More Questions on Himachal Pradesh
- Q. Which writer from Himachal Pradesh got Padma Bhushan Award in 2002?
A)Yashpal
B)Nirmal Verma
C)M. M. Kaye
D)Bipan Chandra
Answer: Nirmal Verma
- Q. The main rivers of Lahaul and Spiti are
A)Spiti and Tsarap
B)Chandra and Bhaga
C)Spiti and Bhaga
D)Both (A) and (C)
Answer: Both (A) and (C)
- Q. Which of the following rivers of Himachal is known as Langquen Zangbo river in Tibet?
A)Beas
B)Chenab
C)Ravi
D)Sutlej
Answer: Sutlej
- Q. Who conceived the idea of Nalwari fair of Bilaspur in AD 1889?
A)Raja Sansar Chand
B)W Goldstein
C)Lamas
D)Tibetans
Answer: W Goldstein
- Q. Which of the following ranges acts as a water divide between river Chenab, Beas and Ravi?
A)Pir Panjal range
B)Shiwalik range
C)Dhauladhar range
D)Zanskar range
Answer: Pir Panjal range
- Q. Ladarcha fair is held annually at
A)Solan
B)Lahaul and Spiti
C)Mandi
D)Una
Answer: Lahaul and Spiti
- Q. Hamirpur, Bilaspur, Lahaul and Spiti districts are under
A)Shimla Division
B)Mandi Division
C)Kangra Division
D)None of the above
Answer: Mandi Division
- Q. Which among the following bridges is largest bridge in Himachal Pradesh?
A)Paonta Sahib Bridge
B)Totapani Bridge
C)Slapper Bridge
D)Victoria Bridge
Answer: Paonta Sahib Bridge
- Q. Dhauladhar range falls in ……… districts.
A)Kangra, Chamba and Kullu
B)Lahaul and Spiti, Chamba
C)Kullu, Chamba
D)Kinnaur, Chamba, Spiti
Answer: Kangra, Chamba and Kullu
- Q. Who was been awarded the highest peace time gallantry award ‘Ashok Chakra’, posthumously?
A)Sudhir Kumar Walia
B)Somnath Sharma
C)Charanjit Singh
D)Captain Vikram Batra
Answer: Sudhir Kumar Walia
- Q. Raja Sansar Chand had to seek outside help to drive out Gorkhas from Kangra. This crucial help was provided by
A)Guru Govind Singh
B)Maharaja Ranjit Singh
C)Banda Bahadur
D)Jai Singh Ramgariha
Answer: Maharaja Ranjit Singh
- Q. Which scheme is initiated by State Government of Himachal Pradesh to connect secretariat with the districts?
A)HIMSWAN
B)SUGAM
C)SWAN
D)Jan Seva Kendra
Answer: HIMSWAN
- Q. Under which scheme, the State Government provides basic family package for hospitalisation and critical illness to vulnerable groups?
A)Electronic Health Care Scheme
B)Senior Citizen Health Insurance Scheme
C)Mukhya Mantri State Health Care Scheme
D)None of the above
Answer: Mukhya Mantri State Health Care Scheme
- Q. In which district of Himachal Pradesh a site has been identified for setting up a solar plant?
A)Bilaspur
B)Hamirpur
C)Solan
D)Mandi
Answer: Bilaspur
- Q. Match the following List I (Player) List II (Sport) a. Sushma Verma 1. Wrestling b. Dalip Singh Rana 2. Rifle/Pistol Shooting c. Shiva Keshavan 3. Atheletics d. Vijay Kumar 4. Cricket
A)a-3, b-4, c-1, d-2
B)a-4, b-1, c-3, d-2
C)a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
D)a-2, b-3, c-4, d-1
Answer: a-4, b-1, c-3, d-2
- Q. Which river of Himachal Pradesh is called by the local people as ‘river of sorrow’?
A)Giri
B)Swan
C)Spiti
D)Tons
Answer: Swan
- Q. Chandra river flows in which among the following districts in Himachal Pradesh?
A)Bilaspur
B)Kullu
C)Kangra
D)Lahaul and Spiti
Answer: Lahaul and Spiti
- Q. The Himachal Pradesh Municipal Corporation Act, 1994 mandates for Urban Local bodies ………. .
A)6 types of Standing Committee
B)3 types of Standing Committee
C)4 types of Standing Committee
D)None of the above
Answer: 3 types of Standing Committee
- Q. Which district of Himachal Pradesh got maximum rain in 2014 during the post-monsoon season (October- November)?
A)Hamirpur
B)Solan
C)Chamba
D)Kullu
Answer: Hamirpur
- Q. On which river Bhakhra Nangal Dam is constructed?
A)Yamuna
B)Ravi
C)Sutlej
D)Chenab
Answer: Sutlej
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