J&K Polity

JKSSB Junior Engineer (Mechanical) · General Awareness & Science · 78 practice questions with answers and explanations: 45 Easy, 33 Medium, 0 Hard.

Sample questions

Sample Easy question 1

Article 35A, which empowered the J&K legislature to define permanent residents, was introduced in:

  1. 1947
  2. 1952
  3. 1954
  4. 1964
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Answer: C. It was added by a Presidential Order in 1954.

Sample Easy question 2

The first Prime Minister of J&K (1948) was:

  1. Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad
  2. Sheikh Abdullah
  3. Mehr Chand Mahajan
  4. G.M. Sadiq
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Answer: B. Sheikh Abdullah became PM of the State in 1948.

Sample Easy question 3

The first woman Chief Minister of J&K was:

  1. Begum Akbar Jehan
  2. Sheikh Abdullah
  3. Mehbooba Mufti
  4. Indira Gandhi
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Answer: C. Mehbooba Mufti took oath in April 2016.

Sample Medium question 4

For the first time, how many Assembly seats in J&K were reserved for Scheduled Tribes after delimitation?

  1. 11
  2. 9
  3. 5
  4. 3
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Answer: B. Nine seats were reserved for STs.

Sample Medium question 5

Which Article empowers Parliament to make laws for Union Territories?

  1. Article 371
  2. Article 356
  3. Article 246 (with Article 239)
  4. Article 370
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Answer: C. Parliament legislates for UTs under Article 246(4) and Article 239.

Sample Medium question 6

Which Article of the Constitution, abrogated in 2019, allowed J&K's legislature to define the 'permanent residents' of the state?

  1. Article 356
  2. Article 371
  3. Article 35A
  4. Article 239A
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Answer: C. Article 35A was added in 1954 by a Presidential Order and ceased to apply with the 2019 changes.

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