Q. Asia’s largest Tulip Garden is located at which place of Jammu and Kashmir?

Answer

Correct Answer : Srinagar

Q. Assertion (A) Gulab Singh demarcated the boundaries of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir. Reason (R) Gulab Singh signed the Treaty of Amritsar and acquired the rights of hilly regions between Indus and Ravi.

Answer

Correct Answer : Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A

Q. Assertion (A) Jamyang Namgyal of Namgyal dynasty in Ladakh was nick named as the Lion. Reason (R) Jamyang faced several Muslim invasions and he resisted those attacks and tried to retain control over Ladakh.

Answer

Correct Answer : (A) is false, but (R) is true

Q. Assertion (A) Kashmir came under several dynasties including the rule of Central Asia and Bactrian empire. Reason (R) Kashmir was under the rule of Kushans and the Huns as they were powerful and defeated native rulers of Kashmir.

Answer

Correct Answer : Both (A) and (R) true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

Q. Assertion (A) Rajatarangini presents a written account of the history of Jammu. Reason (R) Historians seek let of relevant information from Rajatarangini as year wise facts are present in it.

Answer

Correct Answer : Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

Q. Assertion (A) Stok Palace built in eighteenth century is one of the living palaces in India. Reason (R) The royal family of Ladakh i.e. the Namgyal Royal Family resides in the Stok Palace.

Answer

Correct Answer : Both (A) and (R) true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

Q. Assertion (A) The Ladakh plateau records the minimum temperature in winters. Reason (R) Ladakh is situated in high altitudinal areas of Greater Himalayas.

Answer

Correct Answer : Both (A) and (R) true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

Q. Assertion (A): Ladakh has potential resources for the development of nuclear power station. Reason (R): Uranium and thorium deposits are discovered in the Nubra-Shyok region of Ladakh. Which of the following is true ?

Answer

Correct Answer : Both (A) and (R) true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

Q. Assertion (A): River valleys in Western Himalayas between (1500 – 330m) have moist temperate forests. Reason (R): Pine, cedar, fir and spruce grow well in Chenab and Jhelum valleys. Which of the following is correct?

Answer

Correct Answer : Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A

Q. At the time of independence, there were about more than ……… princely states in India.

Answer

Correct Answer : 500