Syed Altaf Bukhari is the minister in JK state for:

General Knowledge (J&K) ·Previously asked in JKSSB Constable (Executive / Armed / IRP / SDRF) 2017

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Question

Syed Altaf Bukhari is the minister in JK state for:

  1. A. Works
  2. B. Health
  3. C. Education (Correct answer)
  4. D. Revenue

Correct Answer

Option C — Education

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is Education.

Key Points

  • Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari held the Education portfolio in the Jammu & Kashmir government at the time this paper was set in 2017.
  • He later moved to the Finance portfolio in the same PDP-BJP coalition ministry.

Additional Information

  • This is a time-bound question: it records the position as of 2017 and should not be revised as a current fact.
  • The coalition government of the period was headed by Mehbooba Mufti as Chief Minister; it fell in June 2018, after which the State came under Governor's Rule.
  • Altaf Bukhari later founded the Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party in 2020.

Topics covered: Jammu & Kashmir Current Affairs