PAKISTAN QUIZ

BOUNDARY COMMISSION, ACCESSION & JOINING ISSUES

1. When did the Sindh assembly decide to join Pakistan? 
2. By which margin the Sindh assembly decided to join Pakistan?
3. Who were the members of the Steering Committee of the Partition Council in the Center? 
4. What was description of the border between East and West Bengal?
5. What was the population of Bengal before partition in 1947?
6. What was the area of Bengal before partition in 1947?
7. What was the estimate of the former Bengali population in both East and Wast Bengal after partition in 1947?
8. Who was the Chairman of both the Boundary Commissions?
9. Who were the members of Boundary Commission?
10. How long did the Boundary Commission work?
11. According Justice Muhammad Munir, by which date the award had been finalized? 
12. When was the Boundary Commission Award Announced?  (
13. Where was Mr. Radcliff staying between Aug. 8 and Aug. 17, 1947?
14. Who was the last Governor of the undivided Punjab? 
15. Who was the first Governor of the West Punjab? 
16. Sir Francis Mudie found a sketch map left over in the confidential safe at Government House, Lahore. What was it about?
17. How this sketch map differed from the actual Award announced on Aug. 17, 1947? 
18. According to a publication of Manchester Guardian in 1950, Gurdaspur was assigned to India possibly owing to pressure from Lord Mountbatten. Why India needed Gurdaspur so badly? 
19. How many Princely States were in undivided India? 
20. According to 1941 census what was the total population of all the princely states? 
21. What was the total area of the princely states? 
22. When was a conference of the Princely States rulers held in Delhi before after the announcement of Partition Plan? 
23. What was the direction given to the rulers of the Princely States by Mountbatten in the Delhi Conference? 
24. Which 3 States had failed to decide accession issue by 15th August, 1947? 
25. How was the decision of joining Pakistan was reached at by the British Baluchistan?
26. Which was the largest state in Baluchistan? 
27. When was the announcement of accession of Kalat to Pakistan was made?
28. What was the area of the State of Kalat? 
29.  What was the population of the State of Kalat?
30. When did the rulers of the states of Kalat, Las Bela , Makran and Kharan agreed to form a single State Union?
31. Which new provinces was constituted under the Indian Independence Act, 1947, (after being defined in Sir Cyril Radcliffe's boundary award)?
32. What was the population of the undivided Punjab?
33. What was the area of the undivided Punjab?
34. Which districts of the Punjab province were allotted to the newly constituted Western Punjab province?
35. What was the area of the West Punjab?
36. What was the population of West Punjab as per the 1941 census?
37. What was the percentage of Muslims in West Punjab?
38. When did polling take place in N.W.F.P for referendum on the question of union with Pakistan or India?
39. How many votes were cast in favor of both Pakistan and India in the NWFP referendum?
40. Which organization in N.W.F.P boycotted the referendum and who was the founder of this organization?
41. Which two States decided to merge in Pakistan on 4th October, 1947? 
42. When were the States of Bahawalpur and Khairpur formally merged in Pakistan? 
43. Who was the Prime Minister of the State of Bahawalpur?
44. What was the population of Bahawalpur state?
45. What was the area of Bahawalpur state?
46. Which district of Assam voted in favor of joining Pakistan on July 6, 1947?
47. Which three Frontier States acceded to Pakistan?
48. When did the Punjab Legislative Assembly decided in favor of the partition of the province?
49. What was the verdict of the Punjab Assembly?
50. When did the Bengal Legislative Assembly meet to decide on the question of partition of Bengal?
51. Who was the Governor of Bengal at the time of deciding the partition of the province?
52. Who was the Chief Minister of Bengal at the time of deciding the partition of the province?
53. Which was the ruling party in Bengal at the time of deciding the partition of the province?
54. What was the verdict of the Bengal Legislative Assembly on the question of partition of Bengal?
55. When did the elections take place in East and West Bengal for nominees to the Constituent Assemblies of India and Pakistan?
56. When was the award of the Punjab Boundary Commission announced?
57. When did the Nawab of Manavadar announced accession to Pakistan? 
58. When was the State of Manavadar forcibly occupied by the Indian troops?
59. When did the Kathiawar State of Junagadh announced accession to Pakistan?
60. When did Pakistan accept the accession of Junagadh? 
61. Who warned Pakistan that "Pakistan's acceptance of accession of Junagadh was in utter violation of principles on which the Partition pf India was agreed upon and effected"?
