Previous Year Questions Asked From Polity Of Jammu & Kashmir

PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTIONS ASKED FROM POLITY

OF

JAMMU & KASHMIR 

"Note: Answers are highlighted in green"

1. According to Section 52 of the J&K Reorganization Act 2019, who has the power to promulgate Ordinances during recess of Legislative Assembly?

(A) The Lieutenant Governor

(B) The President of India

(C) Prime Minister of India

(D) Chief Justice of India

2. When was for the first time Governor's Rule imposed in erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir?

(A) April, 1980

(B) March, 1977

(C) July, 2000

(D) December, 1985

3. Under which section of the erstwhile state constitution can Governor's Rule be imposed in Jammu and Kashmir (before it becomes a UT)?

(A) Section 74

(B) Section 80

(C) Section 92

(D) Section 98

4. Who was the prime minister of Maharaja Hari Singh under the Constitution of 1939?

(A) L. K. Advani

(B) T. D. Rao

(C) C. L. Sindhya

(D) M. C. Mahajan

5. Who among the following invaded Kashmir on 24 October, 1947?

(A) Indian Rajputs

(B) Tribal Pathans

(C) Sherpas

(D) Sindh Brahmins

6. Who was the last ruling Maharaja of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir in India?

(A) Hari Singh

(B) Gulab Singh

(C) Jambu Lochan

(D) Druv Deva

7. From which of the following constituencies did Mufti Mohammad Sayeed win the Legislative Assembly election 2014?

(A) Vijaypur

(B) Bijbihara

(C) Anantnag 

(D) Billawar

8. Articles 356 and 357 were extended to erstwhile state of J&K in

(A) August 1964

(B) March 1964

(C) September 1964

(D) December 1964

9. Constitution of erstwhile state of J&K came into force in -

(A) 1947

(B) 1950

(C) 1948

(D) 1957

10. Who among the following elected as the President of Constituent Assembly of the Jammu and after the protem chairman? Kashmir, was

(A) Maulana Masoodi

(B) Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah

(C) Maharaja Hari Singh

(D) Ghulam Mohammad Sadiq

11. On which of the following dates, did the constituent assembly of erstwhile state of J&K, met for the first time?

(A) 26th October, 1947

(B) 31st October, 1951

(C) 26th October, 1949

(D) 11th November, 1951

12. When did J&K Govt, propose 'stand still' agreements with India and Pakistan?

(A) 15-08-1947

(B) 15-08-1946

(C) 12-08-1947

(D) 12-08-1946

13. Who was appointed as the Emergency Administrator for the State on 30 October 1947 by Maharaja Hari Singh?

(A) Jinnah

(B) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru

(C) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

(D) Sheikh Mohd. Abdullah

14. The area of Jammu and Kashmir, illegally handed over by Pakistan to China is?

(A) 5180 sq. km

(B) 78114 sq. km

(C) 375555 sq. km

(D) 222236 sq. km

15. Who amongst those mentioned below is known for being the 29th Indian Chief Justice?

(A) Omar Abdullah

(B) Adarsh Sein Anand

(C) Ayaz Mughal

(D) Maharaja Ranjit Singh

16. Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest (SARFAESI) Act, enacted by Parliament in 2002, is unenforceable in the state of Jammu & Kashmir. This was held by:

(A) Justice Ali Muhammad Magrey and Justice Mohammad Yakoob Mir

(B) Justice Muzaffar Hussain Attar and Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey

(C) Justice Ramalingam Sudhakar and Justice Muzaffar Hussain Attar

(D) Justice Badar Durez Ahmed and Justice Mohammad Yakoob Mir

17. Prior to the Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir (Sixth Amendment) Act, 1965 the Head of the State was designated as the

(A) Sadar-i-Riyasat

(B) Sadar-g-Riyasat

(C) Jamuriat-i-Riyasat

(D) Jamuriat-a-Riyasat

18. The Constitution of erstwhile state of J&K was adopted on?

(A) 31st Oct, 1951 

(B) 17th Nov, 1956

(C) 15th Aug, 1947 

(D) 15th Nov, 1952

19. Who among the following was arrested at Domail by J&K State police in 1946?

(A) Sheikh Mohd Abdullah

(B) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru

(C) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

(D) Both (A) and (B)

20. Which amendment of the Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir replaced "Sadar-i-Riyasat" by Governor?

