Jammu and Kashmir in 1947 was a Muslim-majority state ruled by a king of which faith?
ASikh
BHindu
CBuddhist
DParsi
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Hindu
1. Jammu and Kashmir was a Muslim-majority state with a Hindu king.
2. It became a source of controversy leading to the First Indo-Pakistani War.
3. The other faiths are not the king's faith in the source.
_Source: Wikipedia, History of India (1947–present), Integration of princely states_
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