62. What was the population of the State of Junagadh?
63. What was the percentage of Hindu Population in the State of Junagadh?
64. Where exactly was the location of Junagadh in the Kathiawar peninsula?
65. What was the distance of Jungadh from Pakistan?
66. The landlords of which two feudatory areas of Junagadh announced accession to India? 
67. When did the Indian troops enter in Babariawad and Mangrol?
68. Why did the Indian troops enter in of Babariawad and Mangrol?
69. When did the Indian troops enter in the capital city of Junagadh?
70. Who was the Dewan (Chief Minister) of the Junagadh State?
71. Who at Junagadh said " Handing over the administration to the Indian Union was comparable to inviting thief to tea" ?   
72. Through which port of Junagadh India made its amphibious landing? 
73. When was the referendum in under-occupation Junagadh held on the question of joining India or Pakistan?
74. What was the result of the referendum?
75. What was the area of the State of Hyderabad? 
76. What was the population Hyderabad in 1947? 
77. What was the title of the ruler of Hyderabad? 
78. What was the name of the Nizam of Hyderabad and Berar? 
79. What was the decision of the Nizam of Hyderabad on the accession issue on June 11, 1947? 
80. Which State, after receiving threats from Indian Government on accession issue, sought attention of the United Nations on 24-08-1947?
81. When was a standstill agreement reached between India and the Nizam of Hyderabad? 
82. Which reprehensible pressure tactic was used by India to force Hyderabad for accession? 
83. When did Indian forces occupy Hyderabad against the wishes of its Muslim Nawab?
84. What was the percentage of Hindu population in Hyderabad?
85. Apart from Junagadh, Hyderabad and Kashmir which other State was forced to accede to India against the wishes of its ruler?
86. What was the percentage of Muslim population in entire Kashmir at the time of partition? 
87. What was the percentage of Muslim population in the valley of Kashmir at the time of partition? 
88. Historically speaking from which century Kashmir was being ruled by Muslims till its conquest by Ranjit Singh in 1819? 
89. When did Ranjit Singh sell the Kashmir State to the Dogra Raja, Gulab Singh for an amount of Rs. 7500,000? 
90. How long is the common between Kashmir and Pakistan?
91. Who was the founder of the National Conference in Kashmir?
92. In May 1947 which President of the Indian National Congress went to Kashmir to persuade the Dogra Raja for accession with India?   
93. When did the Muslim Conference of Kashmir adopt a resolution in favor of accession to Pakistan?
94. What was the name of the Maharajah of Kashmir in 1947? 
95. Which Kashmir State Prime Minister was in favor of Independent Kashmir?
96. After the visit of Gandhi to Kashmir there were two significant developments; one was the appointment of Dogra Janak Singh as Prime Minister, which was the other?
97. In October 1947 Dogra Janak Singh was replaced by a nominee of Indian National Congress. What was his name? 
98. What incited the Kashmiris to initiate a guerrilla war against the Dogra ruler?
99. In which district the RSS and Sikh gangs from India reached to assist the Dogra Raja in extermination of Kashmiri Muslims?
100. When did the Pathans from the tribal belt of Pakistan reach Kashmir to fight against the forces of the Dogra Raja? 
101. When did the advance party of Pathan tribesmen take control of Srinagar power house?    
102. According to the report of Daily Telegraph, London (dated 12-01-1948), why did the Pathan tribesmen fail to take control of Srinagar and its airport? 
103. When did the Dogra Raja request Indian Government for military help?
104. Who was sent to India to view the situation after the Dogra Raja's request for military help?
105. When did the Dogra Raja flee from Srinagar to Jammu?
106. When did the Dogra Raja write a formal letter to the Indian Governor General for military help along with a signed Instrument of Accession?
107. Who brought the singed Instrument of Accession from Kashmir to Delhi?
108. When did Lord Mountbatten write a letter to Raja of Kashmir accepting the accession of Kashmir to India?
109. When did the Indian troops land at Srinagar airport?
110. Who was appointed as Chief Minister of Kashmir on Oct. 30, 1947?
111. What are the rough estimates of retired soldiers living in Poonch who had served in WW-II?
112. When did the Muslim Conference of Kashmir establish the Azad Kashmir government in the then recently liberated areas?
