More Questions on Himachal Pradesh
- Q. The new year festival in ‘Chandra’ and ‘Bhaga’ valley is called
A)Baisakhi
B)Halda
C)Shivratri
D)Dholru
Answer: Halda
- Q. The Festival Bhunda is related to
A)Lord Vishnu
B)Lord Shiva
C)Parshuram
D)All of these
Answer: Parshuram
- Q. On the bank of which river is Nadaun town of Hamirpur district?
A)Ravi
B)Beas
C)Chenab
D)Yamuna
Answer: Beas
- Q. Which Muslim ruler constructed a mosque inside the fort of Nagarkot?
A)Jahangir
B)Akbar
C)Shah Jahan
D)Aurangzeb
Answer: Jahangir
- Q. Which among the following was the capital of Kuluta, the ancient Janapada?
A)Sirmur
B)Kullu
C)Naggar
D)Jubbal
Answer: Naggar
- Q. Which of the following hydro power projects is related with Beas river?
A)Baner
B)Larji
C)Neugal
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. Norah Richard (the writer and painter) lived in ……………
A)Chamba
B)Kullu
C)Andretta
D)Jubbal
Answer: Andretta
- Q. Treaty of Jawalamukhi between Maharaja Ranjit Singh and Raja Sansar Chand held in the year
A)1809
B)1819
C)1846
D)1820
Answer: 1809
- Q. Hari Singh Raajeya folk song belongs to which of the following districts?
A)Mandi
B)Bilaspur
C)Chamba
D)Kangra
Answer: Kangra
- Q. During British period, Una district included in Punjab’s
A)Jalandhar district
B)Hoshiarpur district
C)Ludhiana district
D)Patiala district
Answer: Hoshiarpur district
- Q. Hindu religious books brought from Jwalamukhi temple were translated from Sanskrit to which language?
A)Urdu
B)Arabic
C)Persian
D)None of these
Answer: Persian
- Q. The Mahabharata mentioned that ‘Kulinda’ people were conquered by
A)Asoka
B)Arjuna
C)Smudragupta
D)None of them
Answer: Arjuna
- Q. Which fair is held in the memory of the yearly assembly of Renuka and Parshuram?
A)Lavi Fair
B)Renuka Fair
C)Minjar Fair
D)None of these
Answer: Renuka Fair
- Q. LAKSHAY Scheme is launched by Government of Himachal Pradesh in which year?
A)2013
B)2016
C)2017
D)2015
Answer: 2016
- Q. Where was the first radio station set up in Himachal Pradesh?
A)Solan
B)Bilaspur
C)Shimla
D)Kangra
Answer: Shimla
- Q. Which fruit grown in Himachal Pradesh is also referred as ‘Zardalu’?
A)Plum
B)Apple
C)Apricot
D)Kagzi lime
Answer: Apricot
- 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. Among these, which temple is not located in the district of Kangra?
A)Brajeshwari
B)Chintpurni
C)Chamunda
D)Jwala Ji
Answer: Chintpurni
- Q. Which scheme of the Himachal Pradesh government aims to provide 60% subsidy to farmers for salar powered fencing around the fields?
A)Mukhya Manti Khet Sanraksha Yojana
B)Mukhya Mantri Adarsh Krishi Gaon Yojana
C)Seed Village Programme
D)Dr. Y. S. Parmar Kisan Swarozgar Yojana
Answer: Mukhya Manti Khet Sanraksha Yojana
- Q. Which British Officer discovered the spot where Shimla was later built as a hill station?
A)Col. Armstrong
B)Lord Amherst
C)Major Kennedy
D)Lord Dalhousie
Answer: Major Kennedy
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