More Questions on Himachal Pradesh
- Q. What is the objective of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme?
A)To facilitate 300 days employment in rural areas
B)To encourage the rural people to work
C)To provide 100 days of employment in rural areas
D)To encourage rural women to promote cottage industries
Answer: To provide 100 days of employment in rural areas
- Q. In which of the following districts coal deposits are maximum?
A)Solan
B)Kangra
C)Mandi
D)All of these
Answer: All of these
- Q. The books which were brought from Jawalamukhi temple were translated in Persian language under the name of
A)Sirat-i-Firozshahi
B)Dalail-i-Firozshahi
C)Rihala
D)Khalid Firozshahi
Answer: Dalail-i-Firozshahi
- Q. After the death of Maha Singh Sukerchakia, who became the chief of Sukerchakia Misl?
A)Amar Singh Thapa
B)Desa Singh Majithia
C)Maharaja Ranjit Singh
D)Sansar Chand
Answer: Maharaja Ranjit Singh
- Q. The headquarters of Kangra is
A)Dharamshala
B)Chamba
C)Una
D)None of these
Answer: Dharamshala
- Q. In which year the Command Area Development activities (CAD) was initiated?
A)1974
B)1961
C)1995
D)1955
Answer: 1974
- Q. Una, Bilaspur and Hamirpur come under which of the following zones?
A)Zone III
B)Zone I
C)Zone II
D)Zone IV
Answer: Zone I
- Q. Among the abundant water resources in Himachal Pradesh which one tops the list?
A)Lakes
B)Rivers
C)Springs
D)Glaciers
Answer: Springs
- Q. Sutlej river enters Himachal Pradesh (from Tibet) at
A)Hathi Dhar
B)Nathula
C)Shipki La
D)Hangrang Valley
Answer: Shipki La
- Q. Highest child population is in which district of Himachal Pradesh as per the Census 2011?
A)Chamba
B)Kangra
C)Kinnaur
D)Hamirpur
Answer: Kangra
- Q. Which Raja disobeyed the order of Aurangzeb to demolish the temples of Chamba?
A)Ghumand Chand
B)Chatar Singh
C)Sansar Chand
D)Jaspal
Answer: Chatar Singh
- Q. Who became the ruler after the death of Raja Sansar Chand in 1823 AD?
A)Amar Singh Thapa
B)Desa Singh Majithai
C)Anirudh Chand
D)Maha Singh Sukerchakia
Answer: Anirudh Chand
- Q. With which deity is Manikaran (in Kullu valley) associated?
A)Lord Krishna
B)Lord Vishnu
C)Lord Shiva
D)Lord Brahma
Answer: Lord Shiva
- Q. Who is the writer of famous story ‘Usne Kaha Tha’?
A)MMKaye
B)Chandradhar Sharma Guleri
C)Baba Kanshi Ram
D)Y. S. Parmar
Answer: Chandradhar Sharma Guleri
- Q. Which among the following is not a place of archaeological discoveries in Himachal Pradesh?
A)Suketi
B)Nalagarh
C)Dharampur
D)Kalpa
Answer: Dharampur
- Q. Consider the following statements 1. Kalka-Shimla railway passes through 103 tunnels. 2. It crosses 20 railway stations in its journey. 3. Its construction started before independence, but complete after independence. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A)2 and 3
B)Only 1
C)Only 3
D)1 and 2
Answer: 1 and 2
- Q. Ribba ‘the land of grapes’ is in the district of Himachal Pradesh
A)Kangra
B)Chamba
C)Kinnaur
D)Mandi
Answer: Kinnaur
- Q. The Audumbara is the name of the descendant of sage
A)Gantama
B)Vishvamitra
C)Vashishtha
D)Patanjali
Answer: Vishvamitra
- Q. The Panchayat Samiti is the link between the Gram Panchayat and the
A)Both (A) and (B)
B)Gram Sabha
C)Zila Parishad
D)None of the above
Answer: Zila Parishad
- Q. Manali is situated on the bank of which river?
A)Spiti
B)Beas
C)Sultej
D)Chenab
Answer: Beas
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