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Which agreement formally delineated the ceasefire line in Jammu and Kashmir in 1949?
A. Karachi Agreement
B. Lahore Declaration
C. Simla Agreement
D. Delhi Agreement
Correct Answer: A
Military representatives signed the Karachi Agreement on 27 July 1949.
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The UN-backed ceasefire in the first Kashmir war came into effect on:
A. 15 August 1948
B. 27 July 1949
C. 1 January 1949
D. 5 January 1949
Correct Answer: C
The ceasefire took effect at the beginning of 1949.
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The UNCIP resolution of 13 August 1948 contained which three broad parts?
A. Ceasefire, truce and consultation on future status
B. Partition, federation and trusteeship
C. Elections, constitution and trade
D. Sanctions, arbitration and annexation
Correct Answer: A
The three parts addressed a ceasefire, a truce agreement and future-status consultations.
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Which sequence best summarizes the broad approach of Resolution 47?
A. Permanent UN administration
B. Withdrawal/demilitarization followed by a plebiscite
C. Immediate partition without consultation
D. Merger with both states
Correct Answer: B
The resolution envisaged restoration of peace, force reductions and a free and impartial plebiscite.
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UN Security Council Resolution 47 was adopted on:
A. 13 August 1948
B. 17 January 1948
C. 5 January 1949
D. 21 April 1948
Correct Answer: D
Resolution 47 was adopted on 21 April 1948.
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Resolution 47 enlarged the UN Commission for India and Pakistan to how many members?
A. Three
B. Five
C. Nine
D. Seven
Correct Answer: B
Resolution 47 expanded the commission from three to five members.
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UN Security Council Resolution 39 primarily established:
A. A permanent international boundary
B. A commission on the India-Pakistan question
C. A bilateral defence council
D. A UN trusteeship over Kashmir
Correct Answer: B
Resolution 39 of 20 January 1948 established a commission for the dispute.
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UN Security Council Resolution 38 was adopted on:
A. 21 April 1948
B. 20 January 1948
C. 17 January 1948
D. 3 June 1948
Correct Answer: C
Resolution 38 called on India and Pakistan to avoid actions that could aggravate the situation.
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India invoked which provision of the UN Charter when taking the Kashmir issue to the Security Council?
A. Article 51
B. Article 2(4)
C. Article 35
D. Article 99
Correct Answer: C
Article 35 permits a member state to bring a dispute or situation to the Security Council's attention.
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India referred the Kashmir question to the UN Security Council on:
A. 17 January 1948
B. 1 January 1949
C. 1 January 1948
D. 21 April 1948
Correct Answer: C
India brought the matter before the Security Council at the start of 1948.
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Which Kashmiri leader headed the National Conference during the accession crisis?
A. Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad
B. Ghulam Abbas
C. Sheikh Abdullah
D. Mirwaiz Yusuf Shah
Correct Answer: C
Sheikh Abdullah led the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference and became a central political figure.
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The Instrument of Accession initially gave the Dominion legislature authority mainly over which subjects?
A. Defence, external affairs and communications
B. Agriculture, taxation and education
C. Police, land and local government
D. Health, irrigation and forests
Correct Answer: A
Like other princely-state instruments, it covered defence, external affairs, communications and ancillary matters.
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Who accepted Jammu and Kashmir's Instrument of Accession on behalf of India?
A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Sardar Patel
C. Lord Mountbatten
D. C. Rajagopalachari
Correct Answer: C
Governor-General Lord Mountbatten accepted the accession on 27 October 1947.
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On which date did Maharaja Hari Singh sign the Instrument of Accession?
A. 24 October 1947
B. 27 October 1947
C. 31 October 1947
D. 26 October 1947
Correct Answer: D
The Instrument of Accession bears the date 26 October 1947.
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On which date did the tribal invasion of the princely state begin in the standard chronology?
A. 26 October 1947
B. 15 August 1947
C. 1 January 1948
D. 22 October 1947
Correct Answer: D
Armed tribal forces entered the state on 22 October 1947, triggering the decisive accession crisis.
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Which Dominion accepted Jammu and Kashmir's proposal for a Standstill Agreement in 1947?
A. Neither Dominion
B. Pakistan
C. India
D. Afghanistan
Correct Answer: B
Pakistan accepted the proposed Standstill Agreement; India asked for further discussions.
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What was the broad religious demographic character of the princely state in 1947?
A. Hindu-majority population under a Muslim ruler
B. Buddhist-majority population under British rule
C. Muslim-majority population under a Hindu ruler
D. Sikh-majority population under a Hindu ruler
Correct Answer: C
The state had a Muslim-majority population while its ruler, Hari Singh, was Hindu.
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Who was the ruler of Jammu and Kashmir at the time of the 1947 partition?
A. Maharaja Hari Singh
B. Sheikh Abdullah
C. Maharaja Gulab Singh
D. Karan Singh
Correct Answer: A
Maharaja Hari Singh was the Dogra ruler in 1947.
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Who became the first Maharaja of the princely state created under the Treaty of Amritsar?
A. Hari Singh
B. Gulab Singh
C. Ranbir Singh
D. Pratap Singh
Correct Answer: B
Gulab Singh founded the Dogra dynasty's princely state in 1846.
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Which treaty established Dogra rule over the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir?
A. Treaty of Lahore (1849)
B. Treaty of Amritsar (1846)
C. Treaty of Gandamak (1879)
D. Treaty of Rawalpindi (1919)
Correct Answer: B
The Treaty of Amritsar of 16 March 1846 transferred Kashmir to Gulab Singh and established Dogra rule.