakistan. 2. Maharaja Hari Singh was the ruler. 3. Tribal infiltration in October 1947 forced him to seek Indian help. _Source: syllabus Politics in India since Independence, Chapter 8, Regional Aspirations._

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The sense of Kashmiri regional identity is known as:

  1. Azadi call
  2. Hurriyat
  3. Kashmiriyat
  4. Kashmir qaum
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Correct answer: C. Kashmiriyat

1. People saw themselves as Kashmiris above all. 2. This identity is Kashmiriyat. 3. The National Conference led the popular movement. _Source: syllabus Politics in India since Independence, Chapter 8, Regional Aspirations._

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