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.
41. Who was the ruler of Jammu and Kashmir during its accession to India in 1947?
[A] Gulab Singh
[B] Hari Singh
[C] Ranbir Singh
[D] Pratap Singh
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Correct Answer: B [Hari Singh]
Notes:
Maharaja Hari Singh was the ruler who signed the Instrument of Accession to India on 26 October 1947.
42. Zanskar Valley in Ladakh is located around which river?
[A] Indus River
[B] Zanskar River
[C] Shyok River
[D] Nubra River
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Correct Answer: B [Zanskar River]
Notes:
Zanskar Valley is drained by the Zanskar River system, which joins the Indus near Nimu.
43. A spring near the Peer Chattershah shrine is situated at which place in Kathua district?
[A] Khoon Spring
[B] Nagri Parole
[C] Kheer Bhawani
[D] Sukhnag
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Correct Answer: B [Nagri Parole]
Notes:
A spring near the Peer Chattershah shrine at Nagri-Parole is traditionally associated with ritual bathing. Claims that it cures disease are matters of belief.
44. In which year was the Jammu and Kashmir State Forest Corporation established?
[A] 1965
[B] 1972
[C] 1979
[D] 1978
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Correct Answer: C [1979]
Notes:
The Jammu and Kashmir State Forest Corporation was established in July 1979 under the State Forest Corporation Act, 1978. The year of the Act is distinct from the year the Corporation was established.
45. The rugged terrain of Hemis National Park mainly represents which ecosystem?
[A] Tropical rainforest
[B] Coastal wetland
[C] Mangrove forest
[D] Alpine cold desert
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Correct Answer: D [Alpine cold desert]
Notes:
Hemis protects a high-altitude Trans-Himalayan ecosystem with cold-desert steppe and alpine vegetation.
46. Which agricultural activity suits Jammu’s sub-tropical climate?
[A] Rice and wheat cultivation
[B] Alpine grazing
[C] Pastoral nomadism
[D] Cold desert farming
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Correct Answer: A [Rice and wheat cultivation]
Notes:
Rice and wheat are important crops of Jammu’s subtropical farming belt. Rice is especially associated with irrigated plains.
47. Consider these statements about the 2024 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly election: Assertion (A): It was the third Assembly election in the preceding decade. Reason (R): It was the first Assembly election with seats reserved for both Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. Select the correct answer. (JKPSC CCE Prelims 2024, GS-I)
[A] A is true but R is false
[B] Both A and R are true and R correctly explains A
[C] A is false but R is true
[D] Both A and R are true but R does not correctly explain A
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Correct Answer: C [A is false but R is true]
Notes:
The 2024 election followed the 2014 Assembly election after a ten-year gap. ST-reserved seats were introduced for the first time; SC-reserved seats had existed earlier.
48. Which Kashmiri poet is associated with the narrative poem Gulrez?
[A] Dina Nath Nadim
[B] Zinda Kaul
[C] Maqbool Shah Kralawari
[D] Amin Kamil
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Correct Answer: C [Maqbool Shah Kralawari]
Notes:
Maqbool Shah Kralawari is known for Gulrez, a Kashmiri mathnavi or long narrative poem based on a Persian romance.
49. Match the officials with their statutory roles in Jammu and Kashmir’s Panchayati Raj structure:
| List I |
List II |
| A. Block Development Officer |
1. Chief Executive Officer of the District Development Council |
| B. Additional District Development Commissioner |
2. Secretary of the Block Development Council |
Select the correct code:
[A] A–1, B–2
[B] A–2, B–1
[C] Both A and B–1
[D] Both A and B–2
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Correct Answer: B [A–2, B–1]
Notes:
The Block Development Officer is the BDC Secretary. The Additional District Development Commissioner is the DDC’s Chief Executive Officer.
50. Which documentary directed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra received an Academy Award nomination?
[A] The Story of the Weeping Camel
[B] An Encounter with Faces
[C] Born into Brothels
[D] India Untouched
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Correct Answer: B [An Encounter with Faces]
Notes:
Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s An Encounter with Faces received an Academy Award nomination in the documentary short category.
