History
Q. In which year did the Afghan rule end in Kashmir? (1819 AD)
Q. In which year did Dogra rule begin in Kashmir? (1846 AD)
Q. Other than Kashmir, which place in India was famous from ancient times as the seat of learning? (Kashi)
Q. Rajtarangini consists of how many cantos of Sanskrit verse? (8)
Q. Who represented Kashmir in Mahabharata war? (None- Successor to Kashmir
throne Gonanda II was an infant)
Q. Which place in Kashmir was considered a university, famous for ancient learning and pilgrimage? (Sharada - Now in POK)
Q. When was Rajatarangini written? (1148-50)
Q. Who came to Kashmir first, Forester or Alberuni? (Alberuni 996-1031AD) (Forester came in 1783 AD)
Q. Who was the ruler of Kashmir during Mahabharata? (Yasovati- Her son Gonanda
II was infant)
Q. Who killed King Gonanda, the first king of Kashmir mentioned by Kalhana?
(Lord Krishna)
Q. Where did King Ashoka made his capital? (Pandrethan)
Q. Who founded the present Srinagar? (Parvarsena II)
Q. In which year was Srinagar city founded? (580 AD)
Q. To which dynasty did Lalitaditya Muktapida belong? (Karkota Dynasty)
Q. Who built the Martand temple? (Lalitaditya Muktapida)
Q. Name the engineer who desilted Vitasta in the time of Raja Avantivarman? (Suya)
Q. Who was the first known woman ruler of Kashmir? (Didda - From 958 to 972 as
regent of her son. Then ruler from 981 to 1003 AD)
Q. Under whose leadership did 700 Sayyids come to Kashmir? (Shah Hamdan)
Q. Who persecuted the Sayyids before they came to Kashmir? (Taimur Lang)
Q. Who became the first Muslim King of Kashmir? (Rinchana - A Budhist turned
Muslim)
Q. Who admitted the Budhist Rinchana to Muslim faith? (Bulbul Shah)
Q. Who ruled Kashmir on Rinchan’s death? (His wife Kota Rani)
Q. Who assumed the name of Shamas-ud-Din? (Shah Mir)
Q. Who was the last Hindu ruler of ancient Kashmir? (Kota Rani -1399 AD –
she ruled for 5 months after her husband Udyanandeva’s death)
Q. During whose rule did the first known mass migration of KP’s take place?
(Sultan Sikandar –Sikandar Butshikan)
Q. Who was Sikandar Butshikan’s prime minister? (Saif-ud-Din Originally Suha
Bhat)
Q. Who was the first Indian Ruler to abolish the practice of Sati? (Sultan
Sikandar -Butshikan)
Q. Who introduced Persian in place of Sanskrit as court language? (Zain-ul-Abdin)
Q. How long did Sanskrit continue as court language during Muslim rule? (About
100 years)
Q. Zain-ul-Abdin built a magnificent building called Zaena Dab. How many rooms
did this building have? (600 Rooms) 12x50
Q. Name the Chak ruler, who married Habba Khatoon? (Yusuf Shah)
Q. Where did Yusuf Shah Chak die? (In a Bihar prison-1586)
Q. Name the Mughal Garden laid by Noor Jehan? (Achhabal)
Q. Who persuaded Maharaja Ranjit Singh to wrest Kashmir
from the cruel Afghans? (Mirza Pandit Dhar & son Birbal Dhar)
Q. Which Sikh Governor banned killing of cows in Kashmir? (Moti Ram)
Q. Afghan rule was the darkest period in Kashmir History. For how many years
did Afghan rule Kashmir? (67 Years-1752-1819)
Q. Who was the founder of Dogra rule in Kashmir? (Gulab Singh -1846, under the
Treaty of Amritsar)
Q. Who annexed Giligit to J&K State? (Ranbir Singh)
Q. On which date was Kashmir invaded by Pak tribals in 1947? (22 Oct.)
Q. When did Indian forces land in Kashmir? (27 Oct. 1947)
Q. When did Cease-fire come into force between India & Pakistan after 1947
war? (1 Jan 1949)
Q. In which year was the Jammu & Kashmir Constituent Assembly elected?
(1951)
Q. When did the new Constitution, drawn up by Constituent Assembly come into
force? (28 January 1957)
Q. Under which agreement was the Cease -fire Line renamed as Line of Control?
(Shimla Agreement)
Q. On which date did the Constituent Assembly ratify the accession of J&K
to Union of India? (6 Feb. 1954)
