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| Match the following | |
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| Column A | Column B |
| Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir | 6th October, 1947 |
| Instrument of Accession | Muzaffarabad |
| An area in Pakistan Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) | 26th January, 1957 |
Answers | |
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| Column A | Column B |
| Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir | 26th January, 1957 |
| Instrument of Accession | 6th October, 1947 |
| An area in Pakistan Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) | Muzaffarabad |
Fill in the blanks:
1. _______________was the Viceroy of India at the time of Indian Independence.
Answer:- Lord Mountbatten
2. The meeting of the Defence Committee was held in Delhi in the year____________________.
Answer:- October 25, 1947
3. A unique feat in Ladakh was that of___________________________who resisted the tribal attack at Zojilla Pass.
Answer:- Major General Themayya
4. The two areas that fall in the territory of Pakistan Occupied Jammu & Kashmir are ______________and __________________.
Answer:- Bhimber and Muzaffarabad
True or False:
1. Karan Singh was the Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir at the time of the signing of Instrument of Accession. ( )
Answer:- False (Maharaja Hari Singh)
2. V.P Menon advised the Defense Committee to provide military support to the state of Jammu and Kashmir. ( )
Answer:- True
3. Brigadier Rajinder Singh was killed in an operation launched against the tribal invaders at Uri. ( )
Answer:- True
4. Maharaja offered The Stand Still Agreement to both India and Pakistan. ( )
Answer:- True
5. The Constituent Assembly of J&K met for the first time in October 1951. ( )
Answer:- True
LET’S DISCUSS:
a). Briefly discuss the events leading to the signing of the Instrument of Accession?
Answer:- On October 22, 1947, a large number of armed tribals (Pashtun) entered Muzaffarabad from where they resumed their progress along the Jhelum Valley road towards Srinagar. The state forces collapsed and Maharaja requested the Government of India for military help. Though a meeting of Defense Committee on October 25, 1947 under the chairmanship of Lord Mountbatten in Delhi considered Maharaja’s demand for the supply of arms and ammunition but urged that it would not be possible to send in any troops unless Jammu and Kashmir had first offered to accede. Therefore Maharaja signed the instrument of accession on 26th Oct, 1947.
b). What do you know about the Stand Still Agreement?
Answer:- In order to decide the future course of action, regarding accession Maharaja required some more time and so he offered a Stand Still Agreement to both Pakistan and India on August 12, 1947. It asserted the maintenance of status quo in all matters as it was with the British Indian Government. Pakistan accepted the offer on 15th of August,1947 whereas India sought some clarifications.
c). Write a brief note on
i) Karachi ceasefire agreement.
ii) Formation of Jammu and Kashmir Constituent Assembly
Answer:- i) Karachi ceasefire agreement:- January, 1948, India moved the issue regarding the occupation of Jammu and Kashmir territories by Pakistan to the U.N. which led to United Nations Security Council Resolution 47 of 21st April, 1948. Subsequently, an agreement of ceasefire called ‘The Karachi Ceasefire Agreement’ was signed between India and Pakistan in 1949.
ii) Formation of Jammu and Kashmir Constituent Assembly:- In October 1950, the General Council of the National Conference passed a resolution recommending election to Constituent Assembly for the purpose of giving the State a Constitution that would determine the future of the J&K State. The elections to the Constituent Assembly were accordingly held and the Assembly met for the first time in October, 1951.The constituencies were delimited on the basis of one member to forty thousand people. Further, the Constitution of J&K came into force on 26th January 1957.
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