Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir General Knowledge Quiz cover the holistic coverage of History, Polity, Geography, Art and Culture, Centre and State Government Welfare Schemes, and the latest current affairs.

Q. Which region has the lowest area under forests as per the ISFR, 2019?
(A) Ladakh
(B) Kashmir
(C) Jammu
(D) None of these
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Correct Answer: (A)
Q. Jammu and Kashmir is the largest producer of
(A) Saffron
(B) Walnut
(C) Apples
(D) All of these
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Correct Answer: (D)
Q. Which region has the maximum road length?
(A) Kashmir
(B) Ladakh
(C) Jammu
(D) None of these
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Correct Answer: (C)
Q. Mattan has a
(A) Gurudwara
(B) Holy Spring
(C) Surya Temple
(D) All of these
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Correct Answer: (D)
Q. Lama Lhawang Lotus founded the
(A) Stok Monastery
(B) Hemis Monastery
(C) Phyang Monastery
(D) Alchi Monastery
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Correct Answer: (A)
Q. Chenani Hydro Power Project is constructed on which river?
(A) Ujh
(B) Jhelum
(C) Tawi
(D) Ravi
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Correct Answer: (C)
Q. Who established the Namgyal dynasty in Ladakh?
(A) Bhagan
(B) Jamyang
(C) Lhawang
(D) Tashi
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Q. Name the river which originates from the Kailash Kund glacier of the Doda district.
(A) Marusudar
(B) Ujh
(C) Tawi
(D) None of these
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Correct Answer: (C)
Q. Textbooks for Ladakhi students were written in
(A) English
(B) Hindi
(C) Urdu
(D) Both (A) and (C)
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Correct Answer: (D)
Q. Tyndale Biscoe School was founded by British Missionary in …………
(A) 1892
(B) 1890
(C) 1893
(D) 1891
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Correct Answer: (D)
Q. Who first established High Schools and Colleges in Jammu and Kashmir?
(A) Gulab Singh
(B) Pratap Singh
(C) Ranjit Singh
(D) None of these
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Correct Answer: (B)
Q. As per Census 2011, the total Muslim population in Jammu and Kashmir is
(A) 75,67,485
(B) 95,67,485
(C) 85,67,485
(D) None of these
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Correct Answer: (c)
Q. Which soil is known as Zabelzamin in Kashmir?
(A) Alkaline
(B) Peaty
(C) Karewa
(D) None of these
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Correct Answer: (A)
Q. Name the founder of the Dhar dynasty in Jammu.
(A) Vajar Dhar
(B) Suraj Dhar
(C) Ajay Dhar
(D) Kirat Dhar
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Correct Answer: (B)
Q. Jammu and Kashmir has received how many Padma Bhushans so far?
(A) One
(B) Three
(C) Five
(D) None
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Correct Answer: (C)
Q. Digital India Programme is mostly applied in the field of
(A) child education
(B) modernizing land records
(C) government jobs
(D) All of the above
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Correct Answer: (B)
Q. What is the amount of money to be spent for Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh under the NRLM Programme?
(A) 250 crore
(B) 120 crore
(C) 520 crore
(D) 420 crore
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Correct Answer: (C)
Q. During whose reign, the UT Jammu and Kashmir got its first Hydro-Electric Project at Mohra?
(A) Maharaja Pratap Singh
(B) Maharaja Ranbir Singh
(C) Maharaja Gulab Singh
(D) Maharaja Hari Singh
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Correct Answer: (A)
Q. The Tibet autonomous region lies to which side of Ladakh?
(A) North-West
(B) West
(C) South-West
(D) East
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Correct Answer: (D)
Q. The Poonchi and Gaddi are names of the famous breeds of which livestock of Jammu and Kashmir?
(A) Yak
(B) Goats
(C) Sheep
(D) Buffaloes
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Correct Answer: (C)
Q. Bakhan folk song is sung widely in
(A) Kashmir
(B) Jammu
(C) Ladakh
(D) None of these
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Correct Answer: (A)
Q. What is ‘Bhand Pather’ of Jammu and Kashmir?
(A) Folk dance
(B) Folk song
(C) Folk theatre
(D) Festival
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Correct Answer: (C)
Q. Which tribal group belongs to the lower status of the Ladakhi society?
(A) Mon
(B) Garra
(C) Beda
(D) Both (A) and (C)
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Correct Answer: (A)
Q. Which tribe is the second largest tribe in Jammu and Kashmir?
(A) Bhot
(B) Bakarwal
(C) Beda
(D) Gujjar
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Correct Answer: (B)
