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11.	Who succeeded Sultan Habib Shah, the last Shah Mir ruler?
a.	Gazi Chak
b.	Habha Khatun
c.	Qasim
d.	None of these Option “A” is correct. Habib Shah’s able Minister Gazi Chak defeated the Mughal army at Rajouri. Gazi Chak became powerful and soon dismissed Habib Shah to establish himself on the throne of Kashmir.

12.	Who founded the Chak dynasty in Kashmir?
a.	Ali Shah Chak
b.	Ghazi Shah Chak
c.	Qasim Khan
d.	Yusuf Shah Chak Option “B” is correct. Chak Dynasty was founded by Nasir-ud-Din Mohammad Ghazi Shah Chak (Gazichak) between 1555 – 1561.

13.	Who amongst the following was a great finance and revenue minister during Akbar’s period in Kashmir?
a.	Jahangir
b.	Sultan Habib Shah
c.	Raja Todermal
d.	None of these Option “C” is correct. In 1579, Akbar visited Kashmir. He appointed Raja Todarmal (his Finance Minister) to introduce revenue settlement in Kashmir to make it uniform with the rest of his kingdom.

14.	Which of the following is the earliest literary source of Kashmir?
a.	Spanda-Karika
b.	Vartika
c.	Rajatarangini
d.	Sivadrishti Option “C” is correct. Kalhana was the first historian who wrote about Kashmir in his book Rajatarangini during 1148 – 1150 AD. It is earliest source on Kashmir that can be labelled as a reliable ‘historical text’. According to Rajatarangini, Kashmir had been ruled by various kings and remained a home to many dynasties.

15.	Who was invited by two Kashmiri noblemen, Mir Muquim Kant and Khwaja Zahir Didmari, to capture Kashmir in 1752 AD?
a.	Nadir Shah
b.	Gulab Singh
c.	Ranjit Singh
d.	Ahmad Shah Abdali Option “D” is correct. The Mughal Governors in Kashmir were corrupt. They started looting people. There was a steep rise in crime and violence. Due to this misrule, two Kashmiri noblemen, Miri Muquim Kant and Khwaja Zahir Didmari invited Ahmad Shah Abdali Durrani of Kabul (Commander of Nadir Shah), who was at Lahore in 1752 to capture Kashmir.

16.	Who was the founder of Lohara dynasty?
a.	Queen Didda
b.	Sangram Raj
c.	Udairaj
d.	Jaisimba Option “B” is correct. Lohara dynasty was centred at Lohran and was founded by Sangramraja after the death of Didda (1003 – 28 AD).

17.	Which invader from Central Asia conquered north India including Kashmir and Gandhar around 5^th century?
a.	Mihirakula
b.	Toramana
c.	Yasodharman
d.	Gonanda-I Option “A” is correct. Mihirakula was a Hun invader who wanted to conquer all of North India but was defeated by Yasodharman (ruler of Malwa) in Malwa. After his defeat, he moved to Kashmir and conquered Gandhar where he destroyed many shrines and committed atrocities.

18.	Which of the following traveller visited Kashmir during the reign of Durlabhavardhana?
a.	Hiuen Tsang
b.	Fa-Hien
c.	Yijing
d.	Zhu-Zixing Option “A” is correct. During the reign of Durlabhvardhana, Chinese pilgrim, Hiuen Tsang visited Kashmir and stayed there for nearly 2 years (1629 – 1631 AD) and studied Sanskrit and Hindu scriptures.

19.	In which year, Gulab Singh got the legal rights of Ladakh to be included in Dogra empire?
a.	1947
b.	1846
c.	1707
d.	1801 Option “B” is correct. Gulab Singh got the legal rights of Ladakh to be included in Dogra empire after the Treaty of Amritsar in 1846.

20.	Assertion (A) Stok Palace built in eighteenth century is one of the living palaces in India. Reason (R) The royal family of Ladakh i.e. the Namgyal Royal Family resides in the Stok Palace.
a.	Both (A) and (R) true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
b.	Both (A) and (R) true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
c.	(A) is true, but (R) is false
d.	(A) is false, but (R) is true Option “A” is correct. Tsepal Namgyal built the beautiful Stok Palace which remains the present residence of the royal family of Ladakh.

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