A
A region traditionally administered by India that was unilaterally granted to Bhutan.
B
A strategically vital region in the Trans-Karakoram Tract illegally ceded by Pakistan to China in 1963.
C
An autonomous valley controlled jointly by India and China under the 1954 agreement.
D
A demilitarized zone established under the United Nations supervision in Gilgit-Baltistan.
Correct answer: (b) A strategically vital region in the Trans-Karakoram Tract illegally ceded by Pakistan to China in 1963.
Explanation
Option B is correct based on the text, which defines the Shaksgam Valley as a strategically vital region in the Trans-Karakoram Tract illegally ceded by Pakistan to China in 1963. The other options are fictitious and incorrect.
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