Question: Jammu and Kashmir alpine skier Arif Mohammed Khan has qualified for the 2022 Winter Olympics to be held in Beijing. Who is Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Union territory of India ?
a) Shri. Devendra Kumar Joshi.
b) Shri Praful Patel.
c) Shri Manoj Sinha.
d) None of these.
Ans : c
Related facts:
- Arif Khan qualifiedon Saturday november20, 2021 for Beijing Winter Olympcs in ski and snow board.
- He secured his spot in the Winter games during the qualifying alpine skiing event in Dubai.
- Arif took up skiing at the age of four. He was coached by his father who runs a ski rental shop.
- At the age of 12, he took part in his first National Championship and won a gold medal.
- Highlight points:
- Girish Chandra Murmu was the first lieutenant governor of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
- the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 was passed by the parliament, enacting the division of the state of Jammu and Kashmir into two union territories to be called Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and Union Territory of Ladakh.The reorganisation took place on 31 October 2019.