General Knowledge Question and Answer about Jammu and Kashmir

Introduction about Jammu and Kashmir

State Name : Jammu and Kashmir
Date of formation : Oct 26 , 1947
Capital : Summer capital : Srinagar and Winter Capital : Jammu
Governor : Narendra Nath Vora
Chief Minister : Omar Abdullah
Languages spoken : Urdu,Hindi,Punjabi,Dogri,Kashmiri,Balti,Ladakhi,Purgi,Gurji.Dadri
Rivers : Chenab,Jhelum,Indus,Zanskar,Suru,Nubra,Shyok
Festivals : Tihar,Navroz,Id,Urs,Shab-e-miraj
Dances : Kudd,Dogri/Prahar music,Hafiksa,Bacha/Nagma dance
State animal : Hungul
State bird : Black necked crane
State tree : Chinar
Issues Seperatist movement,terrorism in J&K

General Knowledge about Jammu and Kashmir



1. Which country is to the west of Jammu and Kashmir?
a) Bhutan
b) Nepal
c) Pakistan
d) Thailand

2. Who bought Kashmir from the British?
a) Ranjit Singh
b) Mahadaji Scindia
c) Sayyajirao Gaekwad
d) Gulab Singh

3. Who signed Jammu and Kashmir’s Instrument of Accession?
a) Hari Singh
b) Sheikh Abdullah
c) Karan Singh
d) Asaf Jah

4. What is the term of Jammu and Kashmir’s Legislative Assembly?
a) Five years
b) Six years
c) Four years
d) Seven years

5. Which is the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir?
a) Srinagar
b) Pahalgam
c) Baramulla
d) Gulmarg

6. Which is the winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir?
a) Udhampur
b) Jammu
c) Poonch
d) Leh

7. Which is the official language of Jammu and Kashmir?
a) Hindi
b) Punjabi
c) Urdu
d) Kashmiri

8. Who was Jammu and Kashmir’s chief minister in 1983?
a) Farooq Abdullah
b) Ghulam Nabi Azad
c) Bhim Singh
d) Muzaffar Beg

9. When was Kargil War?
a) 1965
b) 1971
c) 1987
d) 1999

10. Which article in Indian constitution is a temporary provision for Jammu and Kashmir?
a) 242
b) 370
c) 236
d) 324

Special Question and Answer about Jammu and Kashmir

1. Which article gives special status to Jammu and Kashmir ?

Art 370

2. Which state in INDIA has a separate constitution?

Jammu and Kashmir

3. When did constitution of Jammu and Kashmir come into force?

Jan 26, 1957

4. Who framed the Jammu and Kashmir constitution?

A constituent assembly of Jammu and Kashmir.

5. Can Indian Parliament make a law with regard to Jammu and Kashmir on subjects  in state list?

No

6. Can Indian government proclaim financial emergency to Jammu and Kashmir?

No

7.Can any preventive detention law be extended to Jammu and Kashmir by govt of India?

No

8. With whom does the residuary power (i.e. subjects which are not in concurrent or state list) reside in the case of Jammu and Kashmir?

ammu and Kashmir

9) Which is the only state in India which has dual citizenship?

Jammu and Kashmir

10) Can a person other than a citizen of Jammu and Kashmir buy a property in Jammu and Kashmir?

No

11) Can a person other than a citizen  of Jammu and Kashmir take part in elections in the state?

No

12) Can a national emergency proclaimed due to armed rebellion extended to jammu and kashmir?

No……….only national emergency due to external aggression..

13) Can the Indian parliament change the name and territory of Jammu and Kashmir without the states consent?

No

14) Should the state govt of Jammu and Kashmir consulted before appointment of Governor?

Yes

15) The tenure of  Jammu and Kashmir assembly is _____________ years?

SIX YEARS

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