35th Surajkund International Crafts Mela was held in
Faridabad, Haryana. J&K was the theme state and _______ was the partner nation. a. Tajikistan b. Kazakhstan c. Uzbekistan d. Turkmenistan Jerri Hamlet has been declared as the first ‘Milk Village’ of J&K UT. It is located in which of the following districts? a. Reasi b. Udhampur c. Samba d. Kathua North India’s first Industrial Biotech park was inaugurated at? a. Samba b. Udhampur c. Kathua d. Jammu Jammu division got its first Tulip garden at Sanasar. This place is located in which district? a. Jammu b. Ramban c. Kishtwar d. Rajouri In Gulmarg and Sonamarg, how much land has been declared as strategic area, paving the way for the armed forces to take control of these lands & undertake construction in ecologically fragile areas? a. 60 hectares b. 80 hectares c. 75 hectares d. 70 hectares Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha inaugurated the Sukhnag Sozni Embroidery (SFURTI) Heritage Cluster of J&K Khadi and Village Industries Board at Magam in Budgam. What does ‘R’ in SFURTI stand for? a. Revival b. Regeneration c. Restoration d. Registration Manoj Sinha, Lt Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, visited the ‘Chinar Darohar’ after the 8th-century heritage site was rejuvenated in Badami Bagh Cantonment by the Chinar Corps of the Indian army. When was Chinar Corps established? a. March 1942 b. June 1972 c. November 1962 d. December 1985 Scientists have spotted fossils of a small mammal resembling squirrels called treeshrew belonging to a new genus and species from_______ in Jammu and Kashmir. a. Patnitop b. Mantalai c. Ramnagar d. Tikri Shallabugh and Hygam wetlands have been declared as the Ramsar sites (wetlands of International importance). They are located in which of the following two districts respectively? a. Srinagar, Baramulla b. Ganderbal, Kupwara c. Ganderbal, Baramulla d. Anantnag, Shopian India’s first carbon neutral panchayat is located in which of the following districts? a. Kathua b. Reasi c. Samba d. Rajouri ‘Statue of Peace’ was virtually unveiled by Amit Shah in Sonwar, Srinagar. It is the statue of which of the following personalities? a. Swami Vivekananda b. Adi Shankaracharya c. Swami Ramanujacharya d. Lord Shiva 1st J&K chancellor’s meet was inaugurated by LG Sinha at which of the following universities? a. BGSBU Rajouri b. IUST Awantipora, Pulwama c. UoK, Srinagar d. Jammu University Indian Army launched a vocational training centre for women for 'Waadiyan Bakery Project’ in Mangnar Village of Poonch district to enhance women skill development. When is the Army day celebrated? a. 8 October b. 4 December c. 15 January d. 24 October Centre formed three member panel to investigate Ramban Tunnel collapse. Who is the chairman of the panel/committee? a. Aashima Goyal b. T Rabi Shankar c. J. T Sahu d. Mallikarjun Kharge Srinagar becomes country’s first district to achieve 100% saturation under SVAMITVA Yojana. Who is the current CEO of Srinagar Municipal Corporation? a. Shah Faesal b. Sehrish Asgar c. Athar Aamir Ul Shafi Khan d. Atal Dulloo “Athwas Initiative” is associated with the rejuvenation of which of the following lakes? a. Wular Lake b. Dal Lake c. Nigeen Lake d. Gangabal Lake PM Modi inaugurated Amrit Sarovar initiative in Samba district. The initiative is aimed at developing and rejuvenating 75 water bodies in each district of the country. The first Amrit Sarovar was built in which of the following states? a. Uttar Pradesh b. Bihar c. Maharashtra d. Tamil Nadu J&K Police organised cycle race along the banks of Dal Lake in Srinagar. The name of the event was? a. Pedal for Peace b. Pedal for Prosperous J&K c. Pedal for Entrepreneurship d. Pedal for Promotion of Tourist Friendly J&K India’s First Floating Financial Literacy Camp was organized by India Post Payments Bank (IPPB). The camp was conducted as part of the launch of the initiative called “Niveshak Didi” in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar. When was the IPPB established? a. 2018 b. 2017 c. 2016 d. 2015 ___________edition of National