JKPSC Prelims and Mains Notes, JKPSC Test Series
J & K Electoral rolls of 1951 not must for state subject certificates: Govt For the course preparation of a permanent state subject, it is not mandatoryfor the residents of Jammu and Kashmir to have their names in the electoral rolls of 1951 and 1957. The electoral rolls of 1951 and 1957 were … Read more
J & K Work on Zojila tunnel project to begin in April The work on Asia’s longest bi-directional Zojila tunnel, connecting Kashmir’s Sonmarg with the Gumri area in Kargil district, to provide an all-weather road connectivity to the Ladakh region will begin in April this year. The project will be executed in seven years. … Read more
J & K First ‘Heritage Calendar’ depicts numismatic culture Depicting Jammu and Kashmir’s numismatic culture through the coinages which were prevalent in the state during the ancient period, the state government unveiled the first ‘Heritage Calendar’. These copper, silver and gold coins have also been displayed in the state museum of the department. … Read more
J & K Govt to set up Rs10-cr disaster fund Jammu and Kashmir, in a first-of-its-kind announcement, has decided to establish a disaster mitigation fund with a corpus of Rs 10 crore to deal with the initial impact of an earthquake. The state falls in the seismic zone VI which is considered as … Read more
Tax and Economic reforms in Jammu and Kashmir Economic reforms in India were introduced in the year 1991. The reforms necessarily laid there influence on every state of the country and its every economic sector. The effect of India’s economic reforms on economic performance has been the subject of much academic study and public debate … Read more
Jammu and Kashmir: Food security To be free from hunger is a fundamental right of everyone. Every man, woman and child has the inalienable right to free from hunger and malnutrition in order to develop fully and maintain their physical and mental faculties. Food security as the common responsibility of human kind requires a moral … Read more
Jammu and Kashmir : Public finance and fiscal policy Jammu and Kashmir is one of the ten special category states of the country. The state has not been able to generate sufficient revenue from its own resources and has been facing serious financial problems. The problem became all the more serious due to the … Read more
Jammu and Kashmir: Human development index The importance of strengthening the human development (HD) achievements in a country to augment its growth potential is well known in development literature. Several initiatives to enhance the HD level have been introduced in India in recent past. For arriving at the composite HDI, the sub-components are first arrived … Read more
Languages and Literature of Jammu and Kashmir Kashmiri language Kashmiri of the Indo-Aryan languages and it is spoken primarily in the Kashmir Valley and Chenab valley of Jammu and Kashmir. The Kashmiri language, spoken in the Neelum Valley, is on the verge of dying out. Kashmiri is close to other Dardic languages spoken in Gilgit, … Read more
Rivers of Jammu and Kashmir Drainage systems Drainage systems, also known as river systems, are the patterns formed by the streams, rivers, and lakes in a particular drainage basin. They are governed by the topography of the land, whether a particular region is dominated by hard or soft rocks, and the gradient of the land. The State of J&K is considered … Read more