Which region of the former state of Jammu and Kashmir has a population almost equally divided between Buddhists and Muslims?
ALadakh
BJammu
CKashmir
DPoonch
Answer & Solution
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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