J&K History

JKSSB Assistant Training Officer (Handicrafts & Handlooms) · General Awareness · 84 practice questions with answers and explanations: 40 Easy, 43 Medium, 1 Hard.

Sample questions

Sample Easy question 1

Maharaja Hari Singh was the son of:

  1. Maharaja Pratap Singh
  2. Maharaja Gulab Singh
  3. Raja Amar Singh
  4. Maharaja Ranbir Singh
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Answer: C. Hari Singh was Amar Singh's son and Pratap Singh's nephew.

Sample Easy question 2

Karan Singh, the last crown prince of J&K, was the son of:

  1. Maharaja Ranbir Singh
  2. Maharaja Pratap Singh
  3. Maharaja Hari Singh
  4. Sheikh Abdullah
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Answer: C. Karan Singh was the son of Maharaja Hari Singh.

Sample Easy question 3

The Muslim Conference was founded by Sheikh Abdullah in:

  1. 1952
  2. 1939
  3. 1947
  4. 1932
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Answer: D. It was founded in October 1932.

Sample Medium question 4

In 1822, Gulab Singh was made Raja of Jammu by which ruler?

  1. Ahmad Shah Abdali
  2. Lord Hardinge
  3. Maharaja Ranjit Singh
  4. Emperor Akbar
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Answer: C. Maharaja Ranjit Singh made Gulab Singh Raja of Jammu in 1822, at a ceremony held at Akhnoor.

Sample Medium question 5

Which Dogra general led the conquest of Ladakh in the 1830s on behalf of Gulab Singh?

  1. Zorawar Singh
  2. Hari Singh
  3. Pratap Singh
  4. Ranbir Singh
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Answer: A. General Zorawar Singh campaigned in Ladakh from 1834 and later in Baltistan, before dying on an expedition into Tibet in 1841.

Sample Medium question 6

Who was the last ruling Dogra Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir before its accession to India?

  1. Gulab Singh
  2. Hari Singh
  3. Pratap Singh
  4. Ranbir Singh
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Answer: B. Maharaja Hari Singh was the last ruling Dogra monarch.

Sample Hard question 7

Manda, on the Chenab near Jammu, is notable as:

  1. The site of the Fourth Buddhist Council
  2. The northernmost known site of the Harappan (Indus Valley) civilisation
  3. A Karkota-era capital
  4. The winter capital of the Dogras
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Answer: B. Manda lies on the Chenab foothills of the Pir Panjal and marks the northern limit of the Harappan culture.

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