PERSONALITIES OF J&K – MCQs
🏛️ Historical & Political Personalities
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Who was the founder of the Shah Mir Dynasty?
A) Zain-ul-Abidin
B) Shams-ud-Din Shah Mir
C) Yousuf Shah Chak
D) Lalitaditya
✅ Ans: B -
Zain-ul-Abidin is also known as:
A) Badshah
B) Sher-e-Kashmir
C) Lal Shahbaz
D) Shair-e-Kashmir
✅ Ans: A -
Lalitaditya Muktapida belonged to which dynasty?
A) Utpala
B) Karkota
C) Shah Mir
D) Lohara
✅ Ans: B -
Who was the last Maharaja of Jammu & Kashmir?
A) Maharaja Pratap Singh
B) Maharaja Gulab Singh
C) Maharaja Hari Singh
D) Maharaja Ranbir Singh
✅ Ans: C -
Who is called the "Saviour of Kashmir"?
A) Sheikh Abdullah
B) Brigadier Rajinder Singh
C) Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad
D) Ghulam Nabi Azad
✅ Ans: B -
Who was the first Prime Minister of Jammu & Kashmir?
A) Farooq Abdullah
B) Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad
C) Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah
D) Mufti Mohammad Sayeed
✅ Ans: C -
Farooq Abdullah is associated with which political party?
A) PDP
B) Congress
C) BJP
D) National Conference
✅ Ans: D -
Which leader formed the Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) in 2022?
A) Omar Abdullah
B) Ghulam Nabi Azad
C) Altaf Bukhari
D) Muzaffar Shah
✅ Ans: B -
Who was the first woman Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir?
A) Kiran Wattal
B) Mehbooba Mufti
C) Asiya Andrabi
D) Sakina Itoo
✅ Ans: B -
Who was the founder of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP)?
A) Ghulam Nabi Azad
B) Mufti Mohammad Sayeed
C) Altaf Bukhari
D) Saifuddin Soz
✅ Ans: B
✍️ Literary Figures & Poets
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Who is known as the “John Keats of Kashmir”?
A) Rasul Mir
B) Mahjoor
C) Rehman Rahi
D) Habba Khatoon
✅ Ans: A -
Which famous Kashmiri poetess was the wife of Yousuf Shah Chak?
A) Lal Ded
B) Arinmal
C) Habba Khatoon
D) Rupa Bhawani
✅ Ans: C -
Who composed Vakhs – mystical verses in Kashmiri?
A) Lal Ded
B) Mahjoor
C) Nund Rishi
D) Rasul Mir
✅ Ans: A -
Who was the founder of the Rishi Movement in Kashmir?
A) Sheikh Abdullah
B) Nund Rishi (Noor-ud-Din Wali)
C) Mahjoor
D) Lassa Kaul
✅ Ans: B -
Who received the Jnanpith Award in 2007 for Kashmiri poetry?
A) Ghulam Nabi Firaq
B) Amin Kamil
C) Rehman Rahi
D) Arjan Dev Majboor
✅ Ans: C -
Which language did Mahjoor primarily write in?
A) Persian
B) Urdu
C) Dogri
D) Kashmiri
✅ Ans: D -
Who among the following was a prominent Dogri writer?
A) Nilamber Dev Sharma
B) Rehman Rahi
C) Rasul Mir
D) Amin Kamil
✅ Ans: A -
Who is known for modern short stories in Kashmiri?
A) Shafi Shauq
B) Amin Kamil
C) Rehman Rahi
D) Abdul Ahad Azad
✅ Ans: B
🎖️ Padma Awardees
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Who was awarded Padma Shri in 2000 for Kashmiri literature?
A) Ghulam Nabi Firaq
B) Rehman Rahi
C) Jitendra Udhampuri
D) Nilamber Dev Sharma
✅ Ans: B -
Mian Bashir Ahmad received Padma Bhushan for:
A) Literature
B) Politics
C) Social Work
D) Music
✅ Ans: C -
Ustad Ghulam Mohammad Saznawaz was known for which musical instrument?
A) Rabab
B) Santoor
C) Sitar
D) Sarangi
✅ Ans: B -
Tsering Landol was awarded Padma Bhushan for:
A) Education
B) Art
C) Medicine
D) Literature
✅ Ans: C -
Who is a famous female Dogri writer and Padma Shri awardee?
A) Shahnaz Rashid
B) Krishna Kumari
C) Arinmal
D) Rupa Bhawani
✅ Ans: B -
Which Ladakhi personality is known for Ice Stupa innovation and education reform?
A) Tsering Landol
B) Tashi Gyalson
C) Sonam Wangchuk
D) Jamyang Tsering Namgyal
✅ Ans: C -
Which artist received Padma Shri in 2021 for traditional puppetry from Kashmir?