Conference on e-Governance (NCeG) was held in Katra – a city in Reasi district of UT of J&K. a. 24th b. 25th c. 26th d. 27th Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh inaugurated Jhula Bailey Suspension Bridge at Jammu & Kashmir’s Ramban. It has been constructed on which river? a. Chenab b. Anji river c. Poonch river d. Tawi India’s biggest yoga centre has been built in which of the following districts of J&K? a. Ramban b. Jammu c. Udhampur d. Srinagar One District One Product Scheme for J&K District Product Jammu Dairy Products Rajouri Spices Poonch Mutton & Processed Poultry Kishtwar Walnut Processing Doda Lavender Ramban Honey Processing Reasi Organic Vegetables Udhampur Jam and Pickles Kathua Spices Samba Mushroom District Product Anantnag Trout Fish Pulwama Saffron Shopian Apple Kulgam Apple & Spices Srinagar Flowers Ganderbal Honey Budgam Exotic Vegetables Baramulla Dairy products Kupwara Walnut Bandipora Mutton & Processed poultry Festivals in News First-of-its-kind Tribal Winter Festival was held in which of the following districts of Jammu and Kashmir? a. Budgam b. Bandipora c. Rajouri d. Poonch India’s first Lavender Festival was held in J&K’s Bhaderwah. Which among the following revolutions is associated with Lavender? a. Pink revolution b. Red revolution c. Purple revolution d. Brown revolution • Two-day Kumaon Literature Festival was organized in Srinagar. It was a two-day Literature festival jointly organised by KYARI and Indian Cinema Heritage Foundation at KICC.
• With an aim to revive art and culture in Jammu and Kashmir,
the University of Kashmir hosted the Second National Delphic Summit. The first-of-its-kind six-day bird festival was celebrated at Pahalgam in a bid to attract tourists and bird lovers from across the country. The festival was organised by the J&K Tourism department in collaboration with which of the following organisations? a. Nature Conservation Foundation b. Wildlife SOS c. Sanctuary Nature Foundation d. Centre for Wildlife Studies The Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir is going to host SARAS Fair 2023 from February 4 to 14 with the participation of artisans and women Self Help Groups from across the country. The national-level food and cultural fair will exhibit unique and famous indigenous products from various states and UTs of the country. The event will provide a platform for the participants to sell and promote their self-made products. The annual SARAS fair will be held in Jammu in which over 75 stalls and food courts will be set up at the exhibition site, aquaplex crown, near Bagh-e-Bahu, Jammu. After remaining suspended for two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the historic Baba Chamliyal Mela was celebrated near the international border at Ramgarh in which of the following districts? a. Rajouri b. Samba c. Poonch d. Bandipora Personalities in News Falak Mumtaz, 11-year-old Kashmiri girl from Shopian, won gold medal at 23rd National Sqay Championship in Jammu. Sqay was recognized as an official sport in which year? a. 2015 b. 2018 c. 2019 d. 2014 Ghulam Ali Khatana was nominated to Rajya Sabha by Draupadi Murmu, the 15th president of India. Draupadi Murmu defeated whom in the presidential elections? a. Margaret Alva b. Jagdeep Dhankar c. Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu d. Yashwant Sinha Who among the following footballers from J&K has been selected in the National Football Team of India? a. Shahid Nazir b. Imran Arshid c. Danish Farooq Bhat d. Balwinder Singh Who among the following is the first-ever recipient of the prestigious Jaipur Foot USA’s Global Humanitarian Award? a. Bhat Burhan b. Danish Manzoor Bhat c. RJ Umar Nisar d. Junaid Azim Matto Who among the following has been selected as the net bowler for the England’s Test cricket team? a. Rasik Salam b. Parvaiz Rasool c. Abid Nabi d. Mateen Ahmad Teli Who among the following is the first female entrepreneur from J&K to win the prestigious Priyadarshini award for the best women entrepreneur from the Federation of Indian Women Entrepreneurs? a. Namrata