Himachal Pradesh General Knowledge Questions - Random www.imsharma.com /2014/03/himachal-pradesh-general-knowledge_9.html 1. Who is Forest Minister? (A) Thakur Gulab Singh (B) Dr. Rajeev Bindal (C) Kishan Kapoor (D) Thakur Singh Bharmouri 2. Who is food and civil supplier Minister? (A) J.P. Nadda (B) G. S. Bali (C) Rajiv Bindel (D) none 3. Bandli sanctuary located in (A) Una (B) Mandi (C) kullu (D) None 4. What are the total No. of Panchayat in Shimla district? (A) 330 (B) 331 (C) 333 (D) 309 5. Moti Mahal located at (A) Nahan (B) Una (C) Mandi (D) Shimla 6. How many Panchayts Samitis are there in Una district (A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 5 (D) 4 7. The book History of Mandi State is writhen by (A) Manmohan Singh (B) A.K. Kaushal (C) A.K. Randhawa (D) none 8. Which is birth place of C.M. Virbhadra Singh? (A) Hamirpur (B) Sarahan (C) Mehatpur (D) Samirpur 9. How many DIETS are there in H.P.? (A) 13 (B) 12 (C) 11 (D) 19 1/10
10. Give the No. of Govt universities in H.P.? (A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5 11. Pathankot to Mandi is a NH of No. (A) 21 (B) 20 (C) 23 (D) 24 12. Tirthan Sanctury is located (A) Shimla (B) Kullu (C) Una (D) none 13. What is overall literacy rate of H.P.? (A) 83.78% (B)86.78% (C) 80.83% (D) 82.20% 14. What is Literacy rate of Female in H.P.? (A) 67.76% (B) 76.60% (C) 80.76% (D) 74.67% 15. Who built Gouari Shanker Temple in Chamba? (A) Sahil Verman (B) Meru Verman (C) Yuzankar Verman (D) Champavati 16. Who built Hidimba Temple in Manali? (A) RB Singh (B) RS Singh (C) R.N. Singh (D) none 17. What is height of Shimla above sec Level? (A) 2205 (B) 2206 (C) 2208 (D) None 18. How many district are in H.P.? (A) 13 (B) 14 (C) 12 (D) 19 19. Who is district head of Medical Services? (A) DMO (B) CMO (C) SMO (D) None 20. Who is district head of Police? (A) DSP (B) SSP (C) SP (D) None 2/10
21. Who is Officer Incharge of Headquarter? (A) IG (B) DIG (C) DSP (D) None 22. Shri Naina Devi Ji is a Sub-Tehsile of Which district? (A) Bilaspur (B) Una (C) Shimla (D) None 23. Battle of Haloti fought in which year? (A) 1650 AD (B) 1670 AD (C) 1690 AD (D) None 24. Who is Founder of Chamba State? (A) Meru Verman (B) Maru Verman (C) Hari Chand (D) Sahil Verman 25. Who is founder of Jubbel? (A) Karam Chand (B) Karan Chand (C) Karan Prakash (D) Karam Prakash 26. Dr. Y.S. Parmar University was established in (A) 1980 (B) 1985 (C) 1978 (D) 1977 27. Dr. Y.S. Parmar University located in H.P. (A) Shimla (B) Nanni (C) Sundenagar (D) Solan 28. Where is place of Publication of Newspaper Ooncha Himalaya? (A) Una (B) Shimla (C) Delhi (D) None 29. Lahauli Language in Spoken in which area (A) Lahaul Spiti (B) Kullu (C) Pangi (D) Kinnuar 30. Gujjar are (A) SC (B) ST (C) OBC (D) None 31. Lahaulis are (A) ST (B) SC (C) OBC (D) None 3/10
