Jammu And Kashmir And Ladakh - Study Mode

[#536] Dosmoche festival is celebrated in which month?
Correct Answer

(B) February

[#537] ............... festival is celebrated with the arrival of spring.
Correct Answer

(C) Pahalgam

Explanation

Solution: Pahalgam festival is celebrated with the arrival of spring. It is celebrated by the performances of artists and a variety of events.

[#538] Which festival is celebrated in Pampore town of Jammu and Kashmir during November?
Correct Answer

(C) Saffron

Explanation

Solution: Saffron festival is celebrated in Pampore town of Jammu and Kashmir during the Saffron harvest in November.

[#539] Dogra Art gallery is located in
Correct Answer

(A) Jammu

Explanation

Solution: The Dogra Art Gallery is a renowned museum in Jammu city. It is situated in the pink hall of the Mubarak Mandi complex that lies on the bank of River Tawi. The complex is one of the prominent historical places of the state of Jammu and Kashmir. Dogra Art Gallery houses more than 800 rare painting and articles from the dogra dynasty, then erstwhile rulers of the state. The walls of the galleries have been adorned with the beautiful paintings from the schools of Kangra, Basohli and Jammu. Of which, the painting of Krishna - Sudama from 18 th century is remarkable one.

[#540] Shahdara Sharief was built by Gulab Singh in the ............... century.
Correct Answer

(D) Nineteenth

Explanation

Solution: A religious site visited by people of all religions, the Shahdara Shareif was built by Maharaja Gulab Singh in the 19 th century to pay tribute to Baba Ghulam Shah. It is believed that Pir Ghulam Shah, who was born at Saidian (now Rawalpindi, in Pakistan), made Shahdara his home for life. Legend has it that Maharaja Ranjit Singh of Punjab in 1820 AD, sent his army general, Gulab Singh, to conquer his adversary. However, the general lost most of his soldiers and when he was camping at Thanamandi, he found out about Baba Ghulam Shah and went to see him. When the baba saw him, he smiled. On being asked the reason, he said that he was smiling at the good future of Gulab Singh. Then, baba asked the general to climb on top of a mountain and look around. He said that all the places he saw with his naked eye would be a part of his territory someday. The general saw Jammu, Kashmir, Tibet and Kishtwar and as thanks asked the baba to take some land from him, who asked him for the land of Shahdra Sharief in Jammu. Later, Gulab Singh became the Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir and went on to express his gratitude to the baba. However, baba had left his abode and Gulab Singh got a shrine constructed for him. The shrine lies at a distance of about 177 km from Jammu.