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50 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) with Answers on Jammu & Kashmir UT

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Here’s a full list of 100 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) with Answers on Jammu & Kashmir UT.
I’ve kept it broad — covering History, Geography, Polity, Culture, Economy, Current Affairs & Tourism.


📘 100 MCQs on Jammu & Kashmir UT


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History & Polity

1. Who was the last ruler of Jammu & Kashmir before its accession to India in 1947?
a) Maharaja Pratap Singh
b) Maharaja Hari Singh ✅
c) Gulab Singh
d) Ranbir Singh


2. Treaty of Amritsar (1846) was signed between the British and?
a) Maharaja Ranjit Singh
b) Gulab Singh ✅
c) Hari Singh
d) Dogra Sardars


3. Article 370 was abrogated on?
a) 15 August 2019
b) 5 August 2019 ✅
c) 31 October 2019
d) 2 October 2019


4. Jammu & Kashmir became a Union Territory on?
a) 31 October 2019 ✅
b) 1 January 2020
c) 15 August 2020
d) 5 August 2019


5. Who was the first Prime Minister of Jammu & Kashmir?
a) Ghulam Mohammad Sadiq
b) Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad
c) Sheikh Abdullah ✅
d) Mir Qasim


6. Who was the last Chief Minister of J&K before it became UT?
a) Farooq Abdullah
b) Mehbooba Mufti ✅
c) Omar Abdullah
d) Ghulam Nabi Azad


7. Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act was passed in which year?
a) 2018
b) 2019 ✅
c) 2020
d) 2021


8. Which UT was carved out along with J&K in 2019?
a) Chandigarh
b) Puducherry
c) Ladakh ✅
d) Daman & Diu


9. Who was the first Lt. Governor of J&K UT?
a) Manoj Sinha
b) G. C. Murmu ✅
c) Satya Pal Malik
d) N. N. Vohra


10. Present Lt. Governor of J&K (2025)?
a) G. C. Murmu
b) Satya Pal Malik
c) Manoj Sinha ✅
d) N. N. Vohra




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Geography

11. Largest district of J&K by area?
a) Rajouri ✅
b) Doda
c) Leh
d) Kathua


12. Smallest district of J&K?
a) Shopian
b) Kulgam
c) Samba ✅
d) Pulwama


13. Which river is called “Sorrow of Kashmir”?
a) Chenab
b) Jhelum ✅
c) Indus
d) Tawi


14. Wular Lake is located in?
a) Srinagar
b) Bandipora ✅
c) Pulwama
d) Baramulla


15. Dachigam National Park is famous for?
a) Snow Leopard
b) Hangul (Kashmir Stag) ✅
c) Brown Bear
d) Musk Deer


16. Which pass connects Kashmir Valley with Ladakh?
a) Banihal Pass
b) Zoji La ✅
c) Khardung La
d) Rohtang Pass


17. Tulip Garden of Srinagar is known as?
a) Dal Tulip Garden
b) Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden ✅
c) Shalimar Tulip Park
d) Mughal Tulip Garden


18. Chenab river originates from?
a) Zoji La
b) Baralacha Pass ✅
c) Pir Panjal
d) Karakoram


19. Highest peak in J&K?
a) Nanga Parbat
b) Kolahoi
c) Saltoro Kangri ✅
d) Nun Kun


20. Mansar and Surinsar lakes are in which district?
a) Jammu ✅
b) Kathua
c) Udhampur
d) Reasi


21. Which lake is Asia’s largest freshwater lake?
a) Dal
b) Mansar
c) Wular ✅
d) Surinsar


22. Which river flows through Srinagar city?
a) Chenab
b) Jhelum ✅
c) Tawi
d) Ravi


23. The Pir Panjal range lies mainly in?
a) Jammu division ✅
b) Kashmir division
c) Ladakh division
d) Kargil


24. Gulmarg is famous for?
a) Pilgrimage
b) Skiing ✅
c) Handicrafts
d) Horticulture


25. The Mughal Road connects?
a) Jammu–Rajouri
b) Poonch–Shopian ✅
c) Srinagar–Anantnag
d) Baramulla–Kupwara




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Economy & Administration

26. Main occupation of J&K people?
a) Industry
b) Agriculture ✅
c) Trade
d) Services


27. J&K is famous for which dry fruit?
a) Almond ✅
b) Cashew
c) Pistachio
d) Coconut


28. J&K is world-famous for?
a) Madhubani painting
b) Pashmina Shawls ✅
c) Block Printing
d) Zardozi


29. Sher-e-Kashmir University is related to?
a) Arts
b) Agriculture ✅
c) Law
d) Commerce


30. J&K Bank was established in?
a) 1935 ✅
b) 1945
c) 1950
d) 1965


31. Headquarters of Northern Command of Indian Army?
a) Srinagar
b) Jammu
c) Udhampur ✅
d) Leh


32. Official language of J&K UT?
a) Urdu ✅
b) Hindi
c) Kashmiri
d) Dogri


33. J&K Official Languages Act (2020) recognizes how many languages?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 5 ✅
d) 6


34. Which are the official languages of J&K?
a) Urdu, Kashmiri, Dogri, Hindi, English ✅
b) Urdu, Dogri, Punjabi, English
c) Urdu, Sanskrit, Hindi
d) Urdu only


35. National Highway NH-44 connects Jammu to?
a) Srinagar ✅
b) Leh
c) Rajouri
d) Poonch




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Culture & Tourism

36. Amarnath cave is dedicated to?
a) Lord Vishnu
b) Lord Shiva ✅
c) Lord Krishna
d) Goddess Parvati


37. Vaishno Devi shrine is located in which district?
a) Kathua
b) Reasi ✅
c) Udhampur
d) Jammu


38. Raghunath Temple is situated in?
a) Srinagar
b) Jammu ✅
c) Kathua
d) Poonch


39. Shankaracharya Temple overlooks?
a) Dal Lake ✅
b) Wular Lake
c) Manasbal Lake
d) Mansar Lake


40. Hazratbal Shrine is famous for?
a) Holy Relic of Prophet Muhammad ✅
b) Mughal architecture
c) Hindu sculpture
d) Buddhist relic


41. Which dance form is popular in Kashmir?
a) Rouf ✅
b) Bhangra
c) Lavani
d) Kathak


42. Bhand Pather is a?
a) Dance
b) Folk theatre ✅
c) Martial art
d) Festival


43. Ladakh festival is celebrated in?
a) Jammu
b) Srinagar
c) Leh ✅
d) Kargil


44. Baisakhi is mainly celebrated in?
a) Jammu ✅
b) Kashmir
c) Ladakh
d) Kargil


45. Phiran is a?
a) Kashmiri dress ✅
b) Food
c) Dance
d) Weapon




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Current Affairs (till 2025)

46. Who is the current DGP of J&K Police (2025)?
a) Dilbag Singh ✅
b) Rajesh Kumar
c) K. Rajendra
d) S. P. Vaid


47. Which airport was renamed as Sheikh-ul-Alam Airport?
a) Leh Airport
b) Srinagar Airport ✅
c) Jammu Airport
d) Kargil Airport


48. Which city is called “City of Temples”?
a) Jammu ✅
b) Srinagar
c) Anantnag
d) Udhampur


49. J&K is famous for production of?
a) Tea
b) Saffron ✅
c) Coffee
d) Jute


50. India’s first cable-stayed railway bridge in J&K is?
a) Anji Khad Bridge ✅
b) Chenab Bridge
c) Banihal Bridge
d) Pir Panjal Tunnel



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