Jammu and Kashmir Current Affairs Questions and Answers

Practice questions

Who flagged off the third Kashmir International Marathon in Srinagar on 25 October 2026?
1. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah
2. Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha
3. Union Sports Minister
4. Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo
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Answer: A. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah — CM Omar Abdullah flagged off the race; LG Manoj Sinha addressed the award ceremony later.
Who has been appointed the new Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir, with the transition beginning on 1 November 2026?
1. Atal Dulloo
2. Rohit Kansal
3. Sajjan Singh Yadav
4. Arun Kumar Mehta
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Answer: C. Sajjan Singh Yadav — Dr Sajjan Singh Yadav, a 1995-batch IAS officer, was named the new Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir.
In which year did the Mushk Budji rice of Sagam, Anantnag, receive a GI tag?
1. 2023
2. 2020
3. 2021
4. 2024
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Answer: A. 2023 — Mushk Budji, a fragrant high-altitude rice of Kashmir, was given its GI tag in 2023.
J&K Bank's MoU with the J&K government raised the accident cover for government employees to what amount?
1. Rs 10 lakh
2. Rs 25 lakh
3. Rs 1 crore
4. Rs 5 crore
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Answer: C. Rs 1 crore — The accident cover for J&K government employees was raised to Rs 1 crore under the MoU.
The J&K Municipal (Amendment) Bill, 2026 keeps what as the minimum number of elected members of a municipal body?
1. Seven
2. Five
3. Nine
4. Eleven
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Answer: A. Seven — The Bill removes the five-member reference and keeps seven as the minimum in the J&K Municipal Act, 2000.
A 2026 estimate put the markhor population in which J&K landscape at 227?
1. Gurez
2. Dachigam
3. Tral
4. Kazinag
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Answer: D. Kazinag — The Kazinag landscape population rose about 71% from 133 in 2005, per a WTI and J&K Wildlife Department assessment.
The first two mineral blocks auctioned in J&K in 2026 were limestone blocks in which district?
1. Baramulla
2. Kathua
3. Anantnag
4. Doda
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Answer: C. Anantnag — The Koot-Kapran and Wantrag limestone blocks are in Anantnag district.
Kashmir's first Olympic-sized swimming pool was opened by Omar Abdullah at which Srinagar facility?
1. Bakshi Stadium
2. Sher-i-Kashmir Multi Sports Activity Centre
3. Tulsi Bagh complex
4. Polo Ground
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Answer: B. Sher-i-Kashmir Multi Sports Activity Centre — The Rs 30.35 crore project at Gindun Rajbagh also includes a gymnastics hall and a heated training pool.
Rafiq Ahmed Sofi of Srinagar won the National Award 2025 in which craft category?
1. Hand-knotted carpet
2. Papier-mache
3. Walnut wood carving
4. Pashmina shawl
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Answer: A. Hand-knotted carpet — He is the only J&K awardee; Kashmiri carpets received GI registration in 2016.
J&K approved 671 kanals of land in Samba for an industrial park under which scheme?
1. PLI
2. Amrit
3. UDAN
4. BHAVYA
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Answer: D. BHAVYA — BHAVYA (Bharat Audyogik Vikas Yojna) has a Rs 33,660 crore outlay to build 100 plug-and-play industrial parks.

Sheetal Devi, who won silver in women's doubles archery at the 2026 Asian Para Games, is from which J&K district?
1. Udhampur
2. Kupwara
3. Kishtwar
4. Poonch
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Answer: C. Kishtwar — She is from Loidhar village, Kishtwar, and shoots with her feet as she was born with phocomelia.
Under the Nasha Mukt J&K Abhiyan, for how many days was the campaign planned?
1. 50
2. 100
3. 75
4. 365
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Answer: B. 100 — It was the Nasha Mukt J&K 100 Days Abhiyan, reviewed in Srinagar on 22 October 2026.
Mohammad Zaid Malik was posted as Superintendent of Police at which agency's Jammu branch?
1. NIA
2. CBI
3. ED
4. SIA
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Answer: A. NIA — He was posted on deputation to the National Investigation Agency branch in Jammu for an initial four years.
Minister Sakeena Itoo led the J&K delegation to which international travel fair in October 2026?
1. IMEX Frankfurt
2. ITB Berlin
3. World Travel Market, London
4. ITB Asia, Singapore
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Answer: D. ITB Asia, Singapore — The delegation promoted pilgrimage, adventure and winter-sports tourism at ITB Asia 2026.
Jammu and Kashmir won the Ranji Trophy 2025-26 final by beating which team?
1. Mumbai
2. Vidarbha
3. Karnataka
4. Delhi
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Answer: C. Karnataka — J&K beat Karnataka on first-innings lead in the final at Hubballi.

