More Questions on Himachal Pradesh
- Q. In which year were the Punjab Hill Area added to Himachal Pradesh?
A)1966
B)1948
C)1956
D)1971
Answer: 1966
- 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. Industrial town Mehatpur is situated in district
A)Una
B)Lahaul and Spiti
C)Kullu
D)Mandi
Answer: Una
- Q. Most of the handicraft items are made in the district of
A)Sirmaur
B)Mandi
C)Kullu
D)Kangra
Answer: Kullu
- Q. The Hydroelectricity Project Karcham Wangtoo is located in
A)Kullu
B)Kangra
C)Chamba
D)Kinnaur
Answer: Kinnaur
- Q. Which of the following valleys is connected by Rohtang pass to Lahaul and Spiti?
A)Kangra valley
B)Kullu valley
C)Spiti valley
D)Lahaul valley
Answer: Kullu valley
- Q. Kanti, Mishwa-Talyana, Tiler Dhar and Dhala-Pipli are famous sites for which mineral?
A)Gold
B)Magnesite
C)Barytes
D)Copper
Answer: Barytes
- Q. Gandhi fair is held in
A)Hamirpur
B)Solan
C)Sirmaur
D)Shimla
Answer: Sirmaur
- 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 soil is found in the mid-hill soil zone of Himachal Pradesh?
A)Mountain soil
B)Alluvial soil
C)Laterite soil
D)Podzolic soil
Answer: Podzolic soil
- Q. Consider the following statements 1. The male literacy rate of Himachal Pradesh is 89.53%. 2. The female literacy rate of Himachal Pradesh is 75.93%. 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: Both 1 and 2
- Q. In which place of Himachal Pradesh, an army regiment was set up in 1842 by British General Gilbert?
A)Subathu
B)Shimla
C)Dag-e-Shai
D)Kasauli
Answer: Kasauli
- Q. The correct arrangement of following district in ascending order of sex ratio of Chamba, Shimla, Hamirpur and Mandi
A)Shimla > Mandi > Chamba > Hamirpur
B)Chamba > Hamirpur > Shimla > Mandi
C)Shimla > Chamba > Mandi > Hamirpur
D)Hamirpur > Shimla > Mandi > Chamba
Answer: Shimla > Chamba > Mandi > Hamirpur
- Q. Land Movement in Keonthal took place in which year?
A)1897 AD
B)1880 AD
C)1888 AD
D)1901 AD
Answer: 1897 AD
- Q. According to Census 2011, what is the sex ratio of Himachal Pradesh?
A)972
B)980
C)982
D)975
Answer: 972
- Q. Which among the following schemes is/are merged with Integrated Handloom Development Scheme (IHDS)?
A)Integrated Handloom Cluster Development Scheme (IHCDS)
B)Deen Dayal Hathkargha Protsahan Yojana (DDHPY)
C)Integrated Handloom Training Project (IHTP)
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. Which among the following districts of Himachal Pradesh touches the boundary of Uttarakhand?
A)Kinnaur
B)Kangra
C)Solan
D)Kullu
Answer: Kinnaur
- Q. The ‘ASEEM’ scheme is launched by Government of Himachal Pradesh for which group of poeple?
A)Specially abled persons
B)SCs/STs
C)OBC and Minorities
D)Women
Answer: Specially abled persons
- Q. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched? List I (River) List II (Origin) a. Awa Lahaul valley b. Luni Dhauladhar range c. Markanda Dharthi range d. Bata Spiti valley
A)c
B)a
C)b
D)d
Answer: b
- 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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