Of course yes as it is one of the dependency of Kendo UI.
A good way to check what is the "best" jQuery version for Kendo UI is to see what version is used on online demos.
Referring the following link to check the required JavaScript libraries and their version:
JavaScript files used by Kendo UI
Note: Registering a new jQuery instance after the Kendo UI script files will delete all Kendo UI jQuery plugins and Javascript errors will occur.