More Questions on Himachal Pradesh
- Q. Who founded the state of Jaswan in 1170 AD?
A)Sibran Chand
B)Hari Chand
C)Purab Chand
D)Datar Chand
Answer: Purab Chand
- Q. The longest tunnel on Kalka-Shimla railway track is
A)Barog Tunnel
B)Ram Tunnels
C)Tunnel No 103
D)James Tunnel
Answer: Tunnel No 103
- 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
- Q. Kamla Rani and Roshni Devi have carved niche for themselves in the field of
A)Painting
B)Folk dance
C)Folk song
D)Carpet weaving
Answer: Folk dance
- 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. Ladarcha fair is held annually at
A)Solan
B)Lahaul and Spiti
C)Mandi
D)Una
Answer: Lahaul and Spiti
- Q. Pong lake over Beas river in district Kangra is also known as
A)Maharana Pratap Sagar Reservoir
B)Chandertal lake
C)Dashir lake
D)Bhakra lake
Answer: Maharana Pratap Sagar Reservoir
- Q. Which princely state of Himachal Pradesh adopted the policy of neutrality during the war of Independence of 1857?
A)Kangra
B)Bushahr
C)Nurpur
D)Jaswan
Answer: Bushahr
- Q. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched? List I (Peak) List II (Location) a. Reo Purgyil 1. Chamba b. Shipki 2. Kinnaur c. Kinner Kailash 3. Lahaul and Spiti d. Chanshal 4. Kullu
A)c
B)a
C)b
D)d
Answer: b
- Q. With which deity is Manikaran (in Kullu valley) associated?
A)Lord Krishna
B)Lord Vishnu
C)Lord Shiva
D)Lord Brahma
Answer: Lord Shiva
- Q. Choor Chandni or Churdhar (3647 m) mountain range falls in the district of
A)Kangra
B)Sirmaur
C)Chamba
D)Kullu
Answer: Sirmaur
- Q. What was the other name of Shimla conference that took place on 25th June, 1945?
A)British India Conference
B)Himachal Conference
C)Wavell Conference
D)Gandhi Conference
Answer: Wavell Conference
- Q. Which Himachali author has authored ‘Antim Aranya’ and ‘Shatabdi Ke Dhalte Varshon Mein’?
A)L. C. Pandey
B)Anita Desai
C)Shanta Kumar
D)Nirmal Verma
Answer: Nirmal Verma
- Q. The ‘Jalori pass’ lies in the district of
A)Una
B)Kullu
C)Hamirpur
D)Mandi
Answer: Kullu
- Q. Indian Institute of Advanced Studies is situated in
A)Shimla
B)Solan
C)Chamba
D)Una
Answer: Shimla
- Q. Which is the highest hill station in India ?
A)Kullu
B)Kangra
C)Lahaul
D)Shimla
Answer: Shimla
- Q. Who wrote ‘Essays on Colonialism’?
A)M. M. Kaye
B)Nirmal Verma
C)Bipan Chandra
D)Yashpal
Answer: Bipan Chandra
- Q. What is the colour of soil found in low hill soil zone?
A)Light to dark brown
B)Light grey to brown
C)Red to brown
D)Dark brown
Answer: Light grey to brown
- Q. Which of the following is not a Standing Committee in Urban Local Bodies of Himachal Pradesh?
A)Planning Committee
B)Finance Committee
C)Women Welfare Committee
D)Social Justice Committee
Answer: Finance Committee
- Q. Ghantal festival is celebrated in which district?
A)Lahaul and Spiti
B)Kinnaur
C)Sirmaur
D)Chamba
Answer: Lahaul and Spiti
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