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WBCS Preliminary Examination 2018 — General Studies · Question 86 of 200

Q86
Geography (incl. West Bengal)Population, Census & Tribes
The Dogras inhabit mainly
  1. a.from Southern Pir Panjal region to the Punjab plains
  2. b.Kashmir valley
  3. c.Northern Kashmir plains
  4. d.Poonch

Answer: (A) from Southern Pir Panjal region to the Punjab plains

The Dogras live mainly in the Jammu region, from the southern slopes of the Pir Panjal to the plains bordering Punjab; their language is Dogri, added to the Eighth Schedule in 2003. The Dogra ruler Gulab Singh became Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir by the Treaty of Amritsar (1846). The Kashmir valley is inhabited mainly by Kashmiris, and the Poonch area by Paharis and Gujjars.

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