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Which first hydroelectric project was built in 1902 on the Jhelum River in Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir, and supplied electricity to Srinagar?
A) Mohra Hydroelectric Project
B) Salal Hydroelectric Power Station
C) Uri-II Power Station
D) Lower Jhelum Hydroelectric Project
Correct Answer: Mohra Hydroelectric Project -
The Sind Valley Hydro-Electric Project, established in 1955, uses a canal 113 km long to generate electricity near which town?
A) Ganderbal
B) Uri
C) Pahalgam
D) Baramulla
Correct Answer: Ganderbal -
Which hydro project on the Jhelum River in Baramulla district, commissioned in 1979, has an installed capacity of 105 MW?
A) Lower Jhelum Hydroelectric Project
B) Uri-I Power Station
C) Mohra Hydroelectric Project
D) Salal Hydroelectric Power Station
Correct Answer: Lower Jhelum Hydroelectric Project -
Which hydropower station in Reathe Reasistrict was the first built under the Indus Water Treaty by India?
A) Salal Hydroelectric Power Station
B) Dul Hasti Hydroelectric Project
C) Baglihar Hydroelectric Project
D) Ratle Hydroelectric Project
Correct Answer: Salal Hydroelectric Power Station -
Which project on the Chenab River in the Ramban district was approved in 1996 and built in two stages of 450 MW each?
A) Baglihar Hydroelectric Project
B) Kiru Hydroelectric Project
C) Kirthai-II Hydroelectric Project
D) Pakal Dul Hydro Electric Project
Correct Answer: Baglihar Hydroelectric Project -
Which hydroelectric project on the Tawi River in Udhampur district was inaugurated in 1971 by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi?
A) Chenani Hydroelectric Project
B) Uri-II Power Station
C) Salal Hydroelectric Power Station
D) Dul Hasti Hydroelectric Project
Correct Answer: Chenani Hydroelectric Project -
The Dul Hasti Hydroelectric Project in Kishtwar district has a total installed capacity of how many megawatts?
A) 390 MW
B) 450 MW
C) 624 MW
D) 240 MW
Correct Answer: 390 MW -
Which river valley project in the Bandipora district diverts water from the Kishanganga River to a plant in the Jhelum River basin?
A) Kishanganga Hydropower Station
B) Uri-II Power Station
C) Mohra Hydroelectric Project
D) Pakal Dul Hydro Electric Project
Correct Answer: Kishanganga Hydropower Station -
The Sewa-II Power Station in Kathua district, commissioned in 2010, has how many generating units?
A) Three
B) Four
C) Two
D) One
Correct Answer: Three -
In the Baramulla district, which power station has an installed capacity of 240 MW in Uri Tehsil?
A) Uri-II Power Station
B) Lower Jhelum Hydroelectric Project
C) Kishanganga Hydropower Station
D) Baglihar Hydroelectric Project
Correct Answer: Uri-II Power Station -
Which river valley hydro project in the District Kishtwar has a planned installed Hydro Capacity of 624 MW?
A) Kiru Hydroelectric Project
B) Dul Hasti Hydroelectric Project
C) Kirthai-II Hydroelectric Project
D) Baglihar Hydroelectric Project
Correct Answer: Kiru Hydroelectric Project -
The Pakal Dul Hydro Electric Project in the Kishtwar district is being built on which tributary of the Chenab River in the Jammu and Kashmir?
A) Marusudar River
B) Lidder River
C) Tawi River
D) Sind River
Correct Answer: Marusudar River -
Which proposed hydroelectric project in the Kishtwar district will have the highest planned capacity of 930 MW?
A) Kirthai-II Hydroelectric Project
B) Kiru Hydroelectric Project
C) Pakal Dul Hydro Electric Project
D) Ratle Hydroelectric Project
Correct Answer: Kirthai-II Hydroelectric Project -
The Ratle Hydroelectric Project on the Chenab River faced objections from Pakistan under which water treaty?
A) Indus Water Treaty
B) Ganga Water Treaty
C) Sutlej-Yamuna Treaty
D) Brahmaputra Water Agreement
Correct Answer: Indus Water Treaty -
JAKEDA, set up in 1989, is responsible for promoting which type of energy resources in Jammu and Kashmir?
A) Renewable Energy
B) Thermal Energy
C) Nuclear Energy
D) Fossil Fuel Energy
Correct Answer: Renewable Energy -
The Nimmo Bazgo and Chutak hydro projects are located in which Union territory?
A) Ladakh
B) Jammu and Kashmir
C) Himachal Pradesh
D) Sikkim
Correct Answer: Ladakh -
Which dam, also called Thein Dam, is partly in Punjab and partly in Jammu and Kashmir with a 600 MW capacity?
A) Ranjit Sagar Dam
B) Baglihar Dam
C) Salal Dam
D) Pong Dam
Correct Answer: Ranjit Sagar Dam -
Which type of bulbs launched in 2015 does the UJALA scheme aim mainly to promote the use of?
A) LED Bulbs
B) CFL Bulbs
C) Incandescent Bulbs
D) Halogen Bulbs
Correct Answer: LED Bulbs -
The Puga Valley in Ladakh, known for its geothermal energy potential, is estimated to sustain a power plant of how many megawatts, according to studies?
A) 20 MW
B) 50 MW
C) 10 MW
D) 30 MW
Correct Answer: 20 MW -
Which district is known for producing block-printed bedsheets in the Jammu region?
A) Samba
B) Kathua
C) Udhampur
D) Jammu
Correct Answer: Samba -
At which university in Jammu and Kashmir was the world’s first cloned Pashmina goat, Noori, created?
A) SKUAST-Kashmir
B) University of Jammu
C) NIT Srinagar
D) SKUAST-Jammu
Correct Answer: SKUAST-Kashmir -
Which industry in Kashmir is known for producing paper pulp items like pen boxes, trays, and decorative boxes?
A) Papier Mache Industry
B) Shawl Weaving Industry
C) Wood Carving Industry
D) Carpet Weaving Industry
Correct Answer: Papier Mache Industry -
Along with which other mineral is limestone the main raw material for the cement industry in Kashmir?
A) Gypsum
B) Coal
C) Iron Ore
D) Mica
Correct Answer: Gypsum -
Under the J&K Industrial Policy 2016, the plan aimed to attract investment worth how many crores of rupees?
A) 2000 crore
B) 5000 crore
C) 3000 crore
D) 4000 crore
Correct Answer: 2000 crore -
The New Industrial Development Scheme for J&K (2021) has a total financial outlay of how many crores of rupees?
A) 28,400 crore
B) 30,000 crore
C) 25,000 crore
D) 29,000 crore
Correct Answer: 28,400 crore