Jammu And Kashmir And Ladakh GK MCQ Question and Answer | State Gk MCQ

Dal is a lake in Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir. It is an urban lake, which is the second largest in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is the most visited place in Srinagar by tourists and locals. View of Dal Lake are completely different in 4 seasons. It is integral to tourism and recreation in Kashmir and is named the "Lake of Flowers", "Jewel in the crown of Kashmir" or "Srinagar's Jewel". The lake is also an important source for commercial operations in fishing and water plant harvesting.

Nishat Bagh was built by the elder brother of Empress Noor Jahan, Asif Khan and it opened in year 1633 AD. It is a terraced Mughal Garden situated on the eastern side of the Dal Lake in Srinagar. The beautiful gardens are spread over 12 terraces representing the zodiac signs and offer splendid views of the Dal Lake and the mountain range of Pir Panjal. Nishat Bagh covers an area of 46 acres and it is the second largest garden next to the Shalimar Bagh. The layout of the garden is 548 metre length and 338 metre width. It is a rectangular layout in Persian style garden architecture from East to West direction housing a few Mughal buildings.

Shivkhori is a famous cave shrine of Hindus devoted to lord Shiva, situated in the Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir state in India. Khori means cave (Guffa) and Shiv Khori thus denotes Shiva's cave. This natural cave is about 200 metres long, one metre wide and two to three metres high and contains a self made lingam, which according to the people is unending.

Wular Lake is the largest freshwater lake in India, which is situated at Bandipora District of Indian state Jammu & Kashmir.

Badshah Tomb is one more historical monument in the beautiful valley of Kashmir. It is located in the Zaina Kadal area of Shahr-e-Khaas. This historical Badshah Tomb is an architectural site of the 15^th century. Sultan Zain-ul-Abidin made this tomb in memory of his mother. It is a mark of the final resting place of her.

The Legislative Assembly was initially composed of 100 members, later increased to 111 by the then Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir (Twentieth Amendment) Act of 1988. Of these, 24 seats are designated for the territorial constituencies of the state that came under Pakistani control in 1947. These seats remain officially vacant as per section 48 of the then state constitution and now also in The Constitution of India.

"Lieutenant Governor" means the Adminstrator of the Union territory appointed by the President under article 239.

Election Commission is appointed by the President under article 324 of the Constitution of India in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.