Q. Who introduced Budhism in Kashmir? (Ashoka)
Q. Who is reported to have said that Kashmir is the best place for meditation?
(Budha)
Q. Ashoka built two Shiva temples in Bijbehara. What were the temples known
as? (Ashkeshwara)
Q. Name the doctrine that is considered a gift of Kashmiri Brahmins to Budhism?
(Mahayana)
Q. Who held the third Budhist Conference in Kashmir? (Kanishka)
Q. Lalitaditya built the town of Parantosa. What is its modern name? (Poonch)
Q. Where did Lalitaditya built his capital? (Parihaaspora)
Q. Martand temple is the most important and the finest work of ancient
Kashmiri architecture. Who built it? (Lalitaditya)
Q. In Parihaaspora, Lalitaditya erected a stone pillar 54 hands tall. What did
he put on its top? (A Representation of Garuda)
Q. Who was Avantivarman’s prime minister? (Sura)
Q. By which name is the treaty signed by the British government and Maharaja
Gulab Singh on 16 March 1848, known? (Treaty of Amritsar)
Q. Who was the first Dogra ruler of Jammu & Kashmir? (Maharaja Gulab
Singh)
Q. Which school was the first in J&K State to follow the university
syllabus and impart education in English? (CMS School)
Q. In which year did the Kashmir Council change official language from Persian
to Urdu? (1889)
Q. When did the first vehicle, a horse-drawn carriage cross over Banihal
through a cart road? (1915)
Q. When was the hydro-electric power house at Mohara constructed? (1907)
Q. When did the 5000 armed tribesmen (Qabailies) guided by Maj. Gen.
Akbar Khan enter the state of Jammu & Kashmir? (22 Oct. 1947)
The
Land & The People
Q. Who asked Ananta to drain off Satisar? (Vishnu)
Q. What implement did Ananta use to drain off Satisar? (A Plough)
Q. What was the name of the demon, who was invincible in water? (Jalodbhava)
Q. What name did Nilamata Purana give the Valley of Kashmir? (Kasmira)
Q. What is the approx. area of the J&K State under illegal occupation of
Pakistan? (78114 Sq. Km)
Q. Other than China & Pakistan, name a foreign country with which J&K
State shared its border on 15th August 1947? (Tibet/Afghanistan)
Q. How many districts does J&K State have? (14)
Q. There are two main rivers in Kashmir Valley. One is Vitasta (Jhelum). Which
is the other one? (Kishenganga)
Q. What was the approx. polulation of J&K State as per 1989 census,
excluding population of the areas under Pakistan/China? (77,18,700)
Q. According to 1981 census, what was the approx. %age of Hindus living in
J&k State? (32.24 %)
Q. What is the altitude of Amarnath Peak ? (5280 Mtrs/17318 Ft -Cave is 13500
Ft)
Q. Nanga Parbat is 7980 Mtrs. high. What is its rank in the world’s highest
peaks? (5th Highest)
Q. Which is the World’s Second highest peak? (K2-in POK-8611 Mtrs)
Q. What is the approximate length of Kashmir Valley? (134 Kms/ 84 Miles)
Q. What is the approx. height of Srinagar city? (Ht=R.L.w.r.t.MSL) (1585M/5200
Ft)
Q. Pahalgam is situated at the confluence of River Liddar and a stream. Name
the stream? (Sheshnaag)
Q. What is the name of the 8th century Shiva Temple situated near Pahalgam? (Mamleshwar
at Mamal village 8 kms from Pahalgam)
Q. Kashmir has one of the highest Golf Courses in the world. Where is it? (Gulmarg)
Q. River Sindh at Ladakh abounds in two kinds of fish. One is Trout. What is
the other one? (Mahaseer)
Q. According to Nilamata Purana, whose incarnation is Vitasta? (Uma)
Q. Name the source of Vitasta? (Vethavatur - 1 mile from Verinag)
Q. Name the tributory which joins Vitasta near Khannabal? (Lidr)
Q. Name the tributory which joins Vitasta at Maisuma in Srinagar? (Tsunth Kol)
Q. Which place is called the Prayag of Kashmir? (Shadipur – Sindh+Vitasta)
Q. Who attempted to increase the flow of Vitasta by removing rocks and
desilting during Avantivarman’s rule? (Suya)
Q. On which day is Vitasta’s birthday celebrated? (Vetha Truvah- Bright 13th
of Bhadoon)
Q. Which Power House was the only source of electricity in Kashmir till 1947?
(Mohara)
Q. Give the Kashmiri names of the two islands in the Dal lake? (Sona Lank/Rupa
Lank)
Q. Dal lake is divided by causeways into 4 parts. Name any two? (Gagribal/Bod
Dal/ Lokut Dal/Nagin)
Q. Name the mountain range one has to cross while reaching the Valley from
Delhi? (Pir Panchal)
Q. Which lake is famous for Floating Gardens? (Dal Lake)
Q. Where are saffron fields mostly found in Kashmir? (Pampore/Padmapur)
Q. Which wood is used in making boats in Kashmir? (Deodar. It’s Water
resisrtant)
Q. Name the two provinces of Jammu & Kashmir State other than Kashmir
province?
