Tourist and Historical Places of J&K
1. Who was the First European to visit Ladakh?
Answer: Jesuit Father, Hippolyte Desideri in AD 1715
2. Which Organization looks after the Tourism sector in J&K ?
Answer: Jammu Kashmir Tourist Development Corporation (JKTDC)
3. When was JKTDC established?
Answer: 13th Feb, 1970.
4. The City of Jammu is popularly known as?
Answer: City of Temples
5. Which of the places in known as the “Gateway to the Kashmir valley”?
Answer: Jammu
6. Who looks after the Management of Mata Vaishno Devi Temple?
Answer: Vaishno Devi Shrine Board
7. Which Place in J&K is known as “Chhota Kashi”?
Answer: Purmandal
8. The fort located on the hill in the vicinity of Rajouri town, constructed by Mughal Emperor Jahangir ?
Answer: Dhandidhar fort
9. Which of the following places in known as “Chhota Kashmir?”
Answer: Baderwah
10. Which ruler built an outer wall of the fort Hari Parbat and planned a New Capital called ‘Nagar Nagor’ to be built with in the wall?
Answer: Akbar
11. Who renovated the Bhimgarh fort ?
Answer: Maharaja Gulab Singh
12. Bahu Fort in Jammu has the shrine of ?
Answer: Bawe wali Mata
13. Origin of the name ‘Patnitop’ is a distortion of the original name of ‘Patan da talab’ refers to as?
Answer: Pond of the princess
14. Where the world famous Tulip garden is situated?
Answer: Srinagar
15. Amar Singh Palace built by Raja Amar Singh, A dogra King, which is now converted into a museum, located in banks of which river?
Answer: Tawi River
16. Which place is popularly known as Meadow of Flowers?
Answer: Gulmarg
17. Which is the only domed mosque in Srinagar ?
Answer: Hazratbal
18. The resort known for its golf course, the highest in the world?
Answer: Gulmarg
19. To which Hindu God, is Martand Sun Temple attributed?
Answer: Lord Surya
20. Martand Sun Temple was built by ?
Answer: Lalitaditya Muktapida in 8th Century BC
21. Which place in popularly known as ‘Venice of East’ ?
Answer: Srinagar
22. Which of the regions has been called the “Paradise of the Indies”?
Answer: Kashmir Valley
23. Which of the lakes in the largest of the high altitude lakes in the Trans Himalayan Region, entirely with in India?
Answer: Tsomoriri lake
24. Which place is known as “Moon Land”?
Answer: Ladakh
25. Which place in known as “Land of Lamas” ?
Answer: Leh
26. Hemis Monastery in south east of leh was established by?
Answer: King Senge Nampar Gyalva
27. Which sikh guru visited the gurudwara situated in the Hari Parbat fort?
Answer: Guru Hargobind
28. Which fort is popularly known as “Reasi fort”?
Answer: Bhimgarh fort
29. Jahangir built the Shalimar temple in Srinagar for ?
Answer: Nur Jahan
30. Which monastery has a statue of Shakyamuni Buddha?
Ans: Shey Monastery
31. Panch Bakhtar Temple, one of the oldest temples of Jammu is attributed to which Hindu deity?
Ans: Lord Shiva
32. Over which hills, shrine of Mata Vaishno devi is located?
Ans: Trikuta Hills
33. Who started the Construction of Raghunath Mandir ?
Answer: Maharaja Gulab Singh
34. Shahdra-Sharief in Rajouri has the shrine of ?
Answer: Baba Ghulam shah
35. For which Hazratbal shrine is famous for?
Answer: Moi-e-Muqaddas (Believed to be hair of Muhammad)
36. Under the rule of which king, construction of Raghunath temple completed?
Answer: Ranbir Singh
37. Which temple is also known as Takht E-Suleman?
Answer: Shankracharya temple
38. Who constructed the Hari Parbat fort in Srinagar?
Answer: Afghan Governor Atta Mohammad Khan
39. Who built Chashma i Shahi ?
Answer: Chashma i Shahi was built in 1632 by Ali Mardan Khan on the orders of Shah Jahan as a gift for his elder son Dara Shikhon
40. The First fortification of Hari Parbat was constructed by ?
Answer: Akbar in 1590
41. Who constructed the Shankaracharya temple ?
Answer: Raja Gopaladitya.
