Question

Article 370 which gives special status to Jammu & Kashmir exists in the Indian constitution because of the agreement between ______.  

Options

• Jawahar Lal Nehru and Farukh Abdullah  

• Jawahar Lal Nehru and Maharaja Hari Singh 

• Ballabh Bhai Patel and Maharaja Hari Singh 

• Muhammad Ali Jinnah and J. L. Nehru  

Answer 1

Article 370 which gives special status to Jammu & Kashmir exists in the Indian constitution because of the agreement between Jawahar Lal Nehru and Maharaja Hari Singh.

Explanation:

Article 370 recognises the state of Jammu and Kashmir's special status in terms of autonomy and the power to enact legislation for the state's permanent citizens. The Indian Constitution's Fundamental Rights were made applicable to Kashmir with exclusions in the 1954 Presidential order, among other things.