(Jammu & Ladakh)
Q. What are the original inhabitants of Jammu called? (Dogras)
Q. Which town in Jammu is famous for sapphire and rubies? (Kishtwar)
Q. Name the famous temple in Jammu city dedicated to Lord Rama? (Raghunath
Mandir)
Q. What is the altitude of Patnitop? (2024 Mtrs.)
Q. Which place in Jammu province is known as Chhota Kashi? (Purmandal)
Q. Name the hills where the shrine of Mata Vaishnodeviji is located? (Trikuta
Hills)
Q. Name the 130 Kms. long lake situated at the international border between
India and China? (Pangong Lake)
Q. What do the people of Ladakh call themselves? (Bo-pa)
Q. Name the local drink which is consumed by Ladakhis in ample quantities?
(Chang)
Q. Which is the capital of Ladakh province? (Leh)
Q. Which is the biggest and the most famous of the monastic festivals in
Ladakh? (Hemis festival)
Q. Which is the second coldest permanently inhabited spot in the world? (Dras)
Q. Name the largest fresh water lake in India? (Wular Lake)
Q. What is the length of Wular Lake? (16 Kms.)
Q. Name the 5 Kms. long lake situated at Safapore in Tehsil Ganderbal? (Mansbal
Lake)
Q. Name the lake that is a source of water supply to Srinagar city? (Harwan
Lake)
Q. Which famous township is situated on the north-west bank of Anchar Lake? (Ganderbal)
Q. What is the second name of Konsarnag Lake? (Vishno Pad Lake)
Q. Name the lake situated on Harmukh mountain, considered sacred by Hindus? (Gangabal
Lake)
Q. Two small lakes at Harmukh are said to be two tear drops of Parvati. Name
the lakes? (Sokhsar & Dokhsar)
Historical
Places
Q. Which city was also known as Himavat? (Srinagar)
Q. There were seven bridges across Vitasta in Srinagar till 1957.
Which one was oldest among them? (Ali Kadal Built in 1415 AD by Sultan Ali
Shah)
Q. During Akbar’s time, a stone wall was constructed around Hari Parbat.
What is the height of the wall? (20 Feet – It is 5.6 Kms long)
Q. Who built Shalimar Garden? (Jehangir)
Q. What is the botanical garden near Cheshma Shahi called? (Jawaharlal
Nehru
Botanical Garden)
Q. There are two lakes in Srinagar. One of them is Dal Lake. Name the second
one? (Anchar Lake)
Q. Who laid Cheshma Shahi Garden? (Ali Mardan Khan-Governor of Shah Jehan)
Q. According to Jonaraja, who prompted Sikandar to destroy Martand temple? (Saif-ud-Din
- Suha Bhat)
Q. In whose supervision was the Pari Mahal given a facelift during 1969-74?
(Dr. Kailash Nath Kaul)
Q. Dewan Kripa Ram was a scholar of which language? (Persian)
Q. Where is Kotitirtha situated? (Baramulla)
Q. Where is the shrine of Jaanbaaz Sahib? (Khanpora in Baramulla)
Q. Baramulla was the native place of a martyr who laid down his life defending
Kashmir against Pakistani invaders in 1947.