A) Bashir Dada
B) Raj Begum
C) Shazia Bashir
D) Rashid Hafiz
✅ Ans: A
🎶 Musicians and Artists
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Who is called the “Melody Queen of Kashmir”?
A) Shazia Bashir
B) Raj Begum
C) Shameema Dev Azad
D) Mehmeet Syed
✅ Ans: B -
Qazi Touqeer won which national singing reality show?
A) Sa Re Ga Ma Pa
B) Indian Idol
C) Fame Gurukul
D) Voice of India
✅ Ans: C -
Abdul Rashid Hafiz is associated with:
A) Urdu Ghazals
B) Classical Music
C) Kashmiri Folk Songs
D) Sufi Rock
✅ Ans: C -
Which famous composer from J&K is now active in Bollywood?
A) Junaid Aziz
B) Rohit Sharma
C) Ghulam Hassan Sofi
D) Rahat Indori
✅ Ans: B -
Shameema Dev Azad is known for:
A) Painting
B) Literature
C) Politics
D) Music
✅ Ans: D
Maharaja Gulab Singh founded which dynasty in J&K?
A) Shah Mir
B) Dogra
C) Karkota
D) Utpala
✅ Ans: B-
Who built the famous Avantiswami temple?
A) Lalitaditya
B) Avantivarman
C) Budshah
D) Harsha
✅ Ans: B -
Who was the first woman ruler of Kashmir?
A) Rupa Bhawani
B) Didda
C) Arinmal
D) Habba Khatoon
✅ Ans: B -
Nund Rishi’s real name was:
A) Sheikh-ul-Islam
B) Noor-ud-Din Wali
C) Mir Syed Ali Hamdani
D) Peer Dastgeer
✅ Ans: B -
Which literary figure is called the “National Poet of Kashmir”?
A) Rehman Rahi
B) Rasul Mir
C) Mahjoor
D) Amin Kamil
✅ Ans: C -
Rehman Rahi received Jnanpith Award in which year?
A) 1998
B) 2000
C) 2007
D) 2011
✅ Ans: C -
Jitendra Udhampuri received Padma Shri for:
A) Folk Art
B) Literature
C) Science
D) Music
✅ Ans: B -
Which poetess is considered the first female mystical poet of Kashmir?
A) Rupa Bhawani
B) Lal Ded
C) Habba Khatoon
D) Arinmal
✅ Ans: B -
Which Padma Shri awardee is a puppeteer from Kashmir?
A) Ghulam Nabi Firaq
B) Bashir Ahmad Bhat (Dada)
C) Bashir Badgami
D) Abdul Rashid Hafiz
✅ Ans: B -
Which saint-poet of Kashmir is associated with Sufism and the Rishi movement?
A) Mahjoor
B) Habba Khatoon
C) Sheikh Noor-ud-Din
D) Shams Faqir
✅ Ans: C
🎶 Music & Culture
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Who revived Sufiana music and Santoor in Kashmir?
A) Raj Begum
B) Saznawaz
C) Rashid Hafiz
D) Udhampuri
✅ Ans: B -
Who is known for popular Kashmiri folk songs like Chani Raat?
A) Shazia Bashir
B) Shameema Dev
C) Arshid Ahmad
D) Raj Begum
✅ Ans: A -
Famous singer Shameema Dev is married to which political leader?
A) Omar Abdullah
B) Ghulam Nabi Azad
C) Altaf Bukhari
D) M Y Tarigami
✅ Ans: B -
Who was the first Kashmiri singer to win a national-level singing reality show?
A) Rohit Sharma
B) Qazi Touqeer
C) Waseem Bhat
D) Altaf Raja
✅ Ans: B -
Who among these was both a poet and a social reformer?
A) Amin Kamil
B) Rehman Rahi
C) Mahjoor
D) Nilamber Dev Sharma
✅ Ans: C
🎓 Mixed Personalities
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Who among the following is a famous educationist and innovator from Ladakh?
A) Tashi Tundup
B) Sonam Wangchuk
C) Jamyang Namgyal
D) Namgyal Tsering
✅ Ans: B -
Which Dogri writer got Sahitya Akademi Award and Padma Shri?
A) Krishna Kumari
B) Shivanath
C) Jitendra Udhampuri
D) Ramesh Mehta
✅ Ans: C -
Which Kashmiri writer was a key figure in reviving modern poetry in Kashmiri?
A) Amin Kamil
B) Arjan Dev Majboor
C) Shafi Shauq
D) Moti Lal Saqi
✅ Ans: A -
Which J&K politician coined the slogan “Ek Nishan, Ek Vidhan, Ek Pradhan”?
A) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
B) Syama Prasad Mukherjee
C) Narendra Modi
D) Sheikh Abdullah
✅ Ans: B -
Who was the first Sadr-e-Riyasat of Jammu & Kashmir?
A) Karan Singh
B) Sheikh Abdullah
C) Ghulam Mohd Sadiq
D) Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad
✅ Ans: A