J&K History

Ladakh Prison Department · General Awareness & Science · 84 practice questions with answers and explanations: 40 Easy, 43 Medium, 1 Hard.

Sample questions

Sample Easy question 1

The town of Avantipora is named after:

  1. Lalitaditya
  2. Avantivarman
  3. Jahangir
  4. Zain-ul-Abidin
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Answer: B. Avantivarman founded it in the 9th century.

Sample Easy question 2

The Treaty of Lahore, which preceded the Treaty of Amritsar, was signed in:

  1. March 1846
  2. March 1819
  3. March 1857
  4. March 1947
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Answer: A. The Treaty of Lahore was signed on 9 March 1846.

Sample Easy question 3

Who founded Dogra rule over Jammu and Kashmir through the Treaty of Amritsar?

  1. Hari Singh
  2. Pratap Singh
  3. Ranjit Singh
  4. Gulab Singh
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Answer: D. Gulab Singh became the founder of the Dogra dynasty's rule over J&K after the Treaty of Amritsar (1846).

Sample Medium question 4

Which Mughal emperor laid out the Shalimar Bagh in Srinagar for Nur Jahan?

  1. Aurangzeb
  2. Shah Jahan
  3. Jahangir
  4. Akbar
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Answer: C. Jahangir built Shalimar Bagh in 1619; Nishat Bagh was built by Asif Khan, Nur Jahan's brother.

Sample Medium question 5

Nishat Bagh on the shore of Dal Lake was built by:

  1. Dara Shikoh
  2. Asif Khan, brother of Nur Jahan
  3. Ali Mardan Khan
  4. Atta Muhammad Khan
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Answer: B. Asif Khan built it in 1633; it is one of the largest Mughal gardens in the Valley.

Sample Medium question 6

The Hari Parbat fort in Srinagar was given its present form by:

  1. Jahangir in 1619
  2. Sultan Sikandar in 1400
  3. The Afghan governor Atta Muhammad Khan, in 1808
  4. Maharaja Gulab Singh in 1846
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Answer: C. Akbar built the outer wall of the city on Hari Parbat; the present fort is of the Afghan period.

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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