Name the martyr? (Shaheed Sherwani)
Q. Parihaaspur was laid by a famous king to establish his capital. Name the
king? (Lalitaditya -695-731 AD)
Q. During whose reign was Pandrethan temple erected? (King Partha -10th
Century)
Q. To whom was the Pandrethan temple dedicated? (Mahadeva)
Q. Pathat Masjid was built in 1623. Who built it? (Nur Jehan)
Q. Who built Jama Masjid of Srinagar? (Sultan Sikander - 1389)
Eminent
Personalities
Q. Name the Persian Poet, who was also Arnimal’s husband? (Munshi
Bhawanidass Kachroo)
Q. Who was the author of ‘Ramavtarcharit’? (Prakashram Kurigam)
Q. Who was the author of ‘Katha Sarit Sagar’? (Somdeva)
Q. Kshemraj was a famous scholar of 11th century. Whose disciple was he? (Abhinavgupta)
Q. He was a poet and critic. He was also author of ‘Dhanyalok’. Who was
he? (Anand Vardhan)
Q. Who translated Bhagvadgeeta into Urdu verse - repeat verse? (Dina Nath
Madan
Jankinath Madan into Urdu)
Q. He was a famous historian. He condensed ‘Mahabharat’ into ‘Mahabharat
Manjri’? Name him? (Kshemendra)
Q. He was son of Lakshmangupta and an authority on Shaiva philosophy. Who was
he? (Acharya Abhinavgupta)
Q. Who was Kalhana’s father? (Champaka)
Q. Who wrote ‘Budhavandana Kalpalata’, a book on Budha’s philosophy? (Khemendra)
Q. According to Dr. Keeth, non-availability of the book named ‘Rajavali’
is a great loss to Sanskrit literature. Who was its author? (Kshemendra)
Q. A great scholar and one of the best authorities on Shaiva Philosophy
classified Trika Philosophy into 4 systems -
Krama,Soanda, Kula & Pratibijna. Name the scholar? (Acharya Abhinavgupta)
Q. He was a Muni and a physician. He was also an authority on Ayurveda. Who
was he? (Charaka)
Q. Name the book on medicine authored by Charaka? (Charakasamhita)
Q. ‘Charakasamhita’ was translated into two foreign languages. Name one of
them? (Persian/Arabic)
Q. Name the Kashmiri scholar whom Aurel Stein hailed as 'another Kalhana'?
(Pt. Govind Kaul)
Q. Two Kashmiri scholars collaborated with Aurel Stein in classifying and
cataloguing more than six thousand Sanskrit manuscripts for Maharaja Ranbir
Singh's Library at Rughnath Temple, Jammu. One of them was Pt. Govind Kaul.
Name the other one? (Pt. Sahaz Bhatt)
Q. Who authored 'Kashmir Shabdamrita', the first Kashmiri grammar? (Pt. Ishwar
Kaul)
Q. From whose material, did Grierson compile his four volume Dictionary of the
Kashmiri language? (Pt. Ishwar Kaul)
Q. Two Kashmiri scholars assisted Grierson in compiling Dictionary of the
Kashmiri language. Name them? (Pt. Mukundram Shastri & Prof. Nityanand
Shastri)
Q. Who described Pt. Ishwar Kaul as Panini of Kashmir? (Sir Aurel Stein)
Festivals,
Rites, Rituals
Q. In whose honour is Sahib Saptami observed? (Rupa Bhawani- her Maha Nirvan
day)
Q. Who is responsible for making vegetarian food a norm to serve Baratis on a
KP marriage? (Pt. Hargopal - in 1930)
Q. With what ritual is Beebgaraz Maej associated? (Pann)
Q. On which ritual is an offering of rice & fish made to house deity -
‘Ghar Devta’? (Gadda Batta)
Q. What does a ‘Sanipotul’ represent in Vatukh? (Shivalinga)
Q. ‘Gora Trai’ was basically the convocation day of an ancient university.
Name the university? (Sharada University)
Q. What does a ‘Mananmaal’ signify in a KP’s marriage? (Agreement of
marriage -like
Jaymala. ‘Manan’ means by consent and ‘Jay’ means by conquest)
Q. What is the ‘Gurumantra’ conveyed on Yegneopavit? (Gayatri Mantra)
Q. What does ‘nethar’ in Kahnethar signify? (Nakhshetras)
Q. On or about 6th day of the birth of a child, the mother and the child are
given a ritual bath. What is this ritual known as? (Shran-Sondar)
Literature & Language
Q. Dewan Kripa Ram was a scholar of which language? (Persian)
Q. Which poetess is regarded the founder of modern Kashmiri Language? (Lalla
Ded)
Q. The earliest written Kashmiri material is known as? (Mahanay Prakash)
Q. What was the script used to write Kashmiri in earliest times? (Sharada)
Q. Who said “Akh tsu tu beyi bu ganzar maba - haba yi chhuy gumanay”? (Swachha Kral)
Q. Who has said “onkar yeli layi onum, vuhi korum panun paan”? (Lalla Ded)
Q. Who wrote ‘Radha Swayamvara’? (Parmanand. Real name Nand Ram)
Q. Who is the first Kashmiri poet to win Indian Sahitya Akademi Award? (Master Zinda Kaul for Sumran)
Q. Who is the author of the poem ‘Gulshan vatan chhu sonuy’? (Mehjoor)
Q. Zooni was a famous poetess of Kashmir. What was her popular name? (Habba Khatoon)
Q. “dohas gaash huri gul tu gulzar prazlan, zaminas susar lagi tu sabzar prazlan, vachhas manz humis loluh fanwaru prazlan, pagah sholi duniyah”. Who wrote these lines? (Dina Nath Nadim)
Q. Where was Pandit Krishen Joo Razdan born? (Vanpoh in Anantnaag)
Q. Who wrote the Leela, ‘bel tay madal, venuh golab pamposh dastay, poozayi lagas param shivas shivnathas tay’ ? (Krishen Joo Razdan)
Q. For which book, did Moti Lal Saqi get Sahitya Akademi Award? (Mana Sar – a book of verses)
Religion – Shrines
Q. ‘Dwaita’ means Me and the God. What does ‘Adwaita’ mean? (The God in me - In Sanskrit:
‘dvaita’ = double; ‘advaita’ = Who has no;
duplicate - Identity of Brahma)
Q. Kashmiri Pandits have their own Ishta Devis, to whom they feel attached. How many Ishta Devis are there? (Four) Raginya,Sharika,Jwala, Tripura.