32. What is area of Una district? (A) 1550 sq. km (B) 1540 sq. km (C) 1550 sq. km (D) 1545 sq. km 33. Which district is Most Literate? (A) Hamirpur (B) Una (C) Shimla (D) Kangra 34. What is Sex Ratio in H.P? (A) 970:1000 (B) 974:1000 (C) 972:1000 (D) 980:1000 35. Dal Lake is located in (A) Una (B) Kangra (C) Chamba (D) Shimla 36. Pong Dam is in (A) Kangra district (B) Una district (C) Shimla (D) Hamirpur 37. What is height of Shilla Peak? (A) 7020 m (B) 7026 m (C) 7030 m (D) 7050 m Ans: (B) 38. Who built Maukot fort? (A) Salim (B) Salim Shah Suri (C) A and B (D) None 39. Who is the founder of Hamirpur? (A) Hamir Chand (B) Raja Ram Singh (C) Deep Chand (D) Bir Sen 40. Who is the first C.M. of H.P.? (A) Y.S. Parmar (B) Y.S. Singh (C) Y.S. Sharma (D) N.C. Mehta 41. In area wise, which is the smallest district? (A) Una (B) Hamirpur (C) Bilaspur (D) Sirmaur 42. Highest rain occur at (A) Una (B) Dharamshala (C) Shimla (D) Mandi 43. Write name of the Constituency of Anil Kumar (MLA)? 4/10
(A) Mandi 61 (B) Mandi 68 (C) Mandi 19 (D) None 44. G. S. Bali belongs to which party (A) BJP (B) INC (C) BSP (D) None 45. Roop Singh belong to which Party (A) BJP (B) INC (C) BSP (D) None 46. Who is Transport Minister? (A) Sri G. S. Bali (B) Shri S.K. Sharma (C) Rajeev Bindel (D) Sarveen Chaudhary 47. The book Prachin Himachal is written by (A) L.C. Sharma (B) L.C. Parathi (C) L.R. Sharma (D) L.P. Pandey 48. Which is the birth place of Shanta Kumar? (A) Dharamshala (B) Kangra (C) Gharjumla (D) Palampur 59. Vidya Stokes belong to which district? (A) Una (B) Shimla (C) Manipur (D) None 50. How many Hospitals are there in Himachal Pradesh? (A) 79 (B) 80 (C) 81 (D) None 51. How many mountain ranges are there in Himachal Pradesh? (A) Four (B) Three (C) Two (D) One 52. In which mountain range Hamirpur and Una Districts are located? (A) Outer Himalayas (B) Inner Himalayas (C) Great Himalayas (D) None of these 53. Outer Himalayas is known as (A) Lower Himalayas (B) Shivalik (C) Manak (D) All of these 54. Where is Dashahar Lake Situated? (A) Near Mandali (Kullu) (B) Rewalsar Town (Mandi) 5/10
(C) Dankhar (Sirmaur) (D) None of these 55. Which district has been declared as the Mushroom District of Himachal Pradesh? (A) Shimla (B) Solan (C) Bilaspur (D) Una 56. In which District of Himachal Pr Pradesh to produce Sugar beet? (A) Kullu (B) Sirmor (C) Kinnour (D) Kangra 57. The State Day or Statehood Day of Himachal Pradesh is (A) 15th April (B) 25th January (C) 26th January (D) 15th May 58. The High Court of Himachal Pradesh is in (A) Una (B) Hamirpur (C) Shimla (D) Mandi 59. How many Divisions are there in Himachal Pradesh? (A) 4 (B) 5 (C) 2 (D) 3 60. Which of the following is a tributary of Beas river (A) Chandra (B) Kunah (C) Htli (D) Baira 61. The location of Himachal Pradesh is (A) 32022 to 34012 North latitude and 750 47 to 780 04 East Longitude (B) 30022 to 33012 North latitude and 75047 to 79004 East Longitude (C) 31022 to 300 12 North longitude and 75047 to 79004 east longitude (D) None of these 62. The area of Himachal Pradesh is (A) 55673 sq km (B) 55574 sq km (C) 55373 sq km (D) 55272 sq km 63. Which of the following district is Renuka lake situated? (A) Mandi (B) Una (C) Sirmour (D) Shimla 64. In which district Mani Mahesh Lake situated? (A) Kangra (B) Una (C) Chamba (D) Palampur 65. The river Satluj arise from which of the following Lake 6/10
