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1. Total number of districts in Jammu and Kashmir

(A)22
(B)24
(C)28
(D)32

Correct Answer: (A)22


2. Which one is recognized as the state flower of Jammu and Kashmir

(A)Rose
(B)Lily
(C)Lotus
(D)Daisy

Correct Answer: (C)Lotus


3. Which one is the largest district in Jammu and Kashmir by areawise

(A)Leh
(B)Kargil
(C)Doda
(D)Baramula

Correct Answer: (A)Leh


4. Which one is the longest river in Jammu and Kashmir

(A)Indus River
(B)Jhelum River
(C)Chenab River
(D)Doda River

Correct Answer: (C)Chenab River


5. Wular Lake is located in which district

(A)Udhampur District
(B)Baramulla District
(C)Bandipora District
(D)Kupwara District

Correct Answer: (C)Bandipora District


6. The Shalimar Bagh was built by

(A)Shah Jahan
(B)Akbar
(C)Babur
(D)Jahangir

Correct Answer: (D)Jahangir


7. In 1897, the first railway line was built in Jammu and Kashmir to connect Jammu with which city

(A)Sialkot
(B)Udhampur
(C)Delhi
(D)Rawalpindi

Correct Answer: (A)Sialkot


8. On which hill, the Vaishno Devi mandir is located

(A)Katra
(B)Aru
(C)Trikuta
(D)Sonamarg

Correct Answer: (C)Trikuta


9. Srinagar is located on the banks of the

(A)Chenab river
(B)Jhelum river
(C)Indus river
(D)Lidder river

Correct Answer: (B)Jhelum river


10. Total number of national parks in Jammu and Kashmir

(A)3
(B)4
(C)5
(D)7

Correct Answer: (C)5


11. The Hemis National Park is famous for

(A)Golden Eagle
(B)Tiger
(C)Wolf
(D)Snow Leopard

Correct Answer: (D)Snow Leopard


12. The Shalimar Bagh was built in the year

(A)1606
(B)1619
(C)1627
(D)1635

Correct Answer: (B)1619


13. Which city has the most population in Jammu and Kashmir

(A)Udhampur
(B)Jammu
(C)Srinagar
(D)Anantnag

Correct Answer: (C)Srinagar


14. The kargil war was fought in the year

(A)1998
(B)1999
(C)2000
(D)2001

Correct Answer: (B)1999


15. Who was the last ruling Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir

(A)Hari Singh
(B)Pratap Singh
(C)Ranbir Singh
(D)Gulab Singh

Correct Answer: (A)Hari Singh


16. Who is the first Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir

(A)Hari Singh
(B)Syed Mir Qasim
(C)Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq
(D)Sheikh Abdullah

Correct Answer: (C)Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq


17. Sheikh Abdullah died in the year

(A)1978
(B)1982
(C)1985
(D)1989

Correct Answer: (B)1982


18. Which article of the Indian constitution give special state status to Jammu and Kashmir

(A)Article 120
(B)Article 180
(C)Article 260
(D)Article 370

Correct Answer: (D)Article 370


19. From which year the Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir implement

(A)1956
(B)1962
(C)1963
(D)1965

Correct Answer: (D)1965


20. Total number of Lok Sabha Constituency in Jammu and Kashmir is

(A)4
(B)6
(C)8
(D)9

Correct Answer: (B)6


21. Which of the following lakes of India is located in Jammu and Kashmir

(A)Phuljhar Lake
(B)Koleru Lake
(C)Anchar Lake
(D)Hamirsar Lake

Correct Answer: (C)Anchar Lake


22. Which town in Jammu and Kashmir is also known as Apple Town

(A)Sopore
(B)Anantnag
(C)Shupiyan
(D)Jammu

Correct Answer: (A)Sopore


23. Between which mountain ranges is Kashmir Valley located

(A)Himadri - Pir Pranjal
(B)Shivalik - Himachal
(C)Karakoram - Himachal
(D)Himadri - Himachal

Correct Answer: (A)Himadri - Pir Pranjal

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