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

Mobile satellite phones are strictly forbidden as Ladakh is highly militarised region.

Border Road Organisation (BRO) has built the world's highest motorable road in Ladakh named Umling La. It is about 86 km long and passes through Umling La Top. It connects Chismule and Demchok villages located about 230 km away from Leh district. It is about 19,300 feet above the mean sea level and constructed under Project Himank.

Nowgam Railway Station is located 8 km from Srinagar and is situated at a height of 1591 m. It lies in Jammu-Baramulla line and is expected to connect the Kashmir valley once completed. This station will also be connected to the Kargil-Leh line.

Jhelum Valley Road connects Srinagar, Pattan, Baramulla, Mohra and URI. It is very important from military point of view. It is 50 km long and part of National Highway.

Srinagar - Pahalgam Road connects Srinagar, Awantipur, Khanabal, Mattan, Aish Mugam and Pahalgam. From Pahalgam, a bridle path leads to Amarnath cave. Chandanwari, Sheshnag and Panchtarni stations lie on this route.

Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) provide connectivity by way of all weather roads to the unconnected habitations in rural areas.

As the regions are sparsely populated and has many inaccessible areas, thus there is a great need to establish more airports for better connectivity. Some areas have been covered by helipads like Sanjhi Chhat helipad which provides helicopter service between Katra and Sanjhi Chhat.

Banihal Qazigund Road Tunnel is situated at an elevation of 1790 metres, it is a double tube tunnel with two lanes each. It is operational but a part of it is still under construction. It is India’s longest tunnel (11.2 km) and is also called Pir Panjal Tunnel.

Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip garden, previously Model Floriculture Center, is a tulip garden in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is the largest tulip garden in Asia spread over an area of about 30 hectares (74 acres).

The legendary Sudh Mahadev Temple is situated at a distance of about 120 kms from Jammu towards the Southeast of the capital of erstwhile state of Chenani that was presumably founded in 770 AD by Raja Gambhir Chand the 37^th descendent of Raja Shishpal Chand of Chanderi. The temple is near nucleus of Mantalai where Raja Himachal held the marriage ceremony of his daughter Parvati to Lord Shiva.