J&K Polity

Ladakh Prison Department · General Awareness & Science · 78 practice questions with answers and explanations: 45 Easy, 33 Medium, 0 Hard.

Sample questions

Sample Easy question 1

J&K's first Constituent Assembly met for the first time in:

  1. 1965
  2. 1951
  3. 1956
  4. 1947
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Answer: B. It first met on 31 October 1951 in Srinagar.

Sample Easy question 2

After the 2022 delimitation, the number of elected Assembly seats in the UT of J&K is:

  1. 107
  2. 114
  3. 87
  4. 90
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Answer: D. Jammu region has 43 and Kashmir 47.

Sample Easy question 3

The Union Territory of Ladakh is administered:

  1. As a part of Punjab
  2. By a Chief Minister
  3. Without a Legislature
  4. With a 90-seat Assembly
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Answer: C. Ladakh is a UT without a legislature, headed by a Lieutenant Governor.

Sample Medium question 4

The first J&K Constituent Assembly was formed in:

  1. 1965
  2. 1947
  3. 1951
  4. 1957
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Answer: C. Elections were held in 1951; it adopted the State Constitution in 1956.

Sample Medium question 5

The J&K Panchayati Raj Act, which created the three-tier system in the State, was enacted in:

  1. 1989
  2. 1973
  3. 2011
  4. 1992
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Answer: A. The 1989 Act provided Halqa Panchayats, Block Development Councils and District Planning and Development Boards.

Sample Medium question 6

Under the J&K Reorganisation Act, 2019, the Legislative Assembly can make laws on State List subjects except:

  1. Local government
  2. Trade and commerce
  3. Agriculture
  4. Public order and police
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Answer: D. Public order and police stay with the Union through the Lieutenant Governor.

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