(A) Bradonsar Lake (B) Kamru Nag Lake (C) Mani Mahesh Lake (D) Man Sarover Lake 66. In which district a Budha monastry was established? (A) Kangra (B) Lahaul Siti (C) Una (D) Shimla 67. The Idol of Raghu Nath was brought to Kulu frm Ayodhya in (A) 1651 A.D. (B) 1751 A.D. (C) 1851 A.D. (D) 1951 A.D. 68. Mandi Town was established by (A) Raja Suraj Sen (B) Raja Ajber Sen (C) Raja Ber Sen (D) None of these 69. When was Mandi town established? (A) 1512 (B) 1517 (C) 1527 (D) 1530 70. Where was Ras Bihari Bos Stayed in 1913 A.D. (A) Kullu (B) Kangra (C) Lahaul Spiti (D) Palampur 71. The greatest Ruler Raja Rattan Chan ruled over (A) Kahloor (B) Bilaspur (C) Kullu (D) None of these 72. In which district the highest pass of Himachal Pradesh is located? (A) Kangra (B) Kullu (C) Shimla (D) Lahaul Spiti 73. Banganga is tributary of which of the following rivers? (A) Beas (B) Yamuna (C) Ganga (D) None of these 74. National Institute of Technology is in (A) Shimla (B) Chamba (C) Hamirpur (D) Kullu 75. The height of District Shimla is (A) 2205 (B) 2305 (C) 2405 (D) 2505 76. Which is the largest city of Himachal Pradesh? (A) Shimla (B) Hamirpur 7/10
(C) Kullu (D) Chama 77. Find out the following Place is called Mini Lahasa (A) Solan (B) Kinnaur (C) Sirmor (D) Dharamshala 78. The longest river of Himachal Pradesh is (A) Jehlem (B) Beas (C) Chenab (D) Satluj 79. The main religion of People of Lahul Spiti? (A) Hinduism (B) Christian (C) Budhism (D) None of these 80. Who is the Public works Minister of the State? (A) Thakur Himmat Singh (B) Thakur Gulab Singh (C) J.P. Nadda (D) Kishan Kapoor 81. Who is the chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh? (A) Kurian Joseph (B) Narende Bragta (C) Rajeev Bindal (D) None of these 82. When was the first General Election held in Himachal Pradesh (A) 1953 (B) 1954 (C) 1952 (D) 1951 83. The old name of Ravi is (A) Ravati (B) Ramani (C) Kalindi (D) Iravati 84. Which of the following districts is the biggest in area wise? (A) Shimla (B) Una (C) Lahaul Spiti (D) Palampur 85. On which river Bhakra Dam Project is located? (A) Satluj (B) Ganga (C) Ravi (D) Beas 86. Which was the first Capital of Nurpur State? (A) Niyajpur (B) Trigarta (C) Pathan Kot (D) Shahpur 87. When was the Battle of Bhagini fought? (A) 1586 A.D. (B) 1686 A.D. (C) 1786 A.D. (D) 1886 A.D. 8/10
88. The battle of Bhangini was fought between (A) Guru Gobind Singh and Sansar Chand (B) Siks and Chande Bhan (C) Ishwar Sen and Siks (D) Guru Gobind Singh and Raja Bhi Chand of Bilaspur 89. When was Gandhi Ji visited Shimla? (A) 1916 (B) 1917 (C) 1918 (D) 1921 90. Gandhi ji Visited Shimla and he stayed at (A) Peterhaff (B) Chauki (C) Shanti Kutir (D) None of these 91. Who was the Great General of Ranjit Singh King? (A) Hari Singh Nalwa (B) Gorkhas (C) Bhagat Singh (D) None of these 92. The book Country Life written by (A) M. Pallis (B) U.S. Kumar (C) Nora Richard (D) None 93. H.P. Area and Languages written by (A) Shanta Kumar (B) Dr. Y. S. Parmar (C) Hari Ram Jasta (D) None of these 94. Who is Deputy-Speaker of Himachal Pradesh Assembly? (A) Sh.Kuldeep Kumar (B) Sh. Dev Raj Negi (C) Rikhi Ram Kaundal (D) Vijay Kumar Joshi 95. Which is the State Bird of Himachal Pradesh? (A) Sparrow (B) Monal (C) Peacock (D) None of these 96. On which river a bridge was constructed in 1894? (A) Satluj (B) Ravi (C) Beas (D) Chenow 97. Which was the ancient name of Kanga? (A) Trigarta (B) Nagar (C) Triartan (D) Kot-kangra 98. The Capital of Trigarta was (A) Nagoori (B) Nagar (C) Nagarcot (D) Narvani 9/10
99. When was Dharam Chand ascended the Kangra Throne (A) 1516 (B) 1518 (C) 1524 (D) 1528 100. Hamirpur town was established by (A) Alam (B) Hamir chand (C) Bhim Chand (D) Sansar Chand 10/10