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Jammu & Kashmir Current Affairs Questions (Jan 2020– April 2021)
Q1) Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), Union territory of India has registered the
highest Inpatient Department, IPD care in the country.
Q2) According to the report about 96% of IPD care in rural areas of J&K is provided by
which is highest against the country’s average of 85%.
Q3) On January 9,2020 Government of India set a new deadline for the completion of
the world’s highest railway bridge named . Kashmir will be connected to the rest
of India by Indian railways by December 2021.
Q4) The Chenab bridge will be 35m taller than the Eiffel Tower. Where is Eiffel Tower
Located?
Q5) The Chenab bridge forms a crucial link in the 111 km stretch between
& , which is part of the Udhampur- Srinagar-Baramulla rail link project.
Q6) On January 17, 2020, a concession agreement was signed in New Delhi for
completing the Z-Morh tunnel in the Union Territory (UT) of Jammu and Kashmir(J&K).
Under the agreement, crore has been allocated to complete the construction of
the tunnel within years.
Correct Answer: “Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari, Minister of State
(MoS) for Road Transport and Highways Gen (Retd) Vijay Kumar Singh and
Secretary of Road Transport & Highways Shri Sanjiv Ranjan”.
Q8) The length of the two-lane bi-directional Z-Morh tunnel with parallel escape tunnel
is kilometers.
Q9) Z Morh tunnel will provide connectivity to tourist spots in Jammu and
Kashmir.
Q10) The tunnel gets its name for its Z shaped formation between Sonamarg and
Gagangir of J&K. 1000 vehicles an hour can travel through the tunnel with approved
speed of 80 kilometer per hour(kmph). Z-Morh is located at an elevation of
above the sea level.
Q11) On Mayor of Srinagar Junai Azim Mattu announced that the Srinagar
has joined the list of ‘Open Defecation Free (ODF)’ cities.
Q12) On , the National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog has signed
a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with newly developed Union Territory (UT) of
Ladakh in order to promote the development of infrastructures in the recently
developed UT.
Q13) The Union Cabinet has approved placing Central laws in the concurrent list
for the Union Territory (UT) of Jammu and Kashmir(J&K) under Section 96 of the
Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019.
Q14) On which date Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) administration renamed Public Health
Engineering and Irrigation and Flood Control Department (PHE & IFC) as the ‘Jal Shakti
Department’.
Q16) The implementation of the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) was sanctioned by to achieve
100% coverage of piped water supply by .
Q17) The Jal Jeevan Mission aims to provide to every rural household
especially to the desert, drought-prone, border areas, schools, Anganwadi and health
centres.
Q18) On February 14, 2020 Jitendra Singh, Union Ministers for State, Public Grievances
and Pensions, mentioned that Government of India (GOI) has allocated AIIMS (All
India Institute of Medical Sciences) and Medical Colleges for Jammu & Kashmir
(J&K).
Q19) The first ever Global Investors Summit 2020 was held in .
Q20) On February 27, 2020,According to the 1st edition of NCAER Land Records and
Services Index (N-LRSI 2019- 20) released by the National Council of Applied Economic
Research (NCAER) , which state emerged as the best performing state in terms of
digitising land records?
Q21) As a part of Khelo India programme, Khelo India Winter Games 2020 was held
were?
Q22) Who inaugurated 1st Khelo India Winter Games in Leh, Ladakh?
Q23) Which three winter sporting games were held in Ladakh of Khelo India Winter
games?
Correct Answer: “Open Ice Hockey Championship, Figure Skating and Speed Skating.”
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Q24) The second level of the Khelo India winter games was held at .
Q25) Which football club created history by becoming the 1st Indian club to reach 2021
AFC Champions league group stage?
Q26) Centre constitutes Delimitation commission for J&K, Assam, Manipur, Arunachal,
chaired by former SC judge .
Q27) On March17, 2020 Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal announced that Banihal
to Katra railway link to be completed by .
Q28) The Katra-Banihal railway track is a km long stretch which will link Kashmir
Valley with the rest of the country by train.
Q29) On March 2, 2020, The historic City Chowk, which was a commercial center in Old
Jammu, has been renamed as .
Q30) The starting point of the circular road near Panjtirthi in the city has also been
changed to in the memory of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Q31) On March 5, 2020, Jammu and Kashmir, Lieutenant Governor Girish Chandra
Murmu launched a scheme for school children aimed to improve the health and overall
wellbeing of over 12 lakh students of government schools. What is the name of the
scheme?
Q32) Nirmala Sitharaman presented highest budget for J&K for FY 2020-21. What is the
proposed budget?
Q33) Jammu & Kashmir administrative council to implement the scheme to increase
the milk production in J&K?
Q34) The Jammu and Kashmir Government set up a commission to examine the social
and educational backwardness of various backward classes people, dalits, in the Union
Territory. Name the commission
Q35) the Administrative Council of Jammu and Kashmir approved the merger of J&K
Handicraft Corporation and J&K Handloom Development Corporation into
for effective convergence and marketing.
