Himachal Pradesh General Knowledge-51

1. What is Chur Chandani?
a. A waterfall near Shimla.
b. A small tributary of Beas River
c. A high mountain peak to the south of Shimla
d. A beautiful tourist spot in Kinnaur region

2. Which of the following is not a tributary of the Beas?
a. Parbati
b. Bhaga
c. Suketi
d. Banganga

3. Who was the founder of the City of Chamba?
a. Meru Verman
b. Sahil Verman
c. Brahm Pal
d. Bir Sen

4. In which year Mahmood Ghaznavi attack and plunder Kangra?
a. 1215 A.D.
b. 715 A.D.
c. 1019 A.D.
d. 1315 A.D.

5. Which Muslim King got 300 Sanskrit books preserved in the temple of Jwalamukhi and translated into Persian verse?
a. Mohammad Tughlaq
b. Balban
c. Sher shah Suri
d. Ferozshah Tughlaq

6. In which year was the H.P. Abolition of Big Landed Estates and Land Reforms Act passed:
a. 1935
b. 1954
c. 1967
d. 1970

7. Which famous novelist and revolutionary was associated with the terrorist movement in Himachal Pradesh?
a. Wazir Ram Singh
b. Pt. Padam Dev
c. Yash Pal
d. Baba Kanshi Ram

8. What is the largest hydel project commissioned be the H.P. Electricity Board?
a. Binwa Hydel Project
b. Sanjay Vidyut Project
c. Nathpa Jhakri Hydel Project
d. Kