More Questions on Himachal Pradesh
- Q. Which airport is being developed by Airport Authority of India (AAI) in collaboration with Government of Himachal Pradesh?
A)Bhuntar
B)Shimla
C)Gaggal
D)Kullu
Answer: Gaggal
- Q. Match the following List I (Districts) List II (Sharing Boundaries with) a. Kinnaur 1. Uttar Pradesh b. Bilaspur 2. Jammu and Kashmir c. Chamba 3. Tibet d. Sirmaur 4. Punjab
A)a-4, b-1, c-3, d-2
B)a-1, b-4, c-2, d-3
C)a-3, b-2, c-4, d-1
D)a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1
Answer: a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1
- Q. In which year another Sirmaur Riyasati Praja Mandal was founded in Sirmaur?
A)1940 AD
B)1903 AD
C)1905 AD
D)1944 AD
Answer: 1944 AD
- Q. In Dharamshala (Kangra district) there is a British Lord’s tomb. Who is he?
A)Lord Elgin
B)Lord Dalhousie
C)Lord Erwin
D)Lord Wellesley
Answer: Lord Elgin
- Q. Which of these are the most valuable timber forests of the state?
A)Coniferous forests
B)Moist Temperate forests
C)Dry Temperate forests
D)None of the above
Answer: Moist Temperate forests
- Q. Himachal Pradesh Technical University is located in
A)Shimla
B)Hamirpur
C)Sundernagar
D)Nahan
Answer: Hamirpur
- Q. The headquarters of the Himalayan Prant Provisional Government was located at ……………
A)Shimla
B)Solan
C)Kinnaur
D)Chamba
Answer: Shimla
- Q. Consider the following statements 1. Heavy snowfall in Himachal Pradesh is experienced in the months of December to February. 2. Spring season in Himachal Pradesh is from March to April. 3. The summer months in the state are the months from March to June. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
A)1 and 3
B)1 and 2
C)2 and 3
D)All of these
Answer: All of these
- Q. Who was awarded first Param Veer Chakra posthumously?
A)Manaku
B)Major Somnath Sharma
C)Baba Kanshi Ram
D)Nainsukh
Answer: Major Somnath Sharma
- Q. In which among the following districts of the Himachal Pradesh, the temporary shelters under ICPS set up?
A)Kangra
B)Shimla
C)Solan
D)All of these
Answer: All of these
- Q. When did the Chief Commissioner’s Province of Himachal Pradesh come into existence?
A)26th January, 1950
B)15th April, 1950
C)15th April, 1948
D)26th January, 1948
Answer: 15th April, 1948
- Q. Which among the following newspaper in Himachal Pradesh is not weekly?
A)Himachal Dhwani
B)Himachal Brahmastra
C)Chamba News
D)Him Satta
Answer: Himachal Dhwani
- Q. Which ruler did many reforms in Nalagarh?
A)Gulab Ram Nadda
B)Gulam Kadir Khan
C)Ishwar Singh
D)Narottam
Answer: Ishwar Singh
- Q. Shimla is not bordered by
A)Kullu
B)Solan
C)Kinnaur
D)Bilaspur
Answer: Bilaspur
- Q. Which among the following Industry contribute 7.2% in the state GDP?
A)It and Electronics Industries
B)Agro-based Industries
C)Cement Industry
D)Tourism Industry
Answer: Tourism Industry
- Q. When was Nagarkot (Kangra) attacked by Timur?
A)1398 AD
B)1349 AD
C)1236 AD
D)1409 AD
Answer: 1398 AD
- Q. In which region of Himachal Pradesh do we come across the temples of Pandava Bhim’s consort Hidimba and their son Ghatotkach?
A)Mandi
B)Kinnaur
C)Kullu valley
D)Manali valley
Answer: Mandi
- Q. The causes of soil erosion in Himachal Pradesh are
A)Forest fires
B)Deforestation
C)Road construction
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. Central Potato Research Institute is in
A)Hamirpur
B)Shimla
C)Una
D)Chamba
Answer: Shimla
- Q. Which of the following mineral is also know as ‘Lokhan’?
A)Slate
B)Barytes
C)Magnesite
D)Rock salt
Answer: Rock salt
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