More Questions on Himachal Pradesh
- Q. Paonta Sahib fair is held in which district of Himachal Pradesh?
A)Kullu
B)Una
C)Sirmaur
D)Kinnaur
Answer: Sirmaur
- 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. Under which scheme, the State Government provides basic family package for hospitalisation and critical illness to vulnerable groups?
A)Electronic Health Care Scheme
B)Senior Citizen Health Insurance Scheme
C)Mukhya Mantri State Health Care Scheme
D)None of the above
Answer: Mukhya Mantri State Health Care Scheme
- Q. Himachal Pradesh Panchayati Raj Act, 1952 was replaced by the Himachal Pradesh Panchayati Raj Act ……… .
A)1968
B)1962
C)1965
D)1970
Answer: 1968
- Q. From which period Chamba was under the control of Thakurs and Ranas?
A)Sen period
B)Gupta period
C)Pala period
D)None of these
Answer: Gupta period
- Q. Which place in Himachal Pradesh is known as Mini Switzerland?
A)Khajjiar
B)Lahaul
C)Kufri
D)Malana
Answer: Khajjiar
- Q. In which year did the Government of Himachal Pradesh abolish big landed estates?
A)1976
B)1954
C)1961
D)1956
Answer: 1954
- Q. The area of Himachal Pradesh (in sq km) is
A)5433 sq km
B)55673 sq km
C)60543 sq km
D)65673 sq km
Answer: 55673 sq km
- Q. Which battle marked the friendship between Sikhs and the hill states of Mandi and Kullu?
A)Batle of Bhangani
B)Anglo-Sikh War I
C)Battle of Nalapani
D)Anglo-Gorkha War
Answer: Batle of Bhangani
- Q. Which of the following states sharess the hydro power generated through Bhakra Nangal Dam? 1. Punjab 2. Rajasthan 3. Uttarakhand 4. Gujarat Select the correct answer
A)2, 3 and 4
B)1, 2 and 3
C)1, 2 and 4
D)All of these
Answer: 1, 2 and 4
- Q. Which among the following programmes come under the Watershed Development Programme?
A)Desert Development Programme
B)Drought Prone Area Programme
C)Integrated Wasteland Development Programme
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. Which erstwhile district of Himachal Pradesh was pioneer in the field of hydro electricity generation?
A)Shimla
B)Kangra
C)Hamirpur
D)Chamba
Answer: Chamba
- Q. Which of the following districts are rich in limestone?
A)Solan
B)Bilaspur
C)Sirmaur
D)All of these
Answer: All of these
- Q. Jugga Movement started in which hill state?
A)Solan
B)Chamba
C)Bilaspur
D)Mandi
Answer: Bilaspur
- Q. In which year was the Treaty of Sugauli, between the Gorkhas and the British, signed?
A)1810 AD
B)1805 AD
C)1806 AD
D)1815 AD
Answer: 1815 AD
- Q. Which language is used as the second official language of Himachal Pradesh?
A)English
B)Urdu
C)Hindi
D)Sanskrit
Answer: English
- Q. The first mention of ‘Trigarta’ is found in
A)Writings of Panini
B)Rig Veda
C)Mahabharata
D)Purana
Answer: Writings of Panini
- Q. Good quality silica sand is found in which district of Himachal Pradesh?
A)Chamba
B)Una
C)Hamirpur
D)Both (A) and (B)
Answer: Una
- Q. Kulut Desh Ki Kahani’ is authored by
A)Gharib Khan
B)J. P. H. Vogel
C)Lal Chand Prarthi
D)R. K. Kaushal
Answer: Lal Chand Prarthi
- Q. National Institute of Technology is situated in which district of Himachal Pradesh?
A)Kangra
B)Hamirpur
C)Shimla
D)Solan
Answer: Hamirpur
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