current affairs MCQ #12480

A foreign affairs student is asked about Article 370 of the Indian Constitution. India revoked it in August 2019. What was the immediate constitutional impact on Jammu and Kashmir?

current affairs MCQ #12480

  1. Question 1

    Q1. A foreign affairs student is asked about Article 370 of the Indian Constitution. India revoked it in August 2019. What was the immediate constitutional impact on Jammu and Kashmir?

    • A) It merged Jammu and Kashmir with the neighboring state of Himachal Pradesh
    • B) It granted Jammu and Kashmir full statehood with expanded legislative powers
    • C) It transferred administrative control of Kashmir Valley to the Indian Army under martial law provisions
    • D) It stripped Jammu and Kashmir of its special autonomous status and divided it into two centrally administered Union Territories

    Answer: It stripped Jammu and Kashmir of its special autonomous status and divided it into two centrally administered Union Territories

    Explanation: India's revocation of Article 370 on 5 August 2019 removed the special autonomous status that had given Jammu and Kashmir its own constitution and restricted property ownership by outsiders.