(A) Twentieth Amendment Act, 1987

(B) Twelfth Amendment Act, 1975

(C) Sixth Amendment Act, 1965

(D) Twenty-ninth Amendment Act, 2002

21. Who among the following was the Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir during the reign of Maharaja Hari Singh, and later became the third Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India?

(A) Balraj Puri

(B) Patanjali Shastri

(C) Mehr Chand Mahajan

(D) Prem Nath Dogra

22. Under the leadership of Late Sheikh Mohd Abdullah, J&K Muslim Conference converted into "All J&K National Conference" in the year

(A) 1942

(B) 1945

(C) 1931

(D) 1939

23. From which date did the Article 370 become operative?

(A) First March 1948

(B) Fifth September 1950

(C) Seventeenth November 1952

(D) Twenty-Fifth December 1954

24. Who appoints the Lt. Governor of UT of Jammu & Kashmir?

(A) Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir

(B) Prime Minister of India

(C) Chief Justice of High Court of Jammu & Kashmir

(D) President of India

25. The first full-fledged High Court of Judicature for the Jammu and Kashmir was established in the year

(A) 1928

(B) 1930

(C) 1938

(D) 1950

26. Who among the following political leaders served as Sadr-i-Riyasat and the first governor of the Jammu and Kashmir?

(A) Braj Kumar Nehru

(B) Lakshmi Kant Jha

(C) Karan Singh

(D) Girish Chandra Saxena

27. From the option provided below, identify the prime minister of the state of Jammu and Kashmir during the reign of Maharaja Hari Singh?

(A) Prithvi Nath Dhar

(B) Mufti Mohammad Syed

(C) Mehar Chand Mahajan

(D) Mian Bashir Ahmed

28. What is the full form of JKNPP?

(A) Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party

(B) Jammu and Kashmir National Point Party

(C) Jammu and Kashmir New Political Party

(D) Joint Kashmir National Political Party

29. Who among the following introduced the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill, 2019 in Rajya Sabha? 

(A) Nirmala Sitaraman (Minister of Corporate Affairs)

(B) Piyush Goyal (Minister of Commerce and Industry)

(C) S. Jaishankar (Minister External Affairs)

(D) Amit Shah (Minister of Home Affairs)

30. Special address by Lieutenant Governor to Legislative Assembly is provided under which Section of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019?

(A) Section 16

(B) Section 8

(C) Section 21

(D) Section 5

31. According to the J&K Reorganisation. Act, 2019, the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir must act on the recommendations of Advisory Committees within days.

(A) 55 days

(B) 30 days

(C) 85 days

(D) 45 days

32. Under the J&K Reorganisation Act, 2019 the total number of seats in the Legislative Assembly of the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir to be filled by persons chosen by direct election shall be

(A) 101

(B) 120

(C) 107

(D) 124

33. Who shall not vote in the first instance in the Legislative Assembly, but shall have and exercise a casting vote in the case of an equality of votes, under the J&K Reorganisation Act, 2019?

(A) Deputy Speaker or person acting as such

(B) Speaker or person acting as such

(C) Chief Minister

(D) Lieutenant Governor

34. Who among the following person may nominate two members to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir to give representation to women?

(A) Minister of Foreign Affairs

(B) Prime Minister

(C) President

(D) Lieutenant Governor

35. The Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir may make laws for any part of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir related to any matters specified in the State List of the Constitution, except

(A) Public Order and Police

(B) Trade and commerce 

(C) Land Tax and Estate Duty

(D) Land Tax and Pilgrimages

36. Which of the following statements is FALSE with reference to the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act of 2019?

(A) Ladakh has been formulated into a separate Union territory without a Legislative Assembly

(B) Jammu and Kashmir has become a Union Territory with a Legislative Assembly

(C) Governor of the existing State of Jammu and Kashmir shall be the Lieutenant Governor for the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, and Union territory of Ladakh for such period as may be determined by the President.

(D) There will be no reservation for Scheduled Tribe and Scheduled Cast in Jammu and Kashmir

37. As per the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, the Union territory of Ladakh comprises of which of the following territories of the State of Jammu and Kashmir?

