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[#891] Who founded the Chak dynasty in Kashmir?
Correct Answer

(B) Ghazi Shah Chak

Explanation

Solution: Chak Dynasty was founded by Nasir-ud-Din Mohammad Ghazi Shah Chak (Gazichak) between 1555 - 1561.

[#892] Who amongst the following was a great finance and revenue minister during Akbar's period in Kashmir?
Correct Answer

(C) Raja Todermal

Explanation

Solution: 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.

[#893] Which of the following is the earliest literary source of Kashmir?
Correct Answer

(C) Rajatarangini

Explanation

Solution: 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.

[#894] Who was invited by two Kashmiri noblemen, Mir Muquim Kant and Khwaja Zahir Didmari, to capture Kashmir in 1752 AD?
Correct Answer

(D) Ahmad Shah Abdali

Explanation

Solution: 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.

[#895] Which part of the constitution of Jammu and Kashmir deals with the Executive of the state?
Correct Answer

(D) Part-V