Modi b. Shristi Kaul c. Pooja Shali d. Ishrat Nowsheri Back in 1991, the Assam Rifles had eliminated 72 militants in a single counter-insurgency operation in Jammu & Kashmir and the force felicitated the surviving heroes. During a recent trip to Nepal, Assam Rifles Director-General Lt Gen PC Nair met some of them. They were soldiers of the 7th Battalion who had conducted the famous offensive, “Operation Dudhi”. Who among the following has been appointed as the new Chief Justice of High Court of J&K & Ladakh? a. Ali Mohammad Magray b. Tashi Rabstan c. Pankaj Mithal d. Santhi Kumari Umran Malik, the speedster from Jammu, made his ODI debut against which of the following teams? a. Ireland b. New Zealand c. Sri Lanka d. Bangladesh Arushi Kotwal was conferred Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2022. She hails from Doda district and is associated with which of the following sports? a. Wushu b. Chess c. Gymnastics d. Fencing Who among the following won the Srinagar Open Tennis Tournament 2022? a. Chirag Dogra b. Chakshu Mahajan c. Mohammad Qais d. Mohammad Usman Bhim Singh passed away recently. He was a/an? a. Actor b. Politician c. Writer d. Social Activist Who among the following won a gold medal in the Under-18 Age category at the 56th Cross Country Championship held at Kohima in Nagaland? a. Rahul Yadav b. Ritik Sharma c. Rajiv Kumar d. Sandeep Seointra Ishan Pandita, who hails from Tral (Pulwama), is related to which of the following sports? a. Chess b. Golf c. Football d. Cricket • Top Kashmiri American cardiologist, Dr Iftikhar J Kullo has been nominated to the National Advisory Council on Human Genome Research (NACHGR) that the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) runs. The orders were issued by Xavier Becerra, Joe Biden’s Secretary of Health and Human Services (DHHS).
• Dr Parveen Yograj, MS (General Surgery), who is currently
posted as Divisional Nodal Officer, National Health Mission (NHM), Jammu has been conferred with prestigious Curofy’s- 2021 Icon of the Year Award for the consecutive year. Sadia Tariq won gold medal in the Wushu Stars Championship junior tournament 2022 held in which of the following countries? a. Russia b. Georgia c. Indonesia d. United Kingdom The last ruling Maharaja of J&K, Hari Singh, was born in which year? a. 1892 b. 1895 c. 1893 d. 1894 Who among the following won the J&K Open Golf Tournament 2022 that was organised at Jammu Tawi Golf Course? a. Honey Baisoya b. Yuvraj Singh Sandu c. Khalin Joshi d. Ravi Kumar Bhajan Sopori passed away recently. He was known as? a. Sher-e-Duggar b. First modern poet of the dogri language c. Architect of Modern Kashmir d. Saint of the Santoor Rehman Rahi, 97, Eminent Kashmiri Poet Who Restored a Language, Dies 1. Rehman Rahi received the highest literary award in the country -- Jnanpith award -- in 2007 for his collection 'Siyah Rood Jaeren Manz' (In Black Drizzle). 2. Rehman Rahi received the Sahitya Akademi Award for his collection of poems 'Nawroz-i-Saba' in 1961. 3. He has also conferred the Padma Shri award in 2000 for his works. Which among the above statements is/are correct? Sana Irshad Matto along with Danish Siddiqui, Adnan Abidi and Amit Dave won the Pulitzer Prize (2022) in which of the following categories? a. Audio Reporting b. Feature Photography c. Editorial Cartooning d. Explanatory Journalism Important Books Sahitya Akademi Awards 2022 • The prestigious ‘Sahitya Akademi Award’ for 2022 were conferred on eminent writers Veena Gupta & Farooq Fayaz for their literary creations in Dogri as well as Kashmiri languages. Prof. Veena Gupta was conferred the award for her book in Dogri Chhe Roopak (six radio features) in plays/darams category while Prof. Farooq Fayaz was conferred for his book Zael Dab in Literary Criticism category. • Anuradha Roy won the award for her novel, ‘All the Lives We Never Lived’ and Badri Narayan won this award for his poetry book ‘Tumadi Ke Shabd.’ Important Portals, Apps, Infrastructure Projects, MOUs, Schemes, Events etc International Pheran Day is celebrated on which of the following days? a. 5th December b. 1st January c. 26th October d. 21st December First ever GI tagged Hand Knotted Carpets were flagged off to Europe from Delhi. Which among the following products of J&K has not received the GI tag so far? a. Kashmir Willow bat b. Gucchi Mushroom c. Ambri (best variety of apple from Shopian) d. All of the above Under National Bamboo Mission, how much amount has been proposed for J&K Annual Action Plan 2022-2023? a. 10 crores b. 15 crores c. 20 crores d. 25 crores The portal is a one-stop interactive and user-friendly website that gives detailed insights to users into the nature, status, and the number of developmental works underway in their areas. The works could be searched by entering the name of the district, block or municipality, and village. The portal also provides the option to users to send feedback about any work being done by the government in their areas. What is the estimated budget of UT of J&K for the financial year 2022-23? a. 1.08 Lakh crores b. 1.12 Lakh crores c. 1.89 Lakh crores d. 1.25 Lakh crores J&K has become the first state/UT to set up Atal Tinkering Lab in partnership with the government of India think tank NITI Aayog. What is the total number of Atal Tinkering Labs to be established in India? a. 10,000 b. 15,000 c. 20,000 d. 12,000 Tawi riverfront development project is being developed on the lines of the Sabarmati riverfront in Gujarat. It aims to enhance the aesthetic value of the River Tawi by enhancing natural purifying capabilities, as well as promoting environmental and urban infrastructure sustainability. A 3.5 km riverfront is intended to be built in two phases as part of the project. In the first phase, embankments, interceptor drains, sewerage treatment plants, cycling track, jogging track, walkways, green spaces and other wayside amenities would be developed. Last month, Jammu Smart City Ltd (JSCL) and Shree Balaji Engicons Ltd signed a pact for the riverfront project. J&K signed agreement with ________ for exchange of knowledge on saffron and other temperate crops. a. Tripura b. Mizoram c. Sikkim d. Arunachal Pradesh India will host G20 summit in 2023. It will be 18th edition of G20. Which among the following group of countries form the G20’s Troika at present? a. India, Indonesia and Brazil b. UK, USA and Canada c. China, Japan and Republic of Korea d. Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and European Union Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) has extended a loan of Rs. 1000 crore to JKIDFC. Who among the following is the current MD and CEO of IOB? a. Achanta Sharath Kamal b. Ajay Kumar Srivastava c. Shiva Chauhan d. Avani Chaturvedi J&K cops will be armed with Corner Shot Weapon System (CSWS). It has been designed and developed by DRDO. J&K police will purchase the weapon system from which of the following companies? a. Bharat Dynamics Limited b. Lockheed Martin Corp c. Zen Technologies d. Figma J&K Govt signed pact with New Zealand for transforming sheep farming sector. Who is the current PM of New Zealand? a. Giorgia Meloni b. Chris Hipkins c. Jacinda Ardern d. Annie Ernaux Scheduled Tribe Status has been announced for the Pahari community by Home Minister Amit Shah. Amit Shah’s Lok Sabha Constituency is? a. Ahmedabad b. Jamnagar c. Gandhinagar d. Surat J&K Govt signed an MOU with Dubai based Lulu Group for setting up a Food Processing and Logistics Hub in Srinagar. Who is the chairman of Lulu Group? a. M. A. Yusuff Ali b. Ebrahim Raisi c. Abdul Latif Rashid d. Tayyab Ikram Leading the digital transformation in governance, Jammu and Kashmir has become the first union territory (UT) in India to have entirely shifted to digital mode of administration. According to an order issued by the UT chief secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta, all governance and administrative services in the state are now ‘only’ available digitally. As per the directives by the state administration no service would remain offline and applicants need not to visit any government office. What is the length of T-49 railway