IMPORTANT QUESTIONS ON HISTORY OF JAMMU & KASHMIR For JKSSB Finance Account Assistant Exam Important J&K History Questions Free e-book Important J&K History Questions 1. The valley originally was a huge lake. What was the name of the lake? Ans. Sitasar 2. Which historian has given a great account of early history of Kashmir? Ans. Kalhana 3. The ancient text in which the pre-history of kashmir is given is _________. Ans. Nilmata Puran. 4. Which place did the huge historic lake Sitasar formed its boundary? Ans. Baramulla (Varahmulla) 5. Which saint killed the demon Jalod Bowa so as to make people settle in valley? Ans. Rishi Kashyap 6. The earliest name of Kashmir adopted by people from the name of Rishi Kashyap was? Ans. Kashyap-Mar and Kashyap-Pura 7. What does the word 'kashmir' mean? Ans. 'ka' meaning 'water' and shimeera 'to desicate'. So 'Kashmir' implies ' land dedicated from water' 8. Famous chinese pilgrim Hein-Tsang who visited valley called the valley as: Ans. Kashi-Mi-Lo 9. The earliest name of the river Jhelum in sanskrit scripts is Ans. Vitasta 10. The period of rule of famous sultan Zain-ul-Abdeen is Ans. 1420- 1470 11. The old city of Srinagar, Pandrethan was founded by Ans. Ashoka. The earlier name of the city was Purandisthan. 12. Who is also believed to be Samudra Gupta of Kashmir? Ans. Lalitaditya Muktapid (724 - 761 A.D.). Lalitaditya belonged to Karkota dynasty 13. What is the name of the work done by Kalhan that provides a detailed account of the history of Kashmir? Ans. Rajatarangini 14. Parihaspur was the capital of kashmir in the reign of Ans. King Lalitaditya Important J&K History Questions Free e-book 15. Who built the world famous sun temple (Martand) built on Mattan Karew? Ans. Lalitaditya 16. Avantipur (Avantipura today) was the capital of kashmir during the reign of Ans. Maharaja Avanti-verman. 17. Sopore was founded by __________ Ans. Suya 18. Harsha ruled in kashmir from Ans. 1089 to 1101 A.D 19. Kalhan completed Rajatrangini during the reign of Ans. King Jaisimha 20. Who was the first lady ruler of Kashmir? Ans. Didda 21. The last Hindu ruler of (medieval) Kashmir is Ans. Urban Dev 22. First Muslim ruler of Kashmir is Ans. Shah Mir (also known as Sultan Shamas-ud-din) in 1339. Founded Shah-Miri dynasty 23. Who were the two great Muslim rulers of Shah-Miri dynasty? Ans. Sultan Shihab-ud-din and Sultan Zain-ul-Abdin 24. Who founded Shadipur? Ans. Sultan Shihab-ud-din 25. Moghul period lasted in kashmir from Ans. 1587 to 1752 26. Nagar-Magar, a town near Hariparbat, was built by Ans. Akbar. 27. Shalimar and Nishat gardens in Kashmir were built by Ans. Jahangir 28. Garden of Chashma-shai was built by Ans. Shah Jahan 29. French traveller who accompanied Aurangzeb during his visit to kashmir was Ans. Francis Bernier 30. How long did Afghan rule in Kashmir? Important J&K History Questions Free e-book Ans. 1752 - 1819 31. Which rule is the darkest rule in the history of Kashmir? Ans. Afghan or Parhan rule. 32. Who established Afghan rule in Kashmir? Ans. Ahmad Shah Abdali 33. What is the period of Sikh rule in Kashmir? Ans. 1819 - 1846 34. Who was the first sikh ruler of Kashmir? Ans. Maharaja Ranjit Singh 35. Which river is known as “Suryaputri”? Ans. Tawi 36. Maharaja Gulab Singh entered Srinagar on Ans. 9th November 1848 37. Who laid foundation of modern J&K? Ans. Maharaja Gulab Singh 38. The last ruling Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir was Ans. Hari Singh 39. The Constituent Assembly of J&K ended Dogra hereditary rule on Ans. 26th January 1957 40. The instrument of accession was signed on Ans. 26th October 1947 41. Who were the signatories of instrument of accession? Ans. Jammu and Kashmir Maharaja Hari Singh and Lord Louis Mountbatten of India 42. The instrument of accession came into force in J&K from Ans. 27 October 1947 43. Who founded Bahu Fort? Ans. Bahu lochan 44. How many parts Kalhan's work ' Rajatrangini' is divided? Ans. Rajatrangini consists of 7826 verses, which are divided into eight books called Tarangas ("waves"). Important J&K History Questions Free e-book 45. What is the name given to river Jhelum by ancient Greeks? Ans. Hydaspes 46.The Battle of Hydaspes River was fought between Ans. Alexander and the Indian king, Porus in 326 BC. 47. What is the kashmiri name for river Jhelum? Ans. Vyeth 49. Which sacred shrine of Kashmiri Pandits is located on Hari Parbat? Ans. Sharika Mata temple 50. Which Sikh Gurudwara is associated with sixth Sikh Guru, Guru Har Gobind? Ans. Gurudwara Chatti Patshahi. 