Ladakh Culture, Festivals & Language

Ladakh Prison Department · General Awareness & Science · 24 practice questions with answers and explanations: 7 Easy, 17 Medium, 0 Hard.

Sample questions

Sample Easy question 1

The Sindhu Darshan festival celebrates:

  1. The Jhelum
  2. The Ganga
  3. The Chenab
  4. The Indus river
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Answer: D. Held in June at Shey in Leh.

Sample Easy question 2

The staple food of Ladakh is:

  1. Rice
  2. Maize bread
  3. Sago
  4. Tsampa (roasted barley flour)
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Answer: D. Barley is the main crop.

Sample Easy question 3

The traditional Buddhist monastery head is called:

  1. A Lama
  2. A Pujari
  3. A Pandit
  4. A Maulvi
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Answer: A. Ladakhi monasteries are led by lamas.

Sample Medium question 4

Tsemo and Namgyal Tsemo are associated with:

  1. Leh Palace and the gompa above Leh
  2. Siachen
  3. Kargil bazaar
  4. Pangong
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Answer: A. A hilltop fort and monastery.

Sample Medium question 5

Shanti Stupa in Leh was built by:

  1. Dogra rulers
  2. Tibetan Lamas in 1500
  3. British engineers
  4. Japanese Buddhists, inaugurated in 1991
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Answer: D. A white-domed peace pagoda.

Sample Medium question 6

The language family of Ladakhi is:

  1. Tibeto-Burman
  2. Dravidian
  3. Indo-Aryan
  4. Austroasiatic
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Answer: A. Balti and Purgi dialects are related.

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