Solved Multiple Choice Questions on Modern History of J&K
1 Who was invited by two Kashmiri
noblemen, Mir Muquim Kant and Khwaja
Zahir Didmari, to capture Kashmir in
1752 AD?
(a) Nadir Shah
(b) Gulab Singh
(c) Ranjit Singh
(d) Ahmad Shah Abdali
2 In which year, Afghan rule was established
in Kashmir?
(a) 1652 AD (b) 1700 AD
(c) 1752 AD (d) 1800 AD
3 Which of the following rules is known as
the darkest period in the history of Jammu
and Kashmir?
(a) Sikh rule (b) Afghan rule
(c) Mughal rule (d) Dogra rule
4 The first Afghan Governor of Kashmir was
(a) Nadir Shah (b) Ahmad Shah
(c) Abdullah Khan (d) Gulab Singh
5 In which year, Kashmir became a part of
Sikh empire?
(a) 1640 AD (b) 1752 AD
(c) 1819 AD (d) 1900 AD
6 The period of Sikh rule in Kashmir was
(a) 1819-1846 AD
(b) 1840-1860 AD
(c) 1890-1900 AD
(d) 1902-1930 AD
7 The last Sikh Governor of Kashmir was
(a) Maharaja Ranjit Singh
(b) Sheikh Imam-ud-din
(c) Gulab Singh
(d) Ranbir Singh
8 Who among the following was the first
Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir?
(a) Maharaja Gulab Singh
(b) Maharaja Ranbir Singh
(c) Maharaja Hari Singh
(d) Yuvraj Karan Singh
9 Which tready was notoriously known as
‘Sale of Kashmir’?
(a) Treaty of Kashmir(b) Treaty of Lahore
(c) Treaty of Jammu (d) Treaty of Amritsar
10 In which year Maharaja Gulab Singh
finally acquired Kashmir?
(a) November, 1819 AD
(b) October, 1840 AD
(c) November, 1846 AD
(d) March, 1920 AD
11 Who among the following politically
united the three regions, i.e. Jammu,
Kashmir and Ladakh into a Princely State
of Jammu and Kashmir?
(a) Maharaja Ranjit Singh
(b) Maharaja Hari Singh
(c) Maharaja Gulab Singh
(d) Maharaja Ranbir Singh
12 Who ascended the throne of Jammu and
Kashmir after Maharaja Gulab Singh?
(a) Maharaja Ranbir Singh
(b) Maharaja Hari Singh
(c) Maharaja Ranjit Singh
(d) Yuvraj Karan Singh
13 Which of the following territories were
conquered by Ranbir Singh?
(a) Gilgit (b) Astore
(c) Hunza-Nagar (d) All of these
14 Who built Ranbireshvaram temple at
Jammu region?
(a) Maharaja Ranjit Singh
(b) Maharaja Gulab Singh
(c) Maharaja Ranbir Singh
(d) Maharaja Hari Singh
15 Who established a Research and
Translation Bureau called ‘Daarul
Tarjumah’ in Kashmir?
(a) Maharaja Gulab Singh
(b) Maharaja Ranbir Singh
(c) Maharaja Ranjit Singh
(d) None of the above
16 Who built Jhelum valley road and
completed Banihal-cart road in Jammu and
Kashmir?
(a) Maharaja Gulab Singh
(b) Maharaja Ranbir Singh
(c) Maharaja Pratap Singh
(d) Maharaja Hari Singh
17 Who constructed Ranbir canal and Pratap
Canal in the state of Jammu and Kashmir?
(a) Maharaja Ranbir Singh
(b) Maharaja Pratap Singh
(c) Maharaja Gulab Singh
(d) None of the above
18 During whose reign, the state of Jammu
and Kashmir got its first Hydro-electric
project at Mohra?
(a) Maharaja Hari Singh
(b) Maharaja Gulab Singh
(c) Maharaja Pratap Singh
(d) Maharaja Ranbir Singh
19 Who made primary education compulsory
in the state of Jammu and Kashmir?
(a) Maharaja Hari Singh
(b) Maharaja Gulab Singh
(c) Maharaja Ranjit Singh
(d) None of the above
20 In which year, the first legislature of
Jammu and Kashmir was established?
(a) 1819 AD (b) 1890 AD
(c) 1934 AD (d) 1970 AD
21 What was the summer capital of Jammu
and Kashmir during the Dogra rule?
(a) Srinagar (b) Anantnag
(c) Baramulla (d) Leh
22 Who was the ruler of Kashmir Princely
State at the time of Independence of India,
1947?
(a) Maharaja Gulab Singh
(b) Maharaja Hari Singh
(c) Maharaja Kharak Singh
(d) Maharaja Ranbir Singh
23 When was the cease fire line LoC defined
between India and Pakistan with UN
intervention?
(a) January 1948
(b) August 1947
(c) July 1949
(d) December 1952
24 In which year the Monarchy was abolished
in the state of Jammu and Kashmir?
(a) 1947 (b) 1952
(c) 1969 (d) 1989
25 The first Governor of Jammu and Kashmir
was
(a) Hari Singh (b) Karan Singh
(c) Gulab Singh (d) Pratap Singh
26 In which year, the Constitution of Jammu
and Kashmir became enforceable in the
state?
(a) 26th January, 1947
(b) 21st December, 1950
(c) 26th January, 1957
(d) 1st August, 1988
ANSWERS
1. (d) 2. (c) 3. (b) 4. (c) 5. (c) 6. (a) 7. (b) 8. (a) 9. (d) 10. (c)
11. (c) 12. (a) 13. (d) 14. (c) 15. (b) 16. (c) 17. (b) 18. (c) 19. (a) 20. (c)
21. (a) 22. (b) 23. (c) 24. (b) 25. (b) 26. (c)
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