Ladakh History

LSSSSB Non-Technical · General Awareness & Science · 17 practice questions with answers and explanations: 7 Easy, 8 Medium, 2 Hard.

Sample questions

Sample Easy question 1

Ladakh was a major stop on the old trade route between:

  1. India and Central Asia (Silk Route branch)
  2. India and Japan
  3. India and Africa
  4. India and Europe by sea
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Answer: A. Leh was a trading centre.

Sample Easy question 2

Ladakh Scouts, a regiment of the Indian Army, was raised from:

  1. Ladakhi people
  2. Gurkha communities
  3. Dogra communities
  4. Kashmiri people alone
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Answer: A. It is nicknamed the 'Snow Warriors'.

Sample Easy question 3

Kargil Vijay Diwas is celebrated on:

  1. 21 October
  2. 14 February
  3. 15 August
  4. 26 July
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Answer: D. It marks the end of the 1999 Kargil War.

Sample Medium question 4

Buddhism came to Ladakh through the influence of:

  1. Kashmir and Tibet
  2. Japan
  3. Bengal
  4. China
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Answer: A. It was strengthened by the Tibetan tradition.

Sample Medium question 5

The Battle of Rezang La is remembered for the bravery of the:

  1. 13 Kumaon Regiment (Charlie Company)
  2. Dogra Regiment
  3. Sikh Regiment
  4. Gorkha Rifles
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Answer: A. Led by Major Shaitan Singh.

Sample Medium question 6

The Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (Leh) was formed in:

  1. 2019
  2. 1947
  3. 2005
  4. 1995
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Answer: D. Kargil's council was formed in 2003.

Sample Hard question 7

The Treaty of Chushul (1842) was signed between the Dogras and:

  1. Tibet and China's representatives
  2. Nepal and Tibet
  3. Sikhs and the British
  4. The British and Nepal
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Answer: A. It fixed the traditional boundary.

Sample Hard question 8

The Treaty of Temisgam (1684) was between Ladakh and:

  1. China alone
  2. Bhutan
  3. Nepal
  4. Tibet and Mughal-backed Kashmir
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Answer: D. It fixed the Ladakh–Tibet border at that time.

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