- 1. When did India claim the state of Kashmir?
A) 1947
B) 1950
C) 1965
D) 1971
- 2. Which country also claims parts of Kashmir?
A) China
B) Nepal
C) Bangladesh
D) Pakistan
- 3. What is the Line of Control that divides Kashmir between India and Pakistan also known as?
A) Ceasefire Line
B) Boundary Line
C) Separation Line
D) Partition Line
- 4. Which article of the Indian Constitution grants special status to Jammu and Kashmir?
A) Article 412
B) Article 301
C) Article 356
D) Article 370
- 5. Which former Prime Minister of India initiated the Panchsheel Agreement with China, affecting Kashmir?
A) Indira Gandhi
B) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
C) Rajiv Gandhi
D) Jawaharlal Nehru
- 6. What is the dominant religion in the Kashmir Valley?
A) Islam
B) Sikhism
C) Hinduism
D) Buddhism
- 7. Which political party in India has historically supported ending autonomy for Jammu and Kashmir?
A) Bharatiya Janata Party
B) Aam Aadmi Party
C) Shiv Sena
D) Indian National Congress
- 8. What is the name of the separatist militant organization that operates in Kashmir?
A) Hizbul Mujahideen
B) Tehreek-ul-Mujahideen
C) Lashkar-e-Taiba
D) Jaish-e-Mohammed
- 9. What is the UN observer mission tasked with monitoring the Line of Control in Kashmir called?
A) United Nations Security Observer Mission (UN-SOM)
B) United Nations Peacekeeping and Monitoring Team (UN-PMT)
C) United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP)
D) United Nations Conflict Resolution Commission (UN-CRC)
- 10. Which Indian Prime Minister made a historic visit to Pakistan in 1972, known as the Simla Agreement?
A) Indira Gandhi
B) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
C) Rajiv Gandhi
D) Morarji Desai
- 11. What is the main product for which the Kashmir Valley is famous worldwide?
A) Rubies
B) Saffron
C) Tea
D) Silk
- 12. Which Indian state shares a border with Azad Jammu and Kashmir?
A) Uttar Pradesh
B) Rajasthan
C) Punjab
D) Himachal Pradesh
- 13. What is the capital city of Azad Jammu and Kashmir?
A) Lahore
B) Muzaffarabad
C) Karachi
D) Islamabad
- 14. Which former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir was under house arrest after the revocation of Article 370?
A) Mehbooba Mufti
B) Farooq Abdullah
C) Mufti Mohammad Sayeed
D) Omar Abdullah
- 15. Which Indian state is home to the Vaishno Devi Temple, a famous pilgrimage site near Jammu?
A) Uttar Pradesh
B) Jammu and Kashmir
C) Madhya Pradesh
D) Rajasthan
- 16. What is the traditional dress worn by women in Kashmir called?
A) Salwar Kameez
B) Pheran
C) Saree
D) Lehenga
- 17. Which city serves as the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir?
A) Delhi
B) Srinagar
C) Jammu
D) Leh
- 18. Which region of Kashmir is under Chinese control?
A) Aksai Chin
B) Gilgit-Baltistan
C) Ladakh
D) Azad Jammu and Kashmir
- 19. In which month did India revoke the special status of Jammu and Kashmir in 2019?
A) January
B) October
C) May
D) August
- 20. Which Pakistani Prime Minister coined the term 'Kashmir Banega Pakistan' (Kashmir will become Pakistan)?
A) Nawaz Sharif
B) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
C) Benazir Bhutto
D) Pervez Musharraf
- 21. Which river flows through the Kashmir valley?
A) Ganges
B) Jhelum
C) Yamuna
D) Brahmaputra
- 22. Which Mughal emperor built the Shalimar Bagh in Srinagar?
A) Shah Jahan
B) Akbar
C) Jahangir
D) Aurangzeb
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