Himachal Pradesh General Knowledge-38

1. Spiti literally means:
a. Land of Gods
b. Land of Jewels
c. Land of Mountains
d. None of these

2. The epithet ‘Lady Keylong’ is related to a:
a. Vegetable
b. Stream
c. Craft
d. Mountain peak

3. Which place is considered cremation ground of Pandava Queen ‘Draupdee’?
a. Zanskar
b. Tandi
c. Rohtang
d. Gondla

4. Kunjoo and Chanchloo whose love story still stimulates young hearts, belonged to :
a. Kangra
b. Lahaul
c. Shimla
d. Chamba

5. In which valley Kunzum pass is situated?
a. Spiti Valley
b. Kullu Valley
c. Kangra Valley
d. Pangi Valley

6. Which is the seat of Indian Institute of Advanced Studies?
a. Shimla
b. Dalhausie
c. Sunder Nagar
d. Una

7. The New Year festival in’Chandra’ and ‘Bhaga’ valley is called:
a. Phaguli
b. Haldo
c. Gochi
d. Chaurasi

8. When did the Union Territory of Himachal Pradesh become a full fledged state?
a. 24th March, 1952
b. 15th August, 1954
c. 25th January, 1971
d. 1st November, 1966

9. In 1009 A.D. Kangra fort was captured and plundered by
a. Sher Shah
b. Mahmood of Ghazni
c. Jahangir
d. None of these

10. Famous “Roerich Art Gallery” is situated at
a. Naggar
b. Manali
c. Andretta
d. None of these

Answers:
1. B
2. D
3. D
4. D
5. A
6. A
7. B
8. C
9. B
10. A