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.
21. In which year was Karakoram Wildlife Sanctuary established?
[A] 1987
[B] 1975
[C] 1981
[D] 1992
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Correct Answer: A [1987]
Notes:
Karakoram Wildlife Sanctuary was notified in March 1987 under SRO 152 in the Ladakh region.
22. Which barrage was included in Phase I of the Ravi Canal project described by the Central Water Commission?
[A] Ujh barrage
[B] Farakka barrage
[C] Narora barrage
[D] Durgapur barrage
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Correct Answer: A [Ujh barrage]
Notes:
Phase I included construction of a barrage across the Ujh and the downstream canal network. Later phases extended the Ravi Canal system.
23. Which pair consists of canals listed for Anantnag by the Kashmir irrigation department?
[A] Ahaji and Lar Budgam
[B] Dadi and Martand
[C] Babul and Zainageer
[D] Dab and Lar Ganderbal
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Correct Answer: B [Dadi and Martand]
Notes:
Dadi and Martand canals are listed for Anantnag. The other pairs belong to different districts in the departmental inventory.
24. MoRTH identifies the Domail–Bhamla road as which national highway?
[A] NH-444
[B] NH-144
[C] NH-1
[D] NH-44
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Correct Answer: B [NH-144]
Notes:
The road ministry identifies the Domail–Bhamla corridor as NH-144, formerly NH-1 C. It serves the Jammu region.
25. The double-spiral-headed copper pin from Manda was compared by its excavators with objects from which broad region?
[A] West Asia
[B] Polynesia
[C] Mesoamerica
[D] Scandinavia
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Correct Answer: A [West Asia]
Notes:
The excavators noted West Asian affinities for Manda’s double-spiral-headed copper pin. This comparison concerns the form of the object and does not by itself establish a direct trading voyage.
26. Which term was used as a monetary unit of account for prices and salaries in early Kashmir’s historical chronicles?
[A] Rupaka
[B] Karshapana
[C] Dinara
[D] Jital
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Correct Answer: C [Dinara]
Notes:
The dinara was used as a monetary unit of account in Kashmir’s chronicles for prices and salaries.
27. In which language is the donor inscription on Queen Mangalahamsika’s Gilgit Buddha image written?
[A] Persian
[B] Arabic
[C] Classical Chinese
[D] Sanskrit
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Correct Answer: D [Sanskrit]
Notes:
The image bears a Sanskrit donor inscription. It names the queen and identifies the sculpture as a pious gift.
28. Which is the correct order of these events in Mirza Haidar’s Kashmir campaigns? 1. Withdrawal after the 1533 campaign 2. Return and establishment of rule in 1540 3. Death in 1551.
[A] 1 → 3 → 2
[B] 3 → 2 → 1
[C] 1 → 2 → 3
[D] 2 → 1 → 3
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Correct Answer: C [1 → 2 → 3]
Notes:
Mirza Haidar withdrew after his earlier campaign in 1533. He returned in 1540 and ruled until his death in 1551, well before Akbar’s annexation of Kashmir.
29. Consider the following statements regarding the institutional features of the
Begar (forced labor) system used by medieval administrations in the mountainous terrains of Jammu & Kashmir:
- It was heavily used for mountain portage.
- Only urban merchant guilds were liable.
- Cultivators received full market cash wages.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
[A] 1 only
[B] 1 and 2 only
[C] 2 and 3 only
[D] 1, 2 and 3
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Correct Answer: A [1 only]
Notes:
Begar included compulsory carriage of goods across difficult routes. Cultivators could be compelled to leave their fields for transport labour; it was not confined to urban merchants or reliably paid at full market wages.
30. Which Lahore official encouraged Sheikh Imam-ud-Din to resist the transfer of Kashmir to Gulab Singh in 1846?
[A] Zorawar Singh
[B] Dhian Singh
[C] Lal Singh
[D] Jassa Singh Ahluwalia
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Correct Answer: C [Lal Singh]
Notes:
Lal Singh sent instructions encouraging Imam-ud-Din to resist handing Kashmir over. The dispute shows that the March 1846 treaty settlement required subsequent enforcement.
