More Questions on Himachal Pradesh
- Q. Kuhls in Himachal Pradesh mostly get water from
A)Dams
B)Wells/tubewells
C)Streams
D)None of these
Answer: Streams
- Q. Which district of Himachal Pradesh has the lowest percentage of forest area in relation to its geographical area?
A)Bilaspur
B)Hamirpur
C)Solan
D)Lahaul and Spiti
Answer: Lahaul and Spiti
- Q. What is ‘Sidu’ in Himachal Pradesh?
A)A kind of art form in Lahaul and Spiti
B)A kind of bread made of wheat flour
C)A painting originated in Kinnaur
D)A style of architecture in lower valleys
Answer: A kind of bread made of wheat flour
- Q. Which among the following districts of Himachal Pradesh has the highest male literacy rate?
A)Hamirpur
B)Bilaspur
C)Shimla
D)Kullu
Answer: Hamirpur
- Q. The micro-irrigation project ‘Har Khet ko Pani’ was launched under which scheme?
A)Command Area Development Programme
B)Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana
C)Rajiv Gandhi Micro-irrigation scheme
D)Rural Infrastructure Development Fund
Answer: Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana
- Q. Who founded the Keonthal state in 765 AD?
A)Raja Ranjit Singh
B)Sena Raja
C)Raja Girisen
D)None of these
Answer: Raja Girisen
- Q. Which one of the following districts has the literacy rate lower than the country’s rate?
A)Bilaspur
B)Mandi
C)Hamirpur
D)Chamba
Answer: Chamba
- Q. In which year Maharaja Ranjit Singh acquired Kangra fort from Sansar Chand?
A)1809 AD
B)1805 AD
C)1806 AD
D)1810 AD
Answer: 1809 AD
- Q. Sanjay Hydroelectric Project is related with …………… river.
A)Bhabha
B)Beas
C)Yamuna
D)Chenab
Answer: Bhabha
- Q. Under whose reign, the famous school of Kangra Miniature Paintings flourished?
A)Sansar Chand
B)Ghumand Chand
C)Jai Singh Kanheya
D)Rajit Singh
Answer: Sansar Chand
- Q. Exotic trouts found in rivers in Himachal Pradesh are the famous variety of
A)Prawn
B)Fish
C)Crab
D)Turtle
Answer: Fish
- Q. The town of Hamirpur got its name from Raja Hamir Chand of
A)Pala dynasty
B)Trigarta dynasty
C)Katoch dynasty
D)None of these
Answer: Katoch dynasty
- Q. At which altitude trees and shrubs disappear and the mountains assume a rugged, wind swept and frost bitten character in Himachal Pradesh?
A)Beyond 6000 m
B)Beyond 4500 m
C)Beyond 3500 m
D)Beyond7000 m
Answer: Beyond 4500 m
- Q. Corm flower crops are mainly grown in
A)Cold and dry regions
B)Mid hills regions
C)High hills regions
D)Low hills and valley regions
Answer: Cold and dry regions
- Q. The branch of Aryans that conquered the Hill valleys of mid-Himalayas were called
A)Khashas
B)Kolo
C)Munda
D)Katoch
Answer: Khashas
- 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. As per Scheduled Castes population, arrange the following districts in descending order. 1. Mandi 2. Solan 3. Shimla 4. Kullu
A)1, 2, 4 and 3
B)1, 2, 3 and 4
C)2, 3, 4 and 1
D)4, 3, 2 and 1
Answer: 1, 2, 4 and 3
- Q. Doongri temple situated in district Kullu houses the image of Goddess ……… .
A)Parvati
B)Durga
C)Hidimba
D)Kali
Answer: Hidimba
- Q. Chandra Taal Wildlife Sanctuary lies in which place of Himachal Pradesh?
A)Shimla
B)Solan
C)Lahaul and Spiti
D)Mandi
Answer: Lahaul and Spiti
- Q. The Hydroelectricity Project Karcham Wangtoo is located in
A)Kullu
B)Kangra
C)Chamba
D)Kinnaur
Answer: Kinnaur
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