Q. Who got 2017 Sahitya Akademi Award Yuva Puraskar for Kashmiri poetry?

Correct Answer

Nighat Sahiba

More Questions on Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh

  • Q. Which dance is performed in the honour of local deity by the farmers of Jammu region?
    A)Heran
    B)Jabro
    C)Kud
    D)Damhal
    Answer: Kud
  • Q. What of the following is a medicinal plant found in Ladakh?
    A)Kansi
    B)Baheda
    C)Gaozaban
    D)Khamchu
    Answer: Khamchu
  • Q. Namda and Gabba are varieties of what ?
    A)Polished metalware of Jammu
    B)Shawls woven in Kashmir
    C)Inferior quality carpets
    D)Way of wood carving
    Answer: Inferior quality carpets
  • Q. Which of the following folk dance is very popular in the Shepherd Community in Zanskar area of Ladakh?
    A)Bhand Jashan
    B)Alley Yate
    C)Bhand Pather
    D)Dandaras
    Answer: Alley Yate
  • Q. Amar Mahal Palace is located on the bank of which river?
    A)Chenab
    B)Tawi
    C)Ravi
    D)Indus
    Answer: Tawi
  • Q. Name the dance of Jammu region which is performed on the occasion of Gugga Navami.
    A)Letri
    B)Karak
    C)Phummaniyan
    D)None of these
    Answer: Phummaniyan
  • Q. Rajinder Singh is a …………… who was awarded with Jammu and Kashmir State Award for outstanding sportsperson in 2018.
    A)footballer
    B)cricketer
    C)tennis player
    D)wushu player
    Answer: wushu player
  • Q. The expenditure in respect of …………… of the Judges of Common High Court shall be allocated amongst the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on the basis of population ratio.
    A)Fees
    B)Salaries
    C)Allowances
    D)Both (A) and (B)
    Answer: Both (A) and (B)
  • Q. Kashmir’s first business newspaper is
    A)Bazar Observer
    B)Kashmir Times
    C)Kashmir Economic Express
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Bazar Observer
  • Q. In Kashmir, Alpine pastures are locally known as
    A)Kandi
    B)Duars
    C)Margs
    D)Duns
    Answer: Margs
  • Q. Shankaracharya temple at Srinagar was built by
    A)Raja Lalitaditya
    B)Raja Vikramaditya
    C)Raja Gopaditya
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Raja Gopaditya
  • Q. What is ‘Bhand Pather’ of Jammu and Kashmir?
    A)Folk theatre
    B)Folk song
    C)Folk dance
    D)Festival
    Answer: Folk theatre
  • Q. Mulbekh Monastery is located in which district of Jammu and Kashmir?
    A)Jammu
    B)Kargil
    C)Leh
    D)Pulwama
    Answer: Kargil
  • Q. The Indus river rises from which lake?
    A)Wular lake
    B)Mansarovar lake
    C)Anchar lake
    D)Hokersar lake
    Answer: Mansarovar lake
  • Q. Who built Shalimar Bagh and Nishat Bagh in Jammu and Kashmir?
    A)Aurangzeb
    B)Akbar
    C)Jahangir
    D)Shahjahan
    Answer: Jahangir
  • Q. Neem Kalam is a type of
    A)Wood work
    B)Embroidery
    C)Persian technique
    D)Papier-mache work
    Answer: Persian technique
  • Q. Rice mills are located in which district of Jammu and Kashmir?
    A)Baramulla
    B)Srinagar
    C)Pulwama
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. Which of the following is a festival of Bhaderwah Kishtwar region ?
    A)Tihar
    B)Jhiri
    C)Hemis
    D)Kheer Bhawani
    Answer: Tihar
  • Q. Which of the following canals was constructed by Suya during Avantivarman’s reign?
    A)Kayal Canal
    B)Nur Canal
    C)Sambal Canal
    D)Rishipora Canal
    Answer: Nur Canal
  • Q. The first Afghan Governor of Kashmir was
    A)Abdullah Khan
    B)Nadir Shah
    C)Ahmad Shah
    D)Gulab Singh
    Answer: Abdullah Khan

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