J & K General Knowledge and Current Affairs Questions –
Q. 1. When was Jammu and Kashmir included in India ?
Ans – 26th of Oct 1947.
Q. 2. Capital of the state –
Ans – From Oct to March ( Jammu ) and from March to October ( Srinagar )
Q. 3. Which is the largest city of J and K ?
Ans – Srinagar.
Q. 4. Who is the Lieutenant Governor of J and K ?
Answer – Mr. Manoj Sinha. Previously it was Mr. GC Murmu
Q. 5. Who is the Chief Minister ?
Ans – There is no CM this time. Now there is the Governor’s rule at present. Before that Mehbooba Mufti ( after the death of her father PDP Chief Mufti Mohammad Sayeed ) was the CM.
Q. 6.Who is the LG of Ladakh ?
Answer – Mr. R.K. Mathur
Q. Chief Justice of J and K ?
Answer – Justice Badar Durrez Ahmed, One of the Senior Most Judges from Delhi High Court.
Q. 8. Nature of Legislature –
Ans – Bicameral
Q. 9. Total Legislative Assembly Seats –
Ans – 87 + 36 ( Kashmir + Jammu )
Q. 10. Lok Sabha Members –
Ans – 06
Q. 11. How many members does J and K send to Rajya Sabha ?
Ans – 04
Q. 12. What is the total area of the state ?
Ans – 222,236 sq km.
Q. 13. Area-wise Rank of the state in the country ?
Ans – 5th
Q. 14. Population of the state as per 2011 census ?
Ans- 12,548,926
Q. 15. In Population, the state’s rank ?
Ans – 19th
Q. 16. What is the literacy rate of the state ?
Ans – 66.7% with 21st rank.
Q. 17. What is the official language ?
Ans – Urdu
Q. 18. Who was the last ruler of the state ?
Ans Maharaja Hari Singh.
Q. 19. Who is the first woman Chief Minister of J & K ?
Ans – Mehbooba Mufti, 13th Chief Minister of the state.
Q. 20. Who is her predecessor ?
Ans – Her father Late Mr Mufti Muhammad Sayeed
Q. 21.Who was the first CM of J and K ?
Ans – Mehr Chand Mahajan
Q. 22. Who was the first Governor of the State ?
Ans – Karan Singh from 30th March 1965 to 15th May 1967
Q. 23. When did PDP come in to existence ?
Ans – In 1999
Q.24. Total Districts in the state –
Ans – 22
Q. 25. Who has been appointed as Kasmir Interlocutor ?
Answer – Former IB Chief Dineshwar Sharma
