More Questions on Himachal Pradesh
- Q. Pravatak, the Himalayan Chief was treacherously killed by
A)Chanakya
B)Chandragupta
C)Samudragupta
D)Alexander
Answer: Chanakya
- Q. Which of the following represents the best portrayal of decreasing order of area of pulses cultivation?
A)Shimla > Sirmaur > Mandi
B)Mandi > Shimla > Sirmaur
C)Sirmaur > Mandi > Shimla
D)None of the above
Answer: Mandi > Shimla > Sirmaur
- Q. Where was the first radio station set up in Himachal Pradesh?
A)Solan
B)Bilaspur
C)Shimla
D)Kangra
Answer: Shimla
- 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. Who was the President of India, when the first President’s Rule was proclaimed in Himachal Pradesh?
A)Basappa Danappa Jatti
B)Zakir Hussain
C)Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy
D)Giani Zail Singh
Answer: Basappa Danappa Jatti
- Q. Which of the following rivers of Himachal is known as Langquen Zangbo river in Tibet?
A)Beas
B)Chenab
C)Ravi
D)Sutlej
Answer: Sutlej
- Q. Norah Richard (the writer and painter) lived in ……………
A)Chamba
B)Kullu
C)Andretta
D)Jubbal
Answer: Andretta
- Q. Match the following List I (Folk Songs) List II (Region) a. Sithniya 1. Chamba b. Gangi 2. Mandi c. Devku 3. Bilaspur d. Kunjadi 4. Kangra
A)a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
B)a-4, b-2, c-1, d-3
C)a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1
D)a-2, b-1, c-3, d-4
Answer: a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1
- Q. Where is Kye Monastery?
A)Spiti
B)Chamba
C)Dharamshala
D)Bilaspur
Answer: Spiti
- Q. Thoda is a
A)tribal community
B)folk dance
C)folk song
D)traditional dress
Answer: folk dance
- Q. The Pandoh dam links which two important rivers of Himachal Pradesh?
A)Beas-Sutlej
B)Ravi-Chenab
C)Ravi-Beas
D)Sutlej-Yamuna
Answer: Beas-Sutlej
- Q. Which of the following is the highest peak of Himachal Pradesh?
A)Pishu
B)Shipki La
C)Shilla
D)Jorkaden
Answer: Shilla
- Q. Name the Vedic saint associated with the Renuka lake in Sirmaur district of Himachal Pradesh.
A)Parshuram
B)Rishi Jamdagni
C)Rishi Vashishtha
D)None of them
Answer: Rishi Jamdagni
- Q. Main river(s) of Mandi district is/are
A)Ravi
B)Beas
C)Sutlej
D)Both (A) and (B)
Answer: Both (A) and (B)
- Q. Ladarcha fair is held annually at
A)Solan
B)Lahaul and Spiti
C)Mandi
D)Una
Answer: Lahaul and Spiti
- Q. Which writer from Himachal Pradesh got Padma Bhushan Award in 2002?
A)Yashpal
B)Nirmal Verma
C)M. M. Kaye
D)Bipan Chandra
Answer: Nirmal Verma
- Q. What is the rank of Himachal Pradesh as populous state of India?
A)16th
B)21st
C)22nd
D)14th
Answer: 21st
- Q. In which year floods posed threat to the Bhuntar runway?
A)2007
B)1995
C)1998
D)2008
Answer: 1995
- Q. How much amount is given for the marriage of girls under Mukhya Mantri Kanyadaan Yojana inHimachal Pradesh?
A)Rs. 50,000
B)Rs. 25,000
C)Rs. 40,000
D)Rs. 30,000
Answer: Rs. 40,000
- Q. What is the Quorum for helding a meeting of Gram Sabha?
A)1/5 th
B)1/4 th
C)1/3 th
D)1/2 th
Answer: 1/5 th
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