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Correct Answer: B. Article 370
Explanation: Article 370 of the Indian Constitution provided special autonomous status to the state of Jammu and Kashmir. Incorporated in 1949 as a temporary provision, it allowed the state to have its own constitution, a separate flag, and independence over all matters except for defense, foreign affairs, and communications. Under this article, most provisions of the Indian Constitution did not apply to the state without the concurrence of the state government and the approval of its own Constituent Assembly. On August 5, 2019, the Government of India issued a presidential order that effectively revoked this special status, making the entire Constitution of India applicable to the region and subsequently reorganizing the state into the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.

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