113.  Where did the Governor Generals of India and Pakistan meet to discuss the Kashmir issue?
114. When did Pundit Nehru send a telegram to Liaquat Ali Khan promising plebiscite in Kashmir?
115. When did Pundit Nehru, in a radio broadcast, reiterated his promise of holding a plebiscite in Kashmir?
116. When did India take the question of Kashmir to UN by instituting a complaint against Pakistan in the Security Council?
117. To which chapter of UN charter did India base its complaint against Pakistan?  
118. Which chapter of UN Charter deals with the "acts of aggression"? 
119. In her reply to the Indian allegations the Government of Pakistan invoked which which article of the chapter VI of the UN Charter?  
120. After a lengthy debate in UN Security Council on Kashmir issue in January 1948, how many resolutions were passed?
121. When did the Security Council adopt the resolution asking both India and Pakistan to refrain from aggravating the situation and apprise the Council of any material change in the situation?
122. When did the Security Council adopt the resolution for establishing United Nations Commission for India and Pakistan (UNCIP)?
123. How many members were in the United Nations Commission for India and Pakistan?
124. When did the President of the Security Council presented drafts of resolutions submitted by Indian and Pakistani delegations (after two resolutions passed in Jan. 1948)?  
125. What was the Security Council direction in its resolution dated 21-04-1948?   
126. Who was the Pakistani delegate at the time of passing of resolution of 21-04-1948?
127. When did the Indian army launch the Spring offensive in Kashmir? 
128. According to a report of General Gracey, which liberated areas of Kashmir were threatened by the Spring 1948 offensive of Indian Army?
129. Fearing the Spring 1948 offensive of India, what did General Gracey recommend to the Govt. of Pakistan?   
130. When did the members of UNCIP visit subcontinent?
131. After negotiating the Indian and Pakistani leaders in July 1948, when did the UNCIP adopt two resolutions?
132. How many parts were in the UNCIP resolution passed on 13-08-1948? 
133. According to which part of the resolution of 13-08-1948 the commission acknowledged the principle of determining future status of the State by will of people of Kashmir?
134. What was the Pakistani objection on the resolution of 13-08-1948?
135. After the hostilities initiated in Kashmir by the Spring 1948 offensive of India when did the ceasefire take place? 
136. What was in the 05-01-1949 resolution?
137. Who was nominated the Plebiscite Administered by the UN Security Council on 22-03-1949? 
138. When was the UNCIP wound up by the Security Council? 
139. What was the arrangement made after winding up of the UNCIP? 
140. Who was the first UN Representative for the purpose of demilitarization of the Kashmir State?
141. What was venue of the Conference of the Commonwealth Prime Ministers commenced on 04-01-1951) ? 
142. Why did Liaquat Ali Khan threaten to stay out of the the Conference of the Commonwealth Prime Ministers commenced on 04-01-1951?
143. When did Liaquat Ali Khan finally join the Conference of the Commonwealth Prime Ministers?
144. Was the Kashmir issue discussed in the Conference of the Commonwealth Prime Ministers commence on 04-01-1951?
145. What was the proposal on Kashmir in the Conference of the Commonwealth Prime Ministers commenced on 04-01-1951?
146. What was the fate of the proposal on Kashmir in the Conference of the Commonwealth Prime Ministers commenced on 04-01-1951?
147. When did the Dixon report on Kashmir came up for consideration in the Security Council?
148. When did Sir Owen Dixon resign as the UN Representative for demilitarization of the Kashmir State?
149. Who was replaced Sir Dixon as UN Representative for demilitarization of the Kashmir State?
150. How many reports did Frank P. Graham submit to the SC from 1951 to 1958?     
151. What was in the SC resolution of 23-12-1952 regarding Kashmir?
152. When did the 73 out of 75 member of the Kashmir Constituent Assembly adopted a resolution on autonomy of the State in all matters except foreign affairs?
153. On which date was Sheikh Abdullah arrested in 1952?
154. How long did Sheikh Abdullah remain jailed?
155. Why was Sheikh Abdullah arrested in 1952 by the Indian Government?
156. Where did the Indian PM Nehru and Pakistani PM Muhammad Ali Bogra meet on 25-07-1953 to discuss the Kashmir issue? 
157. Where did the two PMs again meet on 16-08-1953?    

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