Q. Which day do Kashmiri women observe for welfare of their husbands? (Chandan
Shashti)
Q. At which place is the shrine of Baba Reshi located? (Tangmarg)
Q. What is the manifestation of Sharikadevi at Chakreshwar called? (Shrichakra)
Q. Who brought Budhism to Kashmir? (Ashoka)
Q. What, according to Nilamata Purana, is the name of the stream on which the holy spring of Tullamul is situated? (Tsandara Baga)
Q. What is the altitude of Amarnath cave - repeat cave not peak? (13500 Ft / 4115 Mtrs)
Q. Which form did Lord Shiva assume to rescue Jyeshta (Parvati)
from the clutches of a demon at Zeethiyar? (Rudra)
Q. Who according to Kalhana, built Shakaracharya temple first? (Jaluka, S/o Ashoka in 200 BC)
Q. Apart from Shivalingam, whose image is installed inside sanctum sanctorum of the Shankaracharya temple? (Adi Shankaracharya - installed in 1961
by Shankaracharya of Dwarikapeetha)
Q. Where is Swami Lakshman Ji’s Ashram situated in Kashmir? (Ishber)
Q. Where is the seat of Jwalaji in Kashmir? (Khrew)
Q. When is the Annual Fare held at Khrew? (14th bright fortnight of
Ashada) haara zoonpach tsodah
Q. Which sacred place in Srinagar is also known as ‘Sath Ras Naag’? (Vicharnaag)
Q. Which tirath in Kashmir is also visited by people from outside Kashmir to perform Shraddha of the deceased? (Mattan)
Q. At which place in Kashmir, was sugarcane grown on experimental basis, during Badshah’s time? (Mattan)
Saints & Sages
Q. Lalla Ded’s poetry is called ‘Vakh’. What is Nund Rishi’s poetry called? (Shrukh)
Q. What was Lalla Ded known as, in her in-laws? (Padmavati)
Q. After Nund Rishi gave up stealing on the advice of Lalla Ded, he entered a cave for penance & prayers. Where was the cave located? (Kaimuh)
Q. Lalla Ded asked, ‘Yina mandchhokh nu, chena chhukh mandchhan’. To whom were these words directed at? (Nund Rishi)
Q. Who was Roopa Bhawani’s father? (Madhav Joo Dhar)
Q. Roopa Bhawani did medidation and intense tapasya at three places. Name any one of them?
(Manigam,Waskur,Cheshma-i-Sahibi)
Q. In which year did Roopa Bhawani’s soul take flight for ever? (1721 AD)
Q. Who was Ropa Bhawani’s husband? (Hiranand Sapru)
Q. Who was Nund Rishi’s father? (Salar Sanz, a Hindu converted to Islam - Sheikh Salar-ud-Din)
Q. For how many years did Nund Rishi live in wilderness? (12 years)
Q. Who is said to be Nund Rishi’s first teacher? (Nature)
Q. Lalla Ded said, “Hond Maran ya kath, Lalli nilawath tsali nu zanh”.
What does nilawath refer to? (Kajwath – she was served a thin layer
of cooked rice, spread over a kajwath by her mother-in-law)
Arts & Crafts
Q. Who introduced carpet industry in Kashmir? (Sultan Zain-ul-Abidin)
Q. A speciality in Kashmir woodwork is the ceiling of rooms, made from thin panels of pine wood, cut into geometrical designs. What is this work known as?
(Khatam-band)
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