Jammu and Kashmir | MCQs

Explanation

• Ravi does not flow from Jammu and Kashmir.
• River Ravi originates from the state of India Himachal Pradesh.
• It flows along the Indo-Pak border before entering Pakistan.
• The Ravi River is the smallest river among five other rivers of the Indus basin system flowing in Pakistan.

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While

• 24 rivers are present in Pakistan
• 5 rivers flow in Punjab Province
• 4 rivers flow in Sindh Province
• 7 rivers flow in Balochistan Province
• 8 rivers flow in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province 

Explanation

The state of Kashmir has boundaries with:

• to the north and east by China (Xinjiang and Tibet),
• to the northwest by Afghanistan (Wakhan Corridor),
• to the west by Pakistan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab) 
• to the south by India (Himachal Pradesh and Punjab). 

Jammu and Kashmir is a region administered by India as a union territory.

Which has been the subject of a dispute between India and Pakistan since 1947,

and between India and China since 1962.

Explanation

Jammu and Kashmir is a region administered by India as a union territory.

Which has been the subject of a dispute between India and Pakistan since 1947, and between India and China since 1962.

Explanation

In the last census of British India in 1941, the total population of Kashmir and Jammu was 3,945,000.

1.          The total Muslim population was 2,997,000 (75.97%),

2.          The Hindu population was 808,000 (20.48%),

3.          The Sikh 55,000 (1.39%)

Explanation

Wular Lake is one of the largest freshwater lakes in Asia.

Wular Lake sited in Bandipora district in Jammu and Kashmir, India.

Explanation

Ghulam Nabi Firaq was a prominent Kashmiri poet and writer, not a political leader.

The others are well-known political figures from Jammu and Kashmir:

• Farooq Abdullah is a former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir.
• Jitendra Singh is a politician from Jammu and Kashmir, serving as a Union Minister in the Indian government.
• Mehbooba Mufti is a former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir and leader of the People's Democratic Party (PDP).

Explanation

• Article 257 of the 1973 Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan deals with the State of Jammu and Kashmir.
• It states that when the people of Jammu and Kashmir decide to accede to Pakistan, their relationship will be determined according to the wishes of the people of that State.

Explanation

 District has highest population in Jammu and Kashmir

District Population

Jammu 1,529,958

Srinagar 1,236,829

Anantnag 1,078,692

Baramula 1,008,039