Modern period of Jammu and Kashmir was the time when all three regions i.e. Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh were united and became a complete Princely State namely, the state of Jammu and Kashmir.
After the end of Mughal rule in Jammu and Kashmir in Medieval period, the modern period of Jammu and Kashmir proved to be a great transition period for the state. The state remained in hands of the Afghan rulers, Sikh rulers, Dogra rulers and finally became a part of Indian Union through the Instrument of Accession.
Answer of these multiple choice questions is given below of this page. Check all the answers of these mcqs in the end of this page.
1 Who was invited by two Kashmiri noblemen, Mir Muquim Kant and Khwaja Zahir Didmari, to capture Kashmir in1752 AD?
(a) Nadir Shah
(b) Gulab Singh
(c) Ranjit Singh
(d) Ahmad Shah Abdali
2 In which year, Afghan rule was established in Kashmir?
(a) 1652 AD
(b) 1700 AD
(c) 1752 AD
(d) 1800 AD
3 Which of the following rules is known as the darkest period in the history of Jammu and Kashmir?
(a) Sikh rule
(b) Afghan rule
(c) Mughal rule
(d) Dogra rule
4 The first Afghan Governor of Kashmir was
(a) Nadir Shah
(b) Ahmad Shah
(c) Abdullah Khan
(d) Gulab Singh
5 In which year, Kashmir became a part of Sikh empire?
(a) 1640 AD (b) 1752 AD
(c) 1819 AD (d) 1900 AD
6 The period of Sikh rule in Kashmir was
(a) 1819-1846 AD
(b) 1840-1860 AD
(c) 1890-1900 AD
(d) 1902-1930 AD
7 The last Sikh Governor of Kashmir was
(a) Maharaja Ranjit Singh
(b) Sheikh Imam-ud-din
(c) Gulab Singh
(d) Ranbir Singh
8 Who among the following was the First Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir?
(a) Maharaja Gulab Singh
(b) Maharaja Ranbir Singh
(c) Maharaja Hari Singh
(d) Yuvraj Karan Singh
9 Which tready was notoriously known as‘Sale of Kashmir’?
(a) Treaty of Kashmir
(b) Treaty of Lahore
(c) Treaty of Jammu
(d) Treaty of Amritsar
10 In which year Maharaja Gulab Singh finally acquired Kashmir?
(a) November, 1819 AD
(b) October, 1840 AD
(c) November, 1846 AD
(d) March, 1920 AD
11 Who among the following politically united the three regions, i.e. Jammu,Kashmir and Ladakh into a Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir?
(a) Maharaja Ranjit Singh
(b) Maharaja Hari Singh
(c) Maharaja Gulab Singh
(d) Maharaja Ranbir Singh
12 Who ascended the throne of Jammu and Kashmir after Maharaja Gulab Singh?
(a) Maharaja Ranbir Singh
(b) Maharaja Hari Singh
(c) Maharaja Ranjit Singh
(d) Yuvraj Karan Singh
13 Which of the following territories were conquered by Ranbir Singh?
(a) Gilgit
(b) Astore
(c) Hunza-Nagar
(d) All of these
14 Who built Ranbireshvaram temple at Jammu region?
(a) Maharaja Ranjit Singh
(b) Maharaja Gulab Singh
(c) Maharaja Ranbir Singh
(d) Maharaja Hari Singh
15 Who established a Research and Translation Bureau called ‘Daarul Tarjumah’ in Kashmir?
(a) Maharaja Gulab Singh
(b) Maharaja Ranbir Singh
(c) Maharaja Ranjit Singh
(d) None of the above
16 Who built Jhelum valley road and completed Banihal-cart road in Jammu and Kashmir?
(a) Maharaja Gulab Singh
(b) Maharaja Ranbir Singh
(c) Maharaja Pratap Singh
(d) Maharaja Hari Singh
17 Who constructed Ranbir canal and Pratap Canal in the state of Jammu and Kashmir?
(a) Maharaja Ranbir Singh
(b) Maharaja Pratap Singh
(c) Maharaja Gulab Singh
(d) None of the above
18 During whose reign, the state of Jammu and Kashmir got its first Hydro-electric project at Mohra?
(a) Maharaja Hari Singh
(b) Maharaja Gulab Singh
(c) Maharaja Pratap Singh
(d) Maharaja Ranbir Singh
19 Who made primary education compulsory in the state of Jammu and Kashmir?
(a) Maharaja Hari Singh
(b) Maharaja Gulab Singh
(c) Maharaja Ranjit Singh
(d) None of the above
20 In which year, the first legislature of jammu and Kashmir was established?
(a) 1819 AD
(b) 1890 AD
(c) 1934 AD
(d) 1970 AD
21 What was the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir during the Dogra rule?
(a) Srinagar
(b) Anantnag
(c) Baramulla
(d) Leh
22 Who was the ruler of Kashmir Princely State at the time of Independence of India,1947?
(a) Maharaja Gulab Singh
(b) Maharaja Hari Singh
(c) Maharaja Kharak Singh
(d) Maharaja Ranbir Singh
23 When was the cease fire line LoC defined between India and Pakistan with UN intervention?
(a) January 1948
(b) August 1947
(c) July 1949
(d) December 1952
24 In which year the Monarchy was abolished in the state of Jammu and Kashmir?
(a) 1947
(b) 1952
(c) 1969
(d) 1989
25 The first Governor of Jammu and Kashmir was
(a) Hari Singh
(b) Karan Singh
(c) Gulab Singh
(d) Pratap Singh
26 In which year, the Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir became enforceable in the state?
(a) 26th January, 1947
(b) 21st December, 1950
(c) 26th January, 1957
(d) 1st August, 1988
ANSWERS
1. (d)
2. (c)
3. (b)
4. (c)
5. (c)
6. (a)
7. (b)
8. (a)
9. (d)
10. (c)
11. (c)
12. (a)
13. (d)
14. (c)
15. (b)
16. (c)
17. (b)
18. (c)
19. (a)
20. (c)
21. (a)
22. (b)
23. (c)
24. (b)
25. (b)
26. (c)
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