tunnel, the longest railway tunnel in India? a. 14.2 Km b. 11.2 Km c. 12.7 Km d. 9.2 Km Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta launched an e-library initiative of the Information Technology Department. It is envisioned as an online library for providing access to a virtual repository of learning resources in five languages viz. English, Urdu, Hindi, Kashmiri and Dogri. What is the name of the e- library? a. e-book shelf b. e-kitaab kosh c. e-pustakalaya d. e-kitaab ghar J&K Administration established which platform to obtain feedback on service delivery? a. AZAN b. e-Unnat c. AVSAR Portal d. Satark Nagrik Two Digital Banking Units (DBUs), one each in Jammu and Srinagar, were e-inaugurated by PM Modi as part of the country wide dedication of ________ DBUs to the nation. a. 100 b. 50 c. 75 d. 150 JKRLM Umeed signed pact with which of the following e- commerce sites/campanies to empower 1,800 self-help group members? a. Flipkart b. Amazon c. Meesho d. Myntra Under the PARVAZ Market Linkage scheme, how much percent subsidy on freight charges is given for carrying perishable fruits harvested in Jammu and Kashmir for shipment through Air Cargo? a. 20% b. 25% c. 30% d. 50% • Several other UAE businesses have pledged to invest large amounts into the territory. Dubai’s Emaar Group has signed an agreement with the government of Jammu and Kashmir to develop a 500,000 square foot shopping mall in Srinagar. • UAE-based Lulu Group has committed to investing Dhs100m to set up a to set up a food processing and logistic hub in Jammu and Kashmir • Dubai-headquartered port operator, DP World, will also build a dry port in Jammu and Kashmir. DP World will reportedly soon visit the 250 acre site earmarked for the inland port facility. It will be the union territory’s first dry port in Jammu, with another location reportedly under consideration near Srinagar to boost the Kashmir’s Rs2,500 crore fresh fruit industry. Important Reports, Indices and Rankings In its “India Press Freedom Report 2021”, Rights and Risks Analysis Group (RRAG) stated that at least six journalists were killed and 121 journalists/media houses including 108 journalists and 13 media houses/newspapers were targeted in India. The highest number of journalists/media organisations targeted was in Jammu and Kashmir (25), followed by Uttar Pradesh (23); Madhya Pradesh (16); Tripura (15); Delhi (8); Bihar (6); Assam (5); Haryana and Maharashtra (4 each); Goa and Manipur (3 each); Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal (2 each); and Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Kerala (1 each). Eight female journalists faced arrest, summon and registration of First Information Reports (FIRs). What is the rank of J&K in the medal tally of 36th edition of National Games that were held in Gujarat? a. 12th b. 27th c. 16th d. 12th 36th National Games 2022 (Gujarat) Khelo India Youth Games (4th edition) As per SDG India Index 2021, J&K has a score of 66 out of 100. Under which category has J&K been placed? a. Aspirant b. Performer c. Front Runner d. Achiever Karnataka has topped India Innovation Index 2021 (3rd edition) while J&K has been ranked 6th in the UTs and City states category. This Index is released by which of the following organisations/ministries/departments? a. National Statistical Office b. Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade c. NITI Aayog d. Ministry of Commerce and Industry Export Preparedness Index (2021) What is the rank of J&K UT in the implementation of Mission Amrit Sarovar? a. 3rd b. 1st c. 2nd d. 4th Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana ----Urban Awards 2021 National e-Governance Service Delivery Assessment (NeSDA 2021) was launched by Dr Jitendra Singh. In the Union Territories category, Jammu & Kashmir was assessed for the first time in NeSDA 2021 and scored the highest amongst all UTs for six sectors. Which state ranked first in North-East and Hill states? a. Nagaland b. Tripura c. Manipur d. Himachal Pradesh Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana Out of 2,20,570 km