Q36) The Jammu & Kashmir (J&K), Union Territory (UT) administration has sanctioned
J&K Health Scheme to provide free cost of Universal Health Coverage of Rs as
health insurance to all the residents of UT in convergence with Ayushman Bharat-
PMJAY (Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana).
Q37) On 24th June 2020, 6 Districts hospitals (DH) of the union territory of Jammu &
Kashmir won the Award for their achievements in the health sector and secured
positions in the best hospital category 2019-2020.
Q38) Who Launched Two Customized Loan Schemes of J&K Bank For Business
Communities?
Q39) The lieutenant governor of the Union Territory (UT) of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K),
has rolled out 2 customized loan schemes of J&K Bank namely & ‘for
Hotels and Guest Houses’.
Correct Answer: “J&K Bank Business Support Loan Scheme 2019-20’ and ‘J&K Bank
Business Support Loan Scheme 2019-20”
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Q40) On 17th June 2020, The Jammu & Kashmir Administration approved the
Agriculture Production Department’s proposal to change its nomenclature to
and announced new rules for appointments to various posts.
Q41) The Union Territory (UT) of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) has prepared a
Policy/Operational Guidelines for the first time to boost poultry production in the
region. Name the policy launched by the UT.
Q42) Under the J&K Poultry Policy the government will give a subsidy of rupees
annually for broiler/layer farms and related activities.
Q43) J&K Lt Governor launches salary tracker mobile app first time for government
employees. What is the name of the app?
Q45) Centre government has allocated an additional amount for the construction of
BRO roads in the border areas of J&K. How much amount was allocated for the
construction?
Q46) Jitendra Singh e-Inaugurates two bridges in J&K. The name of the bridges are
Q47) The Institute of Integrative Medicine (IIIM) in Jammu has collaborated with which
company to develop and increase a new Reverse Transcriptase-Loop Mediated
Isothermal Amplification (RT-LAMP)- based COVID-19 diagnostic kit.
Q48) Name the three photojournalists from Jammu & Kashmir won the 2020 Pulitzer
Prize in feature photography.
Q49) Ladakh Director of Animal, Sheep Husbandry and Fisheries inaugurates the 1st
Solar Lift Irrigation Plant of Kargil. Where is the plant located?
Q50) SKIMS in Srinagar gets its first of it’s kind Infectious Disease Block facility. It is
an initiative for the treatment of which disease?
Q51) When did Jammu and Kashmir notifies new rules for issuing domicile certificates?
Q52) the Department of Information and Public Relations (DIPR) has started an initiative
in order to spread awareness about psychological impact of lockdown and
measures to be adopted to overcome them.
Q53) J&K promotes e-learning under which programme to facilitate students with
complete access to education through technological interventions and other viable
means in wake of COVID-19 lockdown.
Q54) The cultivated and harvested in the Karewa (highlands) of Jammu and
Kashmir gets Geographical Indication (GI) tag by the Geographical Indications
Registry.
Q55) Which Panchayat gets Child-friendly Gram Panchayat Award (CFGPA) 2020?
Q56) Which Panchayat gets Nanaji Deshmukh Rashtriya Gaurav Gram Sabha Puraskar
(NDRGGSP) 2020?
Q57) Which Panchayat gets Gram Panchayat Development Plans (GPDP) 2020?
Q58) Laid Foundation Stones Virtually & E- Inaugurated Various Construction Works
under PMGSY- II in J&K on 31 Jul 2020.
Correct Answer: “The project includes construction of 28 roads under PMGSY-II in different
parts of J&K (which includes the roads from Chanunta Khas to Bhuktrian Khas, Falata to
Bikhan Gala, Arnas to Thakrakote, Ramnagar to Dudu, Pouni to Kund among others)”
Q60) When did the government of Jammu and Kashmir launched the e-auction portal
www.saffroneauctionindia.com created by its department of agriculture to promote
the trade of Kashmir Saffron.
Q61) Who launched the salary tracker mobile app “MeraVetan (Version – 1)” for
government employees?
Q63) Which former governor of J&K has been appointed has 14th CAG?
Q64) The Union Territories (UTs) Ladakh & Lakshadweep have been included in the
‘One Nation-One Ration Card’ scheme on .
Q65) On which date the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) notified the ‘Rules of
Transaction of Business’ for the Government of Union Territory (UT) of Jammu &
Kashmir (J&K).
Correct Answer: “28 August 2020”
Q66) On September 4, 2020, Jammu & Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha
launched the online portal named for Jammu & Kashmir Administrative
Service Officers (JKAS).
Q68) When did Government of India extended Price Stabilisation interventions under
‘Operation Greens’ scheme for majority of fruits and vegetables grown in Jammu and
Kashmir (J&K) to extend support to farmers in J&K?
Q69) is a price fixation scheme which ensures that farmers get the right
price for their produce.
Q70) On September 12, 2020, Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) Governor, Manoj Sinha
announced Universal Health Insurance Coverage Scheme for all residents of the
Union Territory at an annual expenditure of .
Q71) The Lieutenant Governor (LG) also launched , through which people
can file complaints.
