More Questions on Himachal Pradesh
- Q. Which of the following hot springs is ‘earrings’?
A)Tattapani
B)Kasol
C)Manikaran
D)Vashisht
Answer: Manikaran
- Q. Consider the following statements 1. HIMBUNKAR was set-up in 1990, to give impetus to handloom and handicrafts. 2. It is the state level apex organisation of primary cooperative societies. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
A)Both 1 and 2
B)Only 1
C)Only 2
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: Only 2
- Q. The Mandi Conspiracy organised under the influence of Gadar Party took place in which year?
A)1902-03 AD
B)1895-96 AD
C)1897-98 AD
D)1914-15 AD
Answer: 1914-15 AD
- Q. How many perennial rivers flow through Himachal Pradesh?
A)5
B)4
C)3
D)6
Answer: 5
- Q. Consider the following statements 1. The Panchayati Raj System in Himachal Pradesh was established under the Panchayati Raj Act, 1954. 2. The Panchayati Raj Act, 1952 was replaced by Panchayati Raj Act, 1968. 3. Presently, the Panchayats in Himachal Pradesh administered by Panchayati Raj Act, 1994. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
A)Only 3
B)1 and 3
C)2 and 3
D)All of these
Answer: 2 and 3
- Q. Which of the following power succeeded in the struggle to acquire the powerful seat at Kannauj in the medieval period?
A)Gurjara Pratiharas
B)Rashtrakulas
C)Palas
D)Cholas
Answer: Gurjara Pratiharas
- Q. National Institute of Technology is situated in which district of Himachal Pradesh?
A)Kangra
B)Hamirpur
C)Shimla
D)Solan
Answer: Hamirpur
- Q. Bhent’ and ‘Bihagra’ folk songs are
A)heroic songs
B)religious songs
C)love ballads
D)festival songs
Answer: religious songs
- Q. The capital of Parvatak was in
A)Kangra
B)Ambala
C)Jalandhara
D)Multan
Answer: Jalandhara
- Q. In which state is Nathpa Jhakri Hydel Project under execution?
A)Himachal Pradesh
B)Uttarakhand
C)Sikkim
D)Meghalaya
Answer: Himachal Pradesh
- Q. Who invaded Kangra (Nagarkot) in 1009 AD and plundered temples.
A)Mohammad Alam
B)Mahmud Ghaznavi
C)Mohammad Ghori
D)Mahmud Begh
Answer: Mahmud Ghaznavi
- Q. In which fair, it was essential to offer a male buffalo as a sacrifice to the river God?
A)Minjar
B)Faag
C)Charayoli
D)Gandhi
Answer: Minjar
- Q. In which year Sher Shah Suri captured the Kangra fort?
A)1530 AD
B)1520 AD
C)1525 AD
D)1540 AD
Answer: 1540 AD
- Q. Most of the handicraft items are made in the district of
A)Sirmaur
B)Mandi
C)Kullu
D)Kangra
Answer: Kullu
- Q. Which one is a tributary of Beas river?
A)Baira
B)Gaj
C)Chandra
D)Seer
Answer: Gaj
- Q. Which is the only broad gauge railway line in Himachal Pradesh?
A)Pathankot-Jogindernagar
B)Kalka-Shimla
C)Nangal-Una-Charuru
D)Bhatinda-Shimla
Answer: Nangal-Una-Charuru
- Q. Which of the following about Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana is true? 1. It is a goverment scheme. 2. It aims to increase cultivation. 3. It provides fertilizers at low rates.
A)Both 1 and 3
B)Only 1 and 2
C)Only 2 and 3
D)All of the above
Answer: Only 1 and 2
- Q. Which among the following is the state bird of Himachal Pradesh?
A)Peacock
B)Western Tragopan
C)Eastern Tragopan
D)None of these
Answer: Western Tragopan
- 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. Central Potato Research Institute is in
A)Hamirpur
B)Shimla
C)Una
D)Chamba
Answer: Shimla
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