51. Which mountain temple of Mata Vaishno Devi is located? Ans. Trikuta Mountain 52. Where in Khanqah of Shah Hamdan situated? Ans. On Bank of river Jhelum 53. Who built Raghunath temple? Ans. The temple was built by Maharaja Gulab Singh and his son Maharaja Ranbir Singh. 54. Who was the Last ruling king of J&K? Ans: Raja Hari Singh 55. Who killed Mian Dido? Ans: Gulab Singh 56. Who founded Jammu? Ans: Raja Jambu Lochan 57. When was Amritsar Treaty signed? Ans: 1846 58. Who was the first Justice of J&K High Court? Ans: Justice Kawar Singh 59. When was the first Sadr-e-riyasat of J&K? Ans: Dr Karan Singh 60. The territories of J&K were transferred to Gulab Singh through which Treaty? Ans: Treaty of Amritsar 61. Who wrote the book Titled Aitash-e-Chinar? Ans: Sheikh Abdullah 62. Who was the first Mughal emperor to rule J&K? Ans: Akbar Important J&K History Questions Free e-book 63. Who was appointed the Chief of Army Staff of Gulab Singh? Ans: General Zorawar Singh 64. When did Chinese Pilgrim Hiuen Tsang visited Kashmir? Ans: AD 629-631 65. In which year “Treaty of Amritsar” signed? Ans: 1846 66. Karvan-e-Aman bus service was launched between? Ans: Srinagar and Muzaffarbad 67. Who was the founder of Jammu city? Ans: Jammu Lochan 68. Who was the founder of Gupta Dynasty? Ans: Parva Gupta 69. In J&K Martyrs Day is observed every year on? Ans: 13th July 70. When was J&K Constituent Assembly was constituted? Ans: September 1951 71. The constitution of J&K was adopted on? Ans: 17th November 1956 72. When did constitution of J&K comes into force? Ans: 26th January 1957 73. When did J&K acceded in India? Ans: 26th October 1947 74. How many parts are there in the constitution of J&K? Ans: 13 parts 75. Which part of J&K’s constitution describes it’s relationship with India? Ans: Part-II 76. Which section deals with Right to compulsory and Free Education? Ans: Section 20 77. Which section Deals for Rights of Women & Children? Ans: Section 21 & Section 22 78. Which part of constitution deals with “Directive Principles of state Policy”? Ans: Part-IV 79. Which part of constitution deals with “Permanent Residents”? Ans: Part-III 80. How many sections are there in Part-IV (Directive Principles) of Constitution? Ans: Section (11-25) are covered in Part-IV 81. How many articles does constitution of Jammu & Kashmir have? Ans: 158 Important J&K History Questions Free e-book 82. How many schedules are there in the Constitution of J&K? Ans: 7 Schedules 83. Which section of constitution, describes the Relationships of state with the Union of India? Ans: Section-3 84. Under which section Governor rule can be imposed in J&K? Ans: Section-92 85. Which regional language was added on J&K constitution by 26 amendment act 1999? Ans: Gojri 86. Which part of J&K Constitution deals with Elections? Ans: Part X 87. Who can nominate women for legislative assembly of J&K? Ans: Governor 88. Right of property according to constitution of J&K is? Ans: Fundamental Right FREE Ebooks Current Affairs Download Now Explore Now FREE MOCK TESTS + TOPIC TESTS + SECTIONAL TESTS For Banking, Insurance, SSC & Railways Exams Web APP BLOG FORUM Your one-stop destination Interact with peers & experts, for all exam related exchange scores information & preparation & improve your preparation. resources. 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