Q. Leh valley in Ladakh is drained by which river?
(A) Shyok
(B) Zanskar
(C) Dress
(D) Indus
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Correct Answer: (D)
Q. Which folk dance is related to the Sufiana music of Jammu and Kashmir?
(A) Heren
(B) Hafiz Nagma
(C) Chham
(D) Dumhal
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Correct Answer: (B)
Q. Dachigam National Park is situated close to
(A) Leh
(B) Shopian
(C) Srinagar
(D) Pulwama
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Correct Answer: (C)
Q. Zaloora Conservation Reserve is situated in which district of Jammu and Kashmir?
(A) Bandipore
(B) Kupwara
(C) Jammu
(D) Ganderbal
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Correct Answer: (B)
Q. The second-largest Mughal Garden in Kashmir is
(A) Nishat Bagh
(B) Tulip Garden
(C) Shalimar Bagh
(D) None of these
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Correct Answer: (A)
Q. The coldest place in India is
(A) Pahalgam
(B) Drass
(C) Kargil
(D) Sonamarg
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Correct Answer: (B)
Q. The second largest town of Ladakh is
(A) Samba
(B) Doda
(C) Leh
(D) Kargil
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Correct Answer: (D)
Q. Which poet of Kashmir is also known as ‘ John Keats’ of Kashmir?
(A) Zinda Kaul
(B) Paramananda
(C) Rasool Mir
(D) Habba Khatoon
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Correct Answer: (C)
Q. Dogri language belongs to which sub-group of the Indo-Aryan language group?
(A) Sino- Tibetan
(B) Western Pahari
(C) Dardic
(D) None of the above
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Correct Answer: (B)
Q. Which of the following is the official language of Jammu and Kashmir?
(A) Hindi
(B) Dogri
(C) Kashmiri
(D) All of these
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Correct Answer: (D)
Q. The oldest texts of Jammu and Kashmir were written in
(A) Kashmiri
(B) Sanskrit
(C) Urdu
(D) Gojri
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Correct Answer: (B)
Q. The Nubra river merges with which river near Diskit in Ladakh?
(A) Ravi
(B) Shyok
(C) Tawi
(D) Jhelum
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Correct Answer: (B)
Q. Which of the following glaciers is the second largest glacier in the Himalayan region?
(A) Baltoro glacier
(B) Siachen glacier
(C) Biafo glacier
(D) Hispar glacier
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Correct Answer: (A)
Q. Who carried local revolts in Jammu against Sikh rule?
(A) Joti Prakash
(B) Hukum Singh Chimmi
(C) Mina Deedo
(D) Bhui Dev
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Correct Answer: (C)
Q. Who established the Dogra rule in Jammu?
(A) Ranjit Singh
(B) Karan Singh
(C) Hari Singh
(D) Gulab Singh
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Correct Answer: (D)
Q. Which is the largest source of irrigation in Jammu and Kashmir?
(A) Wells
(B) Tanks
(C) Canals
(D) Tubewells
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Correct Answer: (D)
Q. Where in Kashmir, Mahseer Brood Bank is constructed under Blue Revolution?
(A) Shopian
(B) Rajouri
(C) Budgam
(D) Kulgam
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Correct Answer: (B)
Q. Livestock Health and Disease Control Scheme was launched in which Five Year Plan?
(A) Second
(B) Sixth
(C) Tenth
(D) None of above
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Correct Answer: (C)
Q. Jammu and Kashmir Minerals Limited were set up in which year?
(A) 1940
(B) 1950
(C) 1960
(D) 1970
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Correct Answer: (C)
Q. Which region among the following is known as ‘Little Tibet’?
(A) Ladakh
(B) Jammu
(C) Kashmir
(D) None of these
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Correct Answer: (A)
Q. Sanjhi Chhat in Jammu provides which type of transportation service?
(A) Railway
(B) Water
(C) Helicopter
(D) All of these
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Correct Answer: (C)
Q. Which is the largest circulated newspaper in Ladakh?
(A) Greater Ladakh
(B) Ladakh Today
(C) Reach Ladakh
(D) Rangyul
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Correct Answer: (D)
Q. Alchi monastery is located in
(A) Kargil
(B) Baramulla
(C) Leh
(D) Samba
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Correct Answer: (C)
Q. The First Governor of Jammu and Kashmir was………
(A) Lakshmi Kant Jha
(B) SK Sinha
(C) Jagmohan
(D) Dr. Karan Singh
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Correct Answer: (D)
Q. The Lieutenant Governor of UT of Jammu and Kashmir can
(A) dissolve the Legislative Assembly
(B) appoint the Chief Minister
(C) prorogue the House
(D) All of the above
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Correct Answer: (D)
Q. At least………… days’ notice is necessary for the removal of the Speaker of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
(A) 4
(B) 7
(C) 10
(D) 14
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Correct Answer: (D)
Q. Which district is known as the ‘Land of Springs’?
(A) Srinagar
(B) Shopian
(C) Anantnag
(D) Kargil
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Correct Answer: (C)
Q. Which of the following is the earliest literary source of Kashmir?
(A) Vartika
(B) Sivadrishti
(C) Spanda-Karika
(D) Rajatarangini
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Correct Answer: (D)
Q. The first Afghan Governor of Kashmir was
(A) Ahmad Shah
(B) Abdullah Khan
(C) Gulab Singh
(D) Nadir Shah
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Correct Answer: (B)
Q. Which among the following districts have agri-export zone for walnuts?
(A) Kargil and Leh
(B) Kathua and Kargil
(C) Jammu and Samba
(D) Poonch and Rajouri
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Correct Answer: (D)
Q. Which canal draws water from the Indus River?
(A) Nur
(B) Parimpur
(C) Thikasay
(D) Nandikul
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Correct Answer: (C)
Q. During the time of India’s independence, Jammu and Kashmir had a large population of
(A) Hindu
(B) Muslim
(C) Sikh
(D) Christian
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Correct Answer: (B)
Q. The official languages of the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir are
(A) Hindi and English
(B) Kashmiri
(C) Dogri and Urdu
(D) All of the above
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Correct Answer: (A)
Q. Which district of Ladakh is popularly known as the ‘Land of Monks and Monasteries’?
(A) Jammu
(B) Leh
(C) Kupwara
(D) Kargil
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Correct Answer: (B)
Q. Hari Parbat Fort was first buillt by
(A) Jahangir
(B) Akbar
(C) Shah Jahan
(D) None of these
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Correct Answer: (B)
Q. …………… is the oldest and the largest Buddhist monastery in the Nubra Valley of Ladakh.
(A) Takthok
(B) Thiksey
(C) Diskit
(D) None of these
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Correct Answer: (C)
Q. Which railway station has a Rooftop Power Plant in Jammu and Kashmir?
(A) Katra
(B) Chak Rakhwal
(C) Udhampur
(D) Ramnagar
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Correct Answer: (A)
Q. ‘Lantana Camara’ is a
(A) District of the state
(B) invasive species
(C) forest type
(D) None of the above
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Correct Answer: (B)
Q. Jeevan Raksha Padak Award was instituted in which year?
(A) 1930
(B) 1941
(C) 1951
(D) 1961
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Correct Answer: (D)
Q. How many central schemes are identified to implement in UTs of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh?
(A) 55
(B) 65
(C) 75
(D) 85
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Correct Answer: (D)
Q. Which district is the second most populous district of Jammu and Kashmir?
(A) Baramulla
(B) Jammu
(C) Shopian
(D) Srinagar
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Correct Answer: (D)
Q. Which is the largest district of the Jammu region?
(A) Rajouri
(B) Doda
(C) Reasi
(D) Kathua
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Correct Answer: (B)
Q. Which temple is also known as ‘Rupaywala Mandir’ in Jammu city?
(A) Panchvaktar temple
(B) Martand Sun temple
(C) Raghunath temple
(D) Ranbireshwar temple
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Correct Answer: (A)
Q. Who is known as the ‘Samudragupta of Kashmir’?
(A) Durlabhavardhana
(B) Gunavarman
(C) Sanghbuti
(D) Lalitaditya
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Correct Answer: (D)
Q. Which city is called the Winter Capital of Jammu and Kashmir?
(A) Jammu
(B) Udampur
(C) Kathua
(D) Srinagar
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Correct Answer: (A)
Q. Guru Gobind Singh visited Jammu during the reign of which ruler?
(A) Gulab Singh
(B) Ranjit Dev
(C) Kapur Dev
(D) Gaje Singh
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Correct Answer: (D)
Q. Which park was created after Kargil War and is located close to LoC?
(A) Salim Ali
(B) Dachigam
(C) Kazinag
(D) Kishtwar
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Correct Answer: (C)
Q. The city of Leh is situated in which range?
(A) Karakoram Range
(B) Zanskar Range
(C) Pir Panjal Range
(D) Ladakh Range
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Correct Answer: (D)
Q. The District Judge is appointed by whom in the state?
(A) The Chief Justice of the High Court
(B) The Chief Justice of India
(C) The Governor
(D) The President
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Correct Answer: (C)
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