Explanation

• Year Signed: 1846
• Parties Involved: East India Company & Raja Gulab Singh
• After the: First Anglo-Sikh War (1845–1846)
• Payment: Gulab Singh paid 7.5 million Nanakshahee rupees to the British for Kashmir

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Explanation

• India: 55% (Jammu, Kashmir Valley, Ladakh)
• China: 15% (Aksai Chin, Shaksgam Valley)
• Pakistan: 30% (Azad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan)
• Dispute start: 1947 (Partition of British India)
• Line of Actual Control (LAC): Separates Indian and Chinese controlled areas

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Explanation

• China: 15% (Aksai Chin, Shaksgam Valley)
• India: 55% (Jammu, Kashmir Valley, Ladakh)
• Pakistan: 30% (Azad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan)
• Dispute start: 1947 (Partition of British India)
• Line of Actual Control (LAC): Separates Indian and Chinese controlled areas

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Explanation

• Died: 18 November 1914
• Age at death: 57 years
• Burial place: Azamgarh, India

Additional information:

• Born: 3 June 1857
• Associated institution: Nadwatul Ulama

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Explanation

• Adoption Date: 11 August 1947 (officially adopted)
• Designer: Amir Uddin Kidwai Additional information: Green field – represents Muslims of Pakistan White stripe – represents minorities and religious minorities’ rights Crescent and star – symbol of progress and light Proportion of flag: 2:3 (height:width)

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Explanation

• Announcement of accession: 15 August 1947
• Pakistan’s legal acceptance: 15 September 1947
• Ruler: Nawab Muhammad Mahabat Khan III
• Region: Kathiawar Peninsula (present-day Gujarat, India)
• Link cited: Veraval Port → Karachi (sea route)

Additional information:

• Plebiscite conducted by India: February 1948
• Status after plebiscite: Junagadh annexed by India

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Explanation

There are 4 politicians remain Governor-General of Pakistan.

1. Muhammad Ali Jinnah (1947–1948) – Founder of Pakistan, first Governor-General.
2. Sir Khawaja Nazimuddin (1948–1951) – Second Governor-General.
3. Sir Ghulam Muhammad (1951–1955) – Third Governor-General.
4. Iskander Mirza (1955–1956) – Fourth and last Governor-General before Pakistan became a republic.

Explanation

“Mehr-e-Do Neem” was written by Iftikhar Arif.

First published in: 1983

Additional information:

• Born: 12 February 1944, Lucknow, India
• Famous poetry collections: “Mehr-e-Do Neem,” “Raqs-e-Khama”
• Served as Chairman of Pakistan Academy of Letters
• Awards: Pride of Performance (1999), Sitara-i-Imtiaz

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Explanation

"Shahr-e-Sukhan Aarasta Hai” was written by Ahmad Faraz.

Additional information:

• Born: 12 January 1931, Kohat, Pakistan
• Died: 25 August 2008, Islamabad
• Famous poetry collections: “Tanha Tanha,” “Sab Awazain Meri Hain”
• Awards: Pride of Performance (1990), Sitara-i-Imtiaz

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Explanation

• Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi was not known as a novelist.
• He was a renowned Pakistani writer, poet, and journalist.

Additional information:

• Born: 1 November 1916, Pasrur, Sialkot
• Died: 10 July 2006, Lahore
• Famous poetry collection: “Shab-e-Rafta”
• Famous short story collection: “Mera Gaon”
• Edited literary magazine: “Funoon”

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