Himachal Pradesh General Knowledge-50

1. Which mountain range separates Himachal Pradesh from Tibet?
a. Dhauladhr
b. Zaskar
c. Pir Panjal
d. Hindukush

2. Which of the following rivers originates in Tibet before crossing Himachal Pradesh?
a. Beas
b. Ravi
c. Chenab
d. Satluj

3. Which book describes the war between Aryan King Deodas and thKirat King Sambhar, supposed to have been fought 2500 B.C.?
a. Arthashashta
b. Rig Veda
c. Vishnu Puran
d. Mudraksas

4. Who was the first foreign invader to ransack and plunder Kangra in the 11th century A.D.?
a. Nadir Shah
b. Mohammad Ghauri
c. Mahmood Ghaznavi
d. Changhez Khan

5. Which ruler of Delhi visited the Fort of Kangra after capturing it?
a. Sher Shah Suri
b. Sikandar Lodi
c. Jahangir
d. Akbar

6. Who was appointed British Agent for the Shimla Hill States after the Treaty of Sangauli in 1815?
a. Charles Metcalfe
b. George Barlow
c. David Ochterlony
d. V. Kennedy

7. Which princely state of Himachal Pradesh did not side with the British during the freedom war of 1857?
a. Nurpur
b. Suket
c. Bushahar
d. Guler

8. What was Y.S. Parmar before joining the freedom movement?
a. A District and Sessions Judge in Sirmaur State
b. A School teacher in Nurpur State
c. A lawyer in Shimla
d. A progressive farmer of Kangra State

9. Where is Asia’s biggest fruit processing plant located in Himachal Pradesh?
a. Parwanoo
b. Kangra
c. Palampur
d. Una

10. Which Governer General visited Shimla first?
a. Lord Amherst
b. Lord Dalhausie
c. Lord Cornwallis
d. Lord Ripon