of roads constructed under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) scheme in the last six years (including the current year), 1,54,120 km, or 70 per cent, has come up in 10 States, with Odisha, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh getting the lion’s share. PMGSY-I was launched in 2000 as a one-time special intervention to provide rural connectivity, by way of a single all-weather road, to eligible unconnected habitations of designated population size as per Census 2001. In 2013, PMGSY-II was launched to upgrade selected routes and major rural links (MRLs). PMGSY-III, launched in 2019, targeted consolidation of 1,25,000 km routes and MRLs connecting habitations to gramin agricultural markets (GrAMs), higher secondary schools, and hospitals. Performance Grading Index is released by which of the following organisations/ministries? a. Ministry of Education b. Ministry of Home Affairs c. NITI Aayog d. Reserve Bank of India Piyush Goyal released the 1st edition of ‘State Ranking Index for NFSA’ during the conference of Food Ministers of States/UTs on ‘Food Nutrition and Security in India’ organized by Department of Food and Public Distribution. What is the rank of J&K in special category states/UTs? a. 1st b. 5th c. 10th d. 8th • Among the general category states, Odisha topped the 'State Ranking Index for NFSA' with a score of 0.836, while Uttar Pradesh is second with a score of 0.797 and Andhra Pradesh is third with a score of 0.794. • Tripura ranks first among special category states/UTs with a score of 0.788. It is followed by Himachal Pradesh with a score of 0.758 and Sikkim at the third position with a score of 0.710. • Also, among the three union territories, where Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) is cash driven, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman Diu topped the list with a score of 0.802. SPI is a comprehensive tool that can serve as a holistic measure of a country's social progress at the national and sub-national levels. The index assesses states and districts based on 12 components across three critical dimensions of social progress - Basic Human Needs, Foundations of Wellbeing, and Opportunity. The index uses an extensive framework comprising 89 indicators at the state level and 49 at the district level. Based on the SPI scores, states and districts have been ranked under six tiers of social progress. The tiers are Tier 1: Very High Social Progress; Tier 2: High Social Progress; Tier 3: Upper Middle Social Progress; Tier 4: Lower Middle Social Progress; Tier 5: Low Social Progress; and Tier 6: Very Low Social Progress. • Out of the 90 Assembly Constituencies in the region, 43 will be part of Jammu region and 47 for Kashmir region keeping in view the provisions of Section 9(1)(a) of the Delimitation Act, 2002 and Section 60(2)(b) of Jammu & Kashmir Reorganization Act, 2019. • After consultation with Associate Members, representatives of political parties, citizens, civil society groups, 9ACs have been reserved for STs, out of which,6 are in Jammu region and 3 ACs in the Valley. • There are five Parliamentary Constituencies in the region. The Delimitation Commission has seen the Jammu & Kashmir region as one single Union Territory. Therefore, one of the Parliamentary Constituency has been carved out combining Anantnag region in the Valley and Rajouri & Poonch of Jammu region. By this reorganisation each Parliamentary Constituency will have equal number of 18 Assembly Constituencies each. • Provision of at least two members (one of them must be a female) from the community of Kashmiri Migrants in the Legislative Assembly and such members may be given power at par with the power of nominated members, of the Legislative Assembly of Union Territory of Puducherry.
• The Central Government may consider giving the Displaced Persons
from Pakistan occupied Jammu and Kashmir some representation in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, by way of nomination of representatives of the Displaced Persons from Pakistan Occupied Jammu and Kashmir.