Jammu And Kashmir And Ladakh - Study Mode

[#871] Balti language is spoken in ...............
Correct Answer

(D) Both (A) and (B)

[#872] Who is a historian from Ladakh region?
Correct Answer

(B) Abdhul Ghani Sheikh

Explanation

Solution: Abdhul Ghani Sheikh was born on 5 th March 1936. He is a comtemporary historian and award-winning writer from Ladakh. He wrote many books. Some of them are Dil He to Hai (Novel), Wo Zamana (Novel), Zojila Ke Aar Paar (Anthology to short stories), Doraha (short stories), Sonam Norbu (Autobiography), Reflections on Ladakh, Tibet and entral Asia, Ladakh after 1947, etc. His books help to understand the history of Ladakh.

[#873] Which language is also known as 'Bodhi' or 'Bhoti' language?
Correct Answer

(B) Ladakhi

Explanation

Solution: Ladakhi language is also called Bhoti or Bodhi language.

[#874] Which language became the regional language of Jammu and Kashmir by the Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir (26 th Amendment) Act, 1999?
Correct Answer

(C) Gojri

Explanation

Solution: Gojri has become one of the regional languages of Jammu and Kashmir by the Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir (26 th Amendment) Act, 1999.

[#875] The Indus river rises from which lake?
Correct Answer

(A) Mansarovar lake

Explanation

Solution: Indus river is a trans-boundary river that runs through Tibet, India and Pakistan. This river originates in the Northern slopes of the Kailash range in Tibet from Mansarovar lake.