(A) Kargil and Leh districts

(B) Doda and Kathua districts

(C) Ramban and Reasi districts

(D) Leh and Poonch districts

38. As per the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, the total number of members in the Legislative Assembly of Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir shall be:

(A) 90

(B) 97

(C) 115

(D) 107

39. According to the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, the Union Territory created without a Legislature is:

(A) Ladakh

(B) Jammu and Kashmir

(C) Jammu

(D) Kargil

40. As per the provisions of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, which Article of Indian Constitution is applicable to "Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir"?

(A) Article 238

(B) Article 238A

(C) Article 236

(D) Article 239A

41. The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 received assent from the President on:

(A) 7th July, 2019

(B) 8th September, 2019

(C) 9th August, 2019

(D) 11th June, 2019

42. As per the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, an Administrator will be appointed under Article 239 of the Constitution of India for the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and he/she shall be designated as:

(A) UT Administrator

(B) Lieutenant Governor

(C) Deputy Governor

(D) Advocate-General

43. As of 2021, the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, consists of:

(A) 103 Sections and 5 Schedules

(B) 105 Sections and 7 Schedules

(C) 107 Sections and 7 Schedules

(D) 107 Sections and 5 Schedules

44. The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, has introduced certain changes in 'The States' and 'The Union Territories' sections of the Constitution. Accordingly, which of the following Schedules of the Constitution of India has been amended?

(A) First Schedule

(B) Second Schedule

(C) Third Schedule 

(D) Fifth Schedule

45. Who among the following persons launched the 'Quit Kashmir' movement?

(A) Maharaja Hari Singh

(B) Sheikh Abdullah

(C) Mir Waiz Yusuf Shah

(D) Ch. Ghulam Abbas

46. What does Section 9 of the J&K Reorganisation Act 2019 deal with?

(A) Allocation of sitting members

(B) Amendment of Fourth Schedule to Constitution

(C) Amendment of Second Schedule to Constitution

(D) Saving powers of the Government of UT of J&K

47. Which clause / section of the J&K Reorganisation Act 2019 deals with the inconsistency between laws made by the Parliament and the laws made by the Legislative Assembly of UT of JK?

(A) 35

(B) 34

(C) 36

(D) 38

48. How many seats in the Legislative Assembly of J&K will remain vacant until the time the area of J&K under the occupation of Pakistan ceases to be so?

(A) 40

(B) 29

(C) 32

(D) 24

49. Which clause / section of the J&K Reorganisation Act 2019 outlines the provisions relating to All India Services?

(A) 88

(B) 94

(C) 95

(D) 91

50. Which section of the J&K Reorganisation Act 2019 deals with the Contingency Fund of the UT of JK?

(A) 69

(B) 67

(C) 65

(D) 63

51. Which clause / section of the J&K Reorganization Act 2019 deals with the Secretariat of the Legislative Assembly?

(A) 49

(B) 50

(C) 51

(D) 52

52. Which clause/section of the J&K Reorganisation Act 2019 deals with Appropriation of Bils?

(A) 36

(B) 39

(C) 41

(D) 43

53. According to section 47 of the J&K Reorganisation Act, 2019, in which language will the business of the Legislative Assembly of the UT NOT be conducted?

(A) Kashmiri

(B) English

(C) Hindi

(D) Kannada

54. The provisions of which of the following articles of the Constitution of India shall apply in relation to the UT of J&K, the Legislative Assembly and the members thereof?

(A) Article 324, 325, 326, 327 and 329 

(B) Articles 314, 315, 316, 317 and 319

(C) Articles 334, 335, 336, 337 and 338

(D) Articles 224, 225, 226, 227 and 229

55. Which clause / section of the J&K Reorganization Act 2019 clarifies the Power of Election Commission to maintain Delimitation orders up to date?

(A) 55

(B) 58

(C) 60

(D) 61

56. Which clause / section of the J&K Reorganisation Act 2019 outlines the power to adapt laws?

(A) 90

(B) 91

(C) 95

(D) 96

57. According to Section 53 of the J&K Reorganisation Act 2019, the Council of Ministers should not consist of more than percent of the total members in the Legislative Assembly.

(A) Five

(B) Seven

(C) Ten

(D) Thirteen

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