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J&K Police Constable: General Knowledge with Special Reference to Jammu and Kashmir

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General Knowledge with Special Reference to Jammu and Kashmir

This domain tests the geography, history, culture and administrative structure of Jammu and Kashmir, with heavy weight on what changed after 2019. Expect questions on rivers, lakes and passes, districts and divisions, shrines and festivals, language and craft, and the constitutional position of the Union Territory.

Post-2019 administrative frame

  • The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 came into force on 31 October 2019, splitting the former State into two Union Territories: Jammu and Kashmir, which has a Legislative Assembly, and Ladakh, which does not.
  • The UT is administered by a Lieutenant Governor. The Assembly is now unicameral - the earlier Legislative Council was abolished.
  • The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh is a common High Court with seats at Srinagar and Jammu.
  • There are 20 districts in two divisions, Jammu and Kashmir, ten each.
  • The Instrument of Accession was signed by Maharaja Hari Singh on 26 October 1947; Article 370 was abrogated on 5 August 2019.

Geography and culture

  • Rivers: Jhelum rises at Verinag; Chenab is formed by the Chandra and Bhaga; Tawi flows through Jammu city.
  • Wular Lake in Bandipora is India's largest freshwater lake; Dal Lake lies in Srinagar; Pangong Tso and Khardung La are in Ladakh, not the J&K UT.
  • Dachigam National Park protects the Hangul, the Kashmir stag. The Chinar is the state tree; Dogri and Kashmiri are in the Eighth Schedule.
  • Shrines: Vaishno Devi at Katra in Reasi district; Amarnath cave in Anantnag district.

Worked example

Question: Wular Lake lies on which river? Reasoning: Wular is a floodplain lake fed by the Jhelum in Bandipora district. An option naming the Chenab would place it near Doda or Kishtwar, which is geographically wrong. Answer: Jhelum.

Traps that cost marks

  • Mixing Ladakh features into J&K UT questions - Pangong, Nubra, Khardung La and the black-necked crane belong to Ladakh.
  • Spelling of place names: Verinag, Bandipora, Shankaracharya, Bhaderwah.
  • Confusing the date of accession (26 October 1947) with the date of abrogation (5 August 2019) or the date the UT came into being (31 October 2019).