One-liner questions: fill in the blank

Pakistan and China activated a _____ in September 2026, with its first meeting in Islamabad; it rests on their 2013 border management agreement, and India rejected it, saying Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh are integral parts of India.
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Answer: joint border commission
The _____ said India's "suspension" of the Indus Waters Treaty after the April 2025 Pahalgam attack was not justified, adding that the treaty covers only water sharing, not terrorism; India rejected the court's jurisdiction as illegally formed.
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Answer: Court of Arbitration at The Hague
The _____ passed the Municipal (Amendment) Bill, 2026 in its 21-30 September session; it keeps seven as the minimum size of a municipal body and removes the Chief Election Officer from ward delimitation.
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Answer: J&K Assembly
The _____ population in the Kazinag landscape of J&K is estimated at 227 in 2026, up about 71% from 133 in 2005, per a Wildlife Trust of India and J&K Wildlife Department study.
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Answer: markhor
Srinagar master artisan _____ won the National Award 2025 from the Ministry of Textiles in the hand-knotted carpet category; he is the only awardee from J&K.
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Answer: Rafiq Ahmed Sofi
Jammu and Kashmir Bank signed an MoU with the J&K government for banking services to employees and raised the _____ for government employees to Rs 1 crore.
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Answer: accident cover
The Centre appointed _____, a 1995-batch IAS officer, as the new Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir; the transition begins on 1 November 2026.
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Answer: Dr Sajjan Singh Yadav
The third _____ was flagged off in Srinagar by CM Omar Abdullah with about 2,000 runners; Kenyans Kanab Kalob Omolo and Lemensa Harpaa won the men's and women's full marathons.
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Answer: Kashmir International Marathon
_____ won the Ranji Trophy 2025-26, its first title, by beating Karnataka on first-innings lead in the final at Hubballi. Auqib Nabi (62 wickets) was Player of the Tournament.
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Answer: Jammu and Kashmir
Major General _____ (retd), a Kirti Chakra and VSM awardee and the Army's first wheelchair-bound general, died in New Delhi. He was wounded while leading a 1994 hostage rescue in Jammu and Kashmir.
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Answer: Sunil Kumar Razdan
India treats _____ as part of Ladakh while China calls it part of Xinjiang; the same dispute explains India's objection to CPEC, since a part of it passes through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
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Answer: Aksai Chin
Among the newly recognised breeds are the _____ (Uttar Pradesh) and the Kashmiri horse/pony (Jammu and Kashmir).
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Answer: Braj donkey
Security forces killed Lashkar-e-Taiba commander _____ at Gurwatkalan in Budgam under Operation Sheruwali; the Home Ministry says all four senior LeT commanders active in J&K since 2022 are now neutralised.
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Answer: Musa alias Asif Fauji
_____ auctioned its first two mineral blocks through the Centre's auction process: the Koot-Kapran (22.43 hectares) and Wantrag limestone blocks in Anantnag district.
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Answer: J&K
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah opened Rs 30.35 crore sports facilities at the Sher-i-Kashmir Multi Sports Activity Centre_____Olympic-sized swimming pool and an indoor gymnastics hall.
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Answer: , Srinagar, including Kashmir's first
_____, a 2001-batch J&K Police Service officer, was posted as Superintendent of Police at the NIA branch office in Jammu on deputation for an initial four years.
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Answer: Mohammad Zaid Malik
India and Poland aim to _____ from about US$6 billion. They plan a defence industry dialogue and a counter-terrorism dialogue, and both condemned terrorism, including the Pahalgam attack (22 April 2025).
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Answer: double bilateral trade by 2030
Minister _____ led the J&K delegation to ITB Asia 2026 in Singapore, promoting pilgrimage, adventure and winter-sports tourism, and co-inaugurated the India Pavilion.
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Answer: Sakeena Itoo
Para-archer _____ of Kishtwar won silver in the women's doubles archery with Payal Nag at the Asian Para Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan.
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Answer: Sheetal Devi
Jammu and Kashmir designated courts in _____ and Srinagar as special fast-track courts to try offences linked to public examinations, such as paper leaks.
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Answer: Jammu
The Jammu and Kashmir government amended its _____, revising medical reimbursement and capping the treatment cost that can be claimed at private hospitals.
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Answer: Medical Attendance Rules
The Jammu and Kashmir government stepped up action to make the Union Territory _____ under the PM TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan.
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Answer: TB-free
SKUAST-Kashmir set up two community units in Batlan village, Tangdhar, to conserve the indigenous _____, each with four ewes and one ram, under the ICAR-NBAGR network project on animal genetic resources.
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Answer: Karnah sheep
Under the _____, more than 72 lakh outreach events were held and police registered 1,187 FIRs; a three-year rehabilitation and reintegration scheme for drug-abuse victims is proposed.
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Answer: Nasha Mukt J&K 100 Days Abhiyan
Under the _____, J&K selected 419 villages with large SC populations as model villages, of which 28 have been declared Adarsh Grams.
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Answer: Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah inaugurated the autumn edition of the _____ handicrafts event at the Chrysanthemum Garden, Srinagar, to attract tourists.
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Answer: Know Your Artisan
Coming up: _____ on 26 October (1947) and Infantry Day (Shaurya Diwas) on 27 October, marking the landing of the 1st Sikh Regiment at Srinagar in 1947.
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Answer: J&K Accession Day
The Centre for Interdisciplinary Research and Innovations (_____) of the University of Kashmir was given Centre of Excellence status by the ICMR for its biomedical research.
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Answer: CIRI
Farmvision Pvt Ltd signed an MoU in Poland with nursery firm _____ to bring European nursery technology to India, with a joint venture making planting material for J&K horticulture from 2027.
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Answer: Jankowski
A Kashmiri farmer, _____, was felicitated at the Bharat International Rice Conference in New Delhi for conserving Mushk Budji, a fragrant rice from Sagam in Anantnag that won a GI tag in 2023.
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Answer: Zafar Ahmad Bhat

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