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.
31. Which groups were prominent factions in the late Shah Mir Sultanate’s struggles for power? 1. Chaks 2. Magres 3. Mauryas 4. Bayhaqi Sayyids. Select the correct answer.
[A] 1 and 2 only
[B] 2 and 3 only
[C] 1, 2 and 4
[D] 1, 2, 3 and 4
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Correct Answer: C [1, 2 and 4]
Notes:
The Chaks, Magres and Bayhaqi Sayyids were prominent factions in the late Shah Mir Sultanate’s struggles for power. The Mauryas belonged to a much earlier period.
32. Which feature forms part of the historic Akhnoor Fort complex?
[A] A rock-cut palace beneath the riverbank
[B] An octagonal mosque at the centre of the enclosure
[C] A two-storeyed palace within fortified walls
[D] A circular stupa surrounded by a monastic court
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Correct Answer: C [A two-storeyed palace within fortified walls]
Notes:
Akhnoor Fort includes a palace within walls strengthened by bastions and battlements. The complex occupies a strategic location beside the Chenab.
33. Which Sufi affiliation is correctly associated with Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani?
[A] Shattariyya
[B] Kubrawiyya
[C] Chishtiyya
[D] Naqshbandiyya-Mujaddidiyya
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Correct Answer: B [Kubrawiyya]
Notes:
Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani belonged to the Kubrawi Sufi tradition. Khanqah-e-Maula in Srinagar is associated with his memory.
34. George Forster credited Kashmiri settlers in eighteenth-century Jammu with introducing which useful technology?
[A] Steam-powered silk reeling
[B] Mechanical carpet looms
[C] Copper-plate printing presses
[D] Water-powered grain mills
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Correct Answer: D [Water-powered grain mills]
Notes:
Forster described water-mills used for grinding grain at Jammu and associated their introduction with Kashmiri settlers. His account also records the town’s important commercial role.
35. Who wrote Geography of the Jammu and Kashmir State, published in a revised edition in 1925?
[A] Walter R. Lawrence
[B] R. C. Kak
[C] Thomas Wardle
[D] Pandit Anand Koul
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Correct Answer: D [Pandit Anand Koul]
Notes:
Pandit Anand Koul wrote Geography of the Jammu and Kashmir State. A revised edition appeared in 1925.
36. Who was Jammu and Kashmir’s Prime Minister during the 1946 Quit Kashmir crisis?
[A] Ram Chandra Kak
[B] Gopalaswami Ayyangar
[C] Meher Chand Mahajan
[D] Janak Singh
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Correct Answer: A [Ram Chandra Kak]
Notes:
Ram Chandra Kak was Prime Minister during the 1946 crisis. He had entered that office in 1945.
37. Which district is identified as the leading saffron-producing district in the 2011 Census handbook account of Pulwama?
[A] Shopian
[B] Anantnag
[C] Pulwama
[D] Budgam
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Correct Answer: C [Pulwama]
Notes:
The 2011 District Census Handbook identifies Pulwama as producing the maximum saffron, with cultivation concentrated around Pampore.
38. Which pair of instruments commonly accompanies Kashmiri Bacha Nagma performances?
[A] Rabab and sarangi
[B] Nadaswaram and tavil
[C] Pena and pung
[D] Chenda and ilathalam
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Correct Answer: A [Rabab and sarangi]
Notes:
Kashmiri Bacha Nagma ensembles use instruments including the plucked rabab and bowed sarangi, alongside percussion.
39. What key infrastructure did Jaral rulers develop in Rajouri?
[A] Building universities
[B] Constructing canals
[C] Minting gold coins
[D] Building forts, inns, and mosques along Mughal road
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Correct Answer: D [Building forts, inns, and mosques along Mughal road]
Notes:
The Jaral rulers built forts, sarais and mosques along the Mughal route.
40. Which of these wildlife sanctuaries lies northeast of Jammu city in Jammu district?
[A] Dachigam National Park
[B] Nandini Wildlife Sanctuary
[C] Kishtwar Sanctuary
[D] Hirpora Sanctuary
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Correct Answer: B [Nandini Wildlife Sanctuary]
Notes:
Nandini Wildlife Sanctuary lies northeast of Jammu city in Jammu district and protects subtropical wildlife.
