1. Q: What was the name of the ruler who signed the Instrument of Accession of Jammu and Kashmir to India in 1947?
A: Maharaja Hari Singh
2. Q: On which date did Jammu and Kashmir officially accede to India?
A: 26 October 1947
3. Q: Who was the first Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir after 1947?
A: Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah
4. Q: Which article of the Indian Constitution granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir before 2019?
A: Article 370
5. Q: Which article defined permanent residents and their rights in J&K?
A: Article 35A
6. Q: When was Article 370 abrogated?
A: 5 August 2019
7. Q: After the abrogation of Article 370, Jammu and Kashmir became which type of Union Territory?
A: Union Territory with a Legislative Assembly
8. Q: Which Union Territory was created along with J&K after reorganisation in 2019?
A: Ladakh
9. Q: Under the 2019 Reorganisation Act, how many districts remained in J&K?
A: 20 districts
10. Q: The J&K Legislative Assembly has a maximum strength of how many members after delimitation 2022?
A: 90 elected members
11. Q: Who was the first woman Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir?
A: Mehbooba Mufti
12. Q: Which political party did Sheikh Abdullah found in 1932?
A: All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference (later renamed National Conference)
13. Q: Who was the last Governor of Jammu and Kashmir before it became a Union Territory?
A: Satya Pal Malik
14. Q: Who was the first Lieutenant Governor of the Union Territory of J&K?
A: Girish Chandra Murmu
15. Q: Which party formed the government in J&K in coalition with the BJP in 2015?
A: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
16. Q: What is the tenure of the J&K Legislative Assembly?
A: 5 years
17. Q: Which year saw the dismissal and arrest of Sheikh Abdullah by the Indian government?
A: 1953
18. Q: The post of Sadr-e-Riyasat in J&K was replaced by which designation in 1965?
A: Governor
19. Q: Which commission recommended delimitation in J&K in 2022?
A: Delimitation Commission headed by Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai
20. Q: Who was the last elected Chief Minister of J&K before President’s Rule in 2018?
A: Mehbooba Mufti
21. Q: The Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir came into force in which year?
A: 1957
22. Q: How many seats are reserved for Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) in the J&K Assembly?
A: 24 seats (kept vacant)
23. Q: What is the official language status in J&K after the 2020 Official Languages Act?
A: Hindi, English, Kashmiri, Dogri, Urdu
24. Q: Who was the first Sadr-e-Riyasat of J&K?
A: Dr. Karan Singh
25. Q: Which central law was extended to J&K after the abrogation of Article 370 that deals with reservations?
A: The Reservation Act, 2019
26. Q: Who was the Prime Minister of J&K in 1965 when the post was abolished?
A: Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq
27. Q: Which political leader from J&K served as the Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy?
A: Dr. Farooq Abdullah
28. Q: Who was the Chief Election Commissioner of J&K during the 2014 elections?
A: Shantmanu
29. Q: In which year did J&K have its first Panchayat elections after decades?
A: 2011
30. Q: Which J&K leader became Vice President of India in 2007?
A: Mohammad Hamid Ansari (born in Delhi, but ancestral roots in J&K)
31. Q: Which accord in 1975 restored Sheikh Abdullah as Chief Minister?
A: Indira–Sheikh Accord
32. Q: How many Lok Sabha constituencies are there in J&K after 2019?
A: 5
33. Q: Which political party’s symbol is an inkpot and pen?
A: PDP (Peoples Democratic Party)
34. Q: The headquarters of J&K High Court is located in which two cities?
A: Jammu and Srinagar
35. Q: Which leader from J&K served as Minister of External Affairs of India in 1989–1990?
A: I.K. Gujral (briefly represented Srinagar in Lok Sabha)
36. Q: Which Indian President gave assent to the J&K Reorganisation Act, 2019?
A: Ram Nath Kovind
37. Q: What was the name of the separate flag of J&K before 2019?
A: Red flag with plough and three stripes
38. Q: Who was the first Chief Justice of the J&K High Court?
A: Jankinath Wazir
39. Q: Which commission in 1949 worked on drafting J&K’s Constitution?
A: Constituent Assembly of J&K
40. Q: When was the J&K Constituent Assembly dissolved?
A: 17 November 1956
41. Q: The famous Public Safety Act (PSA) of J&K was introduced in which year?
A: 1978
42. Q: Which leader became CM of J&K after the assassination of G.M. Shah in 1986?
A: Farooq Abdullah
43. Q: Which year saw the imposition of Governor’s Rule for the first time in J&K?
A: 1977
44. Q: Which Indian Prime Minister signed the 1975 Accord with Sheikh Abdullah?
A: Indira Gandhi
45. Q: In which year did the Supreme Court declare that Article 370 had a temporary nature?
A: 1968
46. Q: Which former J&K CM later formed the Awami National Conference?
A: Ghulam Mohammad Shah
47. Q: Which Indian Prime Minister visited J&K during the Kargil War in 1999?
A: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
48. Q: Who is the current Lieutenant Governor of J&K (2025)?
A: Manoj Sinha
49. Q: Which political party in J&K uses the plough as its symbol?
A: Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
50. Q: Which major political change happened in J&K on 31 October 2019?
A: It was reorganised into two Union Territories – J&K and Ladakh
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