Correct Answer: “Jammu & Kashmir Integrated Grievance Redress and Monitoring System
(JK-IGRAMS)”
Q73) The Government of India announced an increase in Scholarship amount for the
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students of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) under the ‘Pragati’ and ‘Saksham’ Scholarship
Schemes. The amount has been raised from Rs. 5, 000 Per Annum to Per
Annum from the Current Academic Year (2020-21).
Q74) On September 15, 2020 The Horticulture Department of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K)
launched Programme under CAPEX (Capital Expenditure) scheme at
Panchyat Jaswan in Marh Block of Jammu district.
Q75) The main aim of the Backyard Horticulture programme is to promote for
home consumption and for fulfilling individual requirements.
Q76) On September 20, 2020, the Union Territory (UT) of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K)
inked Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Army for the development and
operationalization of Airstrip in .
Q77) On October 17, 2020, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has amended the
Jammu and Kashmir Panchayati Raj Act, 1989 under the J&K Reorganisation Act,
2019 by removing a provision in that requires payment of honorarium to
panches and sarpanches (village head) in the Union Territory (UT) of Jammu &
Kashmir (J&K).
Q78) Nitin Gadkari Launched Blasting Process for one of the Asia’s Longest bi-
directional Road Tunnel in J&K.
Q80) On 15th October 2020, Manoj Sinha, Lieutenant Governor (LG) of Jammu and
Kashmir (J&K) announced the programme to deliver services governance
at doorsteps to the people in urban areas. This 2 day programme will be held on 19th
& 20th October 2020 as a part of the public outreach initiative in the towns of J&K.
Q82) On October 23, 2020, Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) became the first Union Territory
in the country to operationalise at the district level with the e-inauguration of
eight district offices by Additional Controller General of Accounts, Subodh Kumar
Mathur.
Q83) On National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) and Union Territory (UT)
Administration of Ladakh signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to conduct
a survey for promotion of dairying and rural livelihood in the region.
Q84) On November 12, 2020 The Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW)
launched a 3 month accelerated campaign to reduce childhood pneumonia
deaths.
Q85) As a part of “Operation Green Scheme TOP to TOTAL”, the Ministry of Food
Processing Industries (MoFPI) has announced a % air transportation subsidy
for 41 notified fruits and vegetables from North East and Himalayan states to any
place in the country.
Q86) On November 1, 2020 Jitendra Singh, Union MoS (Minister of State) laid
foundation stone of Plan in Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir(J&K) worth
Rs.198.37 Crores through virtual mode.
Q87) On BSE Limited (formerly known as Bombay Stock Exchange Ltd) signed
four Memorandum of Understandings (MoU) with Mission Youth, Government of
Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) to spread financial awareness,
support economic development, encourage sustainable livelihood in the Union
Territory of J&K.
Q88) UT of Ladakh gets the Largest Solar Power Project at the Highest Altitude at
IAF Station.
Q89) On November 25, 2020, Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi chaired the
PRAGATI (Pro-Active Governance And Timely Implementation) meeting
which reviewed the multiple projects, grievances and programmes in the presence of
concerned Secretaries of the Union Government and Chief Secretaries of the State
Governments.
Q91) On December 15, 2020, Ladakh Buddhist Association (LBA) celebrated the
festival to mark the beginning of Ladakhi New Year. ‘Losar’ is celebrated in the 11th
month of the Tibetan calendar.
Q92) On December 24, 2020, Union Minister for Environment, Forest & Climate
Change (MoEFCC) announced that Tso Kar Wetland complex in Changthang region,
Ladakh has been added to the list of .
Q94) On December 16, 2020 Amar Singh College, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir
received the ‘Award of Merit’ in the 2020 .
Q95) Srinagar born Wushu coach and the first Dronacharya Awardee from
the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, Kuldeep Handoo is appointed
as the Ambassador of
.
Q96) Justice Appointed as Chief Justice of Common High Court for the UTof
J&K and UT of Ladakh; Succeeds Justice Gita Mittal.
Q97) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs recently chaired by Prime Minister
Narendra Modi approved an ambitious scheme to boost the industrial development of
Jammu and Kashmir. The Government of India has allocated _________ Rupees for the
industrial development of Jammu and Kashmir scheme. The funds are to be used to
develop industrial sector of the territory till 2037.
Q98) In which color the new WHO map of India has marked the newly created Union
Territories of India, Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir?
Q99) The Jammu and Kashmir Government recently sought GI tag for _________.
Q100) The Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir and a _______ based space agency
have joined hands to work on a collaborative project on the impact-based flood
forecasting.
Q101) The Jammu & Kashmir Administrative Council has given approval for the
proposal of the Housing and Urban development department to provide interest-free
loans up to ________. The approval was given under the leadership of Lt. Governor
Manoj Sinha.
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Q102) The World’s highest Bridge called the ______ has completed a major
milestone after the engineers completed the arch bottom of the bridge on March 14,
2021.
Q103) Recently, two mobile applications ____ & ____ were launched by the
Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir.
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