issb pakistan affairs MCQ #155

The Kargil conflict of 1999 occurred in which mountain sector of the former state of Jammu and Kashmir?

issb pakistan affairs MCQ #155

  1. Question 1

    Q1. The Kargil conflict of 1999 occurred in which mountain sector of the former state of Jammu and Kashmir?

    • A) Thar Desert along the Rajasthan border
    • B) Siachen Glacier in the far north
    • C) Kargil-Dras sector of Ladakh
    • D) Rann of Kutch in Gujarat

    Answer: Kargil-Dras sector of Ladakh

    Explanation: Pakistani-backed forces occupied heights overlooking the Srinagar-Leh highway in the Kargil-Dras area during the summer of 1999. Indian counterattacks and international pressure forced a Pakistani withdrawal by July 1999.