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Statistics for The First Kashmir War

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  • This quiz has been taken 12 times
  • The average score is 11 of 14

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HintAnswer% Correct
Initially, in 1947, Maharaja Hari Singh decided to join neither Pakistan nor India, but to remain __________, concerned for the diverse population of Muslims, Hindus, and Sikhs.Independent
90%
Military personnel from what foreign country fought on both sides of the war?United Kingdom
90%
What did the United Nations mediate, officially ending the war on January 1, 1949?A {Ceasefire}
80%
Prior to 1815, Jammu and Kashmir was controlled by which Asian country?Afghanistan
80%
What is the name of the present-day Pakistani territory that administers this land?{Azad} Kashmir
80%
Who was the Prime Minister of India?Jawaharlal Nehru
80%
Who was the Governor-General of Pakistan?Muhammad Ali Jinnah
80%
Punjab
80%
What is the capital city of Jammu and Kashmir, which the militias were meant to capture?Srinagar
80%
What South Asian regions with mixed religious populations had already been split in two?Bengal
70%
Pakistan employed tribesmen from what ethnic group to invade Jammu and Kashmir, causing Singh to ultimately accede Jammu and Kashmir to India?Pashtuns
70%
By the end of the war, approximately what fraction of Jammu and Kashmir was Pakistan in possession of, with India continuing to control the remaining majority?⅓
60%
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, a far-right Hindu nationalist organization still in power today, carried out what atrocity during the war, killing 20,000–100,000 Muslim inhabitants?The 1947 Jammu {Massacres}
60%
Originally called Operation Duck, what was India's surprise attack in November 1948, entailing the successful reclamation of the Ladakh region? (Hint: a North American bovine)Operation {Bison}
50%

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