J&K History

LSSSSB Non-Technical · General Awareness & Science · 84 practice questions with answers and explanations: 40 Easy, 43 Medium, 1 Hard.

Sample questions

Sample Easy question 1

The Dogra general who conquered Ladakh in the 1830s was:

  1. Hari Singh Nalwa
  2. Mian Hathu
  3. Zorawar Singh
  4. Atta Muhammad Khan
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Answer: C. Zorawar Singh Kahluria, Gulab Singh's general, brought Ladakh under Dogra rule.

Sample Easy question 2

The Muslim Conference was renamed the National Conference in:

  1. 1939
  2. 1947
  3. 1931
  4. 1952
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Answer: A. Under Sheikh Abdullah the party became the All Jammu & Kashmir National Conference.

Sample Easy question 3

The Srinagar–Muzaffarabad bus service began in:

  1. April 2005
  2. January 1990
  3. August 1947
  4. March 2012
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Answer: A. The cross-LoC bus service was flagged off on 7 April 2005.

Sample Medium question 4

The Raghunath Temple complex in Jammu was begun by Maharaja Gulab Singh and completed by:

  1. Zorawar Singh
  2. Maharaja Hari Singh
  3. Maharaja Pratap Singh
  4. Maharaja Ranbir Singh
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Answer: D. The temple, with several shrines, was finished around 1860.

Sample Medium question 5

The Bahu Fort in Jammu is traditionally believed to have been built by:

  1. Zain-ul-Abidin
  2. Gulab Singh
  3. Raja Bahulochan
  4. Lalitaditya
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Answer: C. Local tradition credits Raja Bahulochan; the Dogras later rebuilt it.

Sample Medium question 6

The Compulsory Primary Education Regulation was introduced in J&K in 1930 by:

  1. Maharaja Hari Singh
  2. Maharaja Ranbir Singh
  3. Maharaja Gulab Singh
  4. Maharaja Pratap Singh
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Answer: A. It made primary schooling compulsory in Srinagar, Jammu and other towns.

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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