States PCS: Jammu & Kashmir GK Questions for JKPSC Exams
For all Jammu & Kashmir Public Service Commission (JKPSC) exams including JK CCE, Medical Officer, Prosecuting Officer, and other state-level exams.
1. Which Karkota king is recorded in Chinese accounts as receiving Tang imperial investiture in 720 CE?
[A] Jayasimha
[B] Chandrapida
[C] Sankaravarman
[D] Avantivarman
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Correct Answer: B [Chandrapida]
Notes:
Chinese dynastic records identify Chandrapida as the Kashmiri king who received investiture in 720 CE.
2. Who authored *Twarikh-i-Aqwam-i-Poonch*, detailing Poonch communities’ history?
[A] Muhammad Din Fauq
[B] Narsing Das Nargis
[C] G.C. Smith
[D] Dr. S.S. Charak
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Correct Answer: A [Muhammad Din Fauq]
Notes:
Muhammad Din Fauq wrote Tarikh-i-Aqwam-i-Poonch, a history of Poonch’s communities.
3. Which Sikh governor resisted Gulab Singh’s assumption of authority in Kashmir in 1846?
[A] Moti Ram
[B] Sheikh Imam-ud-Din
[C] Atta Muhammad Khan
[D] Jabbar Khan
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Correct Answer: B [Sheikh Imam-ud-Din]
Notes:
Sheikh Imam-ud-Din initially resisted Gulab Singh; British intervention subsequently secured the transfer of Kashmir.
4. What title was used for the governor administering Kashmir in the nineteenth-century princely state?
[A] Hakim-i-Ala
[B] Kotwal
[C] Qazi-ul-Quzat
[D] Mir Bakhshi
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Correct Answer: A [Hakim-i-Ala]
Notes:
The governor administering Kashmir was known as the Hakim-i-Ala.
5. Which of the following is NOT a religious site in Kathua district?
[A] Sukrala Mata
[B] Airwan Temple
[C] Atal Setu Bridge
[D] Jourian Wali Mata
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Correct Answer: C [Atal Setu Bridge]
Notes:
Atal Setu is a bridge. Sukrala Mata, Airwan and Jourian Wali Mata are religious destinations in Kathua.
6. Which area in Budgam district was a key military and trade route?
[A] Beerwah
[B] Chadoora
[C] Narbal
[D] Khag–Poonch Gali
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Correct Answer: D [Khag–Poonch Gali]
Notes:
The Khag–Poonch Gali route historically linked Kashmir with the Poonch side of the mountains.
7. Which Muslim saint made Baramulla his mission center in 1421 A.D.?
[A] Mir Syed Ali Hamdani
[B] Sheikh Noor-ud-din Noorani
[C] Syed Janbaz Wali
[D] Mir Shams-ud-Din Iraqi
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Correct Answer: C [Syed Janbaz Wali]
Notes:
Syed Janbaz Wali is associated with a religious mission at Baramulla from the fifteenth century.
8. Which Sikh Guru visited Baramulla in 1620 A.D.?
[A] Guru Nanak Dev
[B] Guru Hargobind
[C] Guru Arjan Dev
[D] Guru Tegh Bahadur
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Correct Answer: B [Guru Hargobind]
Notes:
Guru Hargobind, the sixth Sikh Guru, is associated with a visit to Baramulla in 1620.
9. Which river flowing through Srinagar is locally called Vyath?
[A] Chenab
[B] Lidder
[C] Sindh
[D] Jhelum
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Correct Answer: D [Jhelum]
Notes:
The Jhelum flows through Srinagar and is locally called Vyath.
10. Which river forms the Aharbal waterfall in Kulgam?
[A] Rambiara
[B] Veshaw
[C] Sind
[D] Lidder
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Correct Answer: B [Veshaw]
Notes:
Aharbal waterfall is formed by the Veshaw River.
