UPSC Internal Security – Chapter 5: Jammu and Kashmir – Militancy and Security (21 MCQs)

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UPSC Internal Security – Chapter 5: Jammu and Kashmir – Militancy and Security (21 MCQs) – 21 questions, subject: Internal Security. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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1.  

In June 2021, explosives-laden drones were used for the first time in India to attack the:

Correct Answer: A [Air Force Station at Jammu]

Explanation:

Drones dropped explosives on the Jammu Air Force Station on 27 June 2021, called the first such attack in India.

2.  

The two Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh came into being on:

Correct Answer: B [31 October 2019]

Explanation:

The J&K Reorganisation Act, 2019 created the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh with effect from 31 October 2019.

3.  

The Indian Air Force's strike at Balakot in February 2019 followed the terror attack at:

Correct Answer: A [Pulwama]

Explanation:

The IAF struck a JeM camp at Balakot on 26 February 2019, twelve days after the Pulwama attack of 14 February 2019.

4.  

The Resistance Front (TRF), active in Jammu and Kashmir, was banned by India in 2023 as a proxy of the:

Correct Answer: D [Lashkar-e-Taiba]

Explanation:

The MHA banned TRF under the UAPA in January 2023 as a proxy of Lashkar-e-Taiba.

5.  

Operation Parakram (2001–02) refers to:

Correct Answer: A [India's large-scale mobilisation of its armed forces along the border with Pakistan after the attack on Parliament]

Explanation:

after the Parliament attack of 13 December 2001, India mobilised its forces on the border under Operation Parakram.

6.  

The J&K Public Safety Act, 1978 provides for:

Correct Answer: C [preventive detention]

Explanation:

The Public Safety Act, 1978 allows preventive detention of persons to protect public order or the security of the State.

7.  

The Rashtriya Rifles is a counter-insurgency force of the:

Correct Answer: B [Indian Army]

Explanation:

raised in 1990.

8.  

The terror attack on the Indian Parliament took place on:

Correct Answer: D [13 December 2001]

Explanation:

LeT and JeM terrorists attacked Parliament House in New Delhi on 13 December 2001, which led to Operation Parakram.

9.  

The Simla Agreement of 1972 converted the ceasefire line in Jammu and Kashmir into the:

Correct Answer: C [Line of Control]

Explanation:

Under the Simla Agreement of 1972 the dividing line in J&K became the Line of Control, which both sides agreed to respect.

10.  

Consider the following statements:

1. Ladakh became a Union Territory without a legislature in 2019.
2. The Supreme Court directed that Assembly elections in J&K be held by 30 September 2024.
3. Article 35A remains in force in J&K.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Correct Answer: B [1 and 2 only]

Explanation:

Ladakh became a UT without a legislature and the Court fixed 30 September 2024 for elections; Article 35A ended in 2019.

11.  

Assertion (A): Security forces in J&K now deploy anti-drone systems along the border.

Reason (R): Drones have been used to drop weapons and drugs across the border.

Correct Answer: A [Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A]

Explanation:

Both are true, and drone drops of weapons and drugs across the border are exactly why anti-drone systems are being deployed.

12.  

"Hybrid militants" in J&K are those who:

Correct Answer: C [carry out an attack and then return to normal life, without being listed as militants]

Explanation:

Hybrid militants are not on police lists; they carry out an attack and slip back into normal life, making them hard to track.

13.  

After the Pahalgam attack, India placed which treaty "in abeyance"?

Correct Answer: B [Indus Waters Treaty]

Explanation:

After the Pahalgam attack of 22 April 2025, India announced that the Indus Waters Treaty would be held in abeyance.

14.  

The separate Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act for Jammu and Kashmir was enacted in:

Correct Answer: A [1990]

Explanation:

The Armed Forces (Jammu and Kashmir) Special Powers Act, 1990 (Act 21 of 1990) gives the forces special powers in disturbed areas.

15.  

India and Pakistan renewed their commitment to the ceasefire on the LoC in:

Correct Answer: C [2021]

Explanation:

February 2021.

16.  

Arrange the following in chronological order:

1. Pulwama attack
2. Parliament attack
3. Pahalgam attack
4. Uri attack

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Correct Answer: C [2-4-1-3]

Explanation:

2001, 2016, 2019, 2025.

17.  

The Kashmiri Pandit exodus from the Valley took place mainly in:

Correct Answer: D [1990]

Explanation:

Targeted killings after militancy began in 1989–90 forced most Kashmiri Pandits to leave the Valley in 1990.

18.  

Which group carried out the Pulwama suicide attack of 2019?

Correct Answer: A [Jaish-e-Mohammed]

Explanation:

A Jaish-e-Mohammed suicide car bomber attacked the CRPF convoy at Pulwama on 14 February 2019, killing 40 personnel.

19.  

Under the J&K Reorganisation Act, 2019, police and public order in the UT of J&K are under the:

Correct Answer: C [Lieutenant Governor]

Explanation:

Under the Reorganisation Act, police and public order in the UT of J&K are with the Lieutenant Governor, who represents the Union.

20.  

Article 35A, which ceased to apply along with Article 370 in 2019, dealt with:

Correct Answer: C [permanent residents of Jammu and Kashmir and their special rights]

Explanation:

Article 35A let the J&K legislature define permanent residents and give them special rights in jobs, property, settlement and scholarships.

21.  
UPSC Prelims 2024

Operations undertaken by the Army towards upliftment of the local population in remote areas to include addressing of their basic needs is called:

Correct Answer: C [Operation Sadbhavana]

Explanation:

Operation Sadbhavana is the Army's welfare programme in remote areas of J&K and Ladakh – Army Goodwill Schools, health camps, training and tours for children.

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