42. Who established the Nagal Sahib gurudwara of Poonch ?
Answer: Sant Bhai Mela singh
43. Hari Parbhat has the Shrines of ?
Answer: 1. Shrine of Sharika Mata
2. Makhdoom Sahib, Shrine of Hamza Makhdoom
3. Gurudwara Chatti Patshahi
44. Which sikh guru is believed to occasionally visit the Hari Parbat?
Answer: Guru Har Gobind
45. What are the other names for Hari Parbat?
Answer: Durani fort Or Koh-e-Maran
46. Who built stone stairs at the Shankaracharya temple ?
Answer: Raja Gulab Singh
47. Who built Shalimar Bagh ?
Answer: Jahangir for his wife Noor Jahan in 1619
48. Who built Nishat Bagh ?
Answer: Built in 1633 by Asif Khan, Elder brother of Noor Jahan
49. Who built the Amar Mahal (Hari Palace)?
Answer: It was built in 19th Century for Dogra King Raja Amar Singh by French Architect on the lines of French Chateu
50. On the banks of which river, Hari Niwas is located?
Answer: Tawi River
51. Who constructed the Famous Bahu fort ?
Answer: Raja Bahu Lochan
52. Who constructed the Ranvishewar temple in Akhnoor?
Answer: Ranbir Singh
53. Which place is known as “Meadow of Flowers?”
Answer: Gulmarg
54. Which Place is known as Meadow of Gold?
Answer: Sonamarg
55. Which town in located in the Foot hill of Mata Vaishno Devi Temple?
Answer: Katra
56. Who built Jama Masjid of Srinagar?
Answer: Sultan Sikander in AD 1400 and enlarged by Zain-ul-Abidin
57. Which Place is J&K has tourism all-round the year?
Answer: Vaishno Devi Temple
58. The present fort located on Hari parbat was built under the reign of?
Answer: Shuja Shah Durani in 1808
59. Who constructed the famous Bhimgarh fort in Reasi?
Answer: Maharaja Rishipal Rana
60. The famous Hill Resort Patnitop has its name derived from?
Answer: Patan Da Talab meaning Pond of Princesses
61. Bahu fort has a nearby Shine of?
Answer: Goddess Kali also known as Bawe wali mata
62. Where is Dhandidhar fort Located?
Answer: Rajouri
63. Which place is popularly known as “Venice of East”?
Answer: Srinagar
64. In which district Gulmarg in Located ?
Answer: Baramulla.
65. Charar-e-sharif is popularly known as?
Answer: Hazrat Shiekh. The shine is built to commemorate Shiekh Noor-ud-din Noorani, a sufi saint also known as Nund Rishi
66. Which is the First Mosque ever built in Srinagar?
Answer: Khhanqah of Shah Hamadan
67. Phyang Monastery in Ladakh is also known as ?
Answer: Gompa Monastery
68. Which king established Hemis Monastery of Leh?
Answer: Senge Nampar Gyalva
69. Who built the Alchi Monastery ?
Answer: Ringen Zangpo
70. Which Pass divides the Zanskar valley with the Suru valley
Answer: Penzella pass
71. which Place is known for Mural art?
Answer: Zanskar
72. King Avanti Varman belong to which dynasty?
Answer: Utpala Dynasty
73. Which temple was early known as Gopadri?
Answer: Shankaracharya Temple
74. The word Khanqah refers to ?
Answer: A wooden Structure
75. Which ruler built an outer wall of the fort Hari Parbat and planned a new capital called Nager Nagor to be built with in the wall?
Answer: Akbar
76. Which politician from J&K became the Home Minister of India in 1989-90?
Answer: Mufti Mohammded Sayeed
77. Who was the First Sadr-e-Riyasat of Jammu and Kashmir?
Answer: Karan Singh
78. Which eminent personality for J&K was awarded Saraswati Samman 2015 for her autobiography “Chit-chete”?
Answer: Padma Sachdev
79. Who is the first Kashmiri writer awarded with Gyanipath Award, India’s highest literary award?
Answer: Rehman Rahi
80. Who is considered to be the Father of Dogri by bringing the language on the National Stage?
Answer: Ramnath Shastri
81. Who was awarded with Padma Shri and Sahitya Akademi prestigious award, 2011 for Dogri translation of famous Urdu Novel “Do Gaz Zameen?
Answer: Dr. Jitendera Udhampuri
82. Who was the First Kashmiri Poet to write in Blank verse?
Answer: Dinanath Nadim
83. Who was Known as Lal Sahib?
Answer: Swami Lakshman Joo
84. What is the Full form of JKSPDCL?
Answer: Jammu and Kashmir State Power Development Corporation Limited
85. What is the full form of SSRB?
Answer: Service Selection and Recruitment Board
86. Who is considered to be the First Kashmiri Historian?
Answer: Pt. Kalhana
87. Which famous personality made the Primary Education Compulsory in J&K?
Answer: Raja Hari Singh
88. Who was known as the “Architect of Modern Kashmir” because of his constructive work in the state?
Answer: Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad
89. Who was the First Prime Minister of Jammu and Kahsmir?
Answer: Mehar Chand Mahajan
90. Who was the First Chief Minister of J&K ?
Answer: GM Sadiq
(II. Questions on climate, Crops and Roads & Transport)
91. Which is the most expensive crop, grown in J&K also known as Golden Harvest?
Answer: Saffron
92. Which of the places or region of the valley known for the cultivation of saffron crop?
Answer: Pampore
93. Which is the Staple food of Kashmiris?
Answer: Rice
94. Jammu and Kashmir is the leading producer of which cash crop?
Answer: Saffron
95. Which cropping pattern is followed in the state of Jammu and Kashmir?
Answer: Two crops a year
96. Which Pass connects the Valley of Kashmir with Jammu?
Answer: Banihal pass
97. Which National highway links Kashmir valley and Jammu with other parts of India?
Answer: NH 1A
98. Which National Highway connects Katra with Domel
Answer: NH 1C (Distance is 8 Km only)
99. Which national highway entirely in J&K and connects Srinagar with Leh also known as Srinagar-Leh Highway?
Answer: NH-1D
100. Which National Highway entirely within J&K connects Batote with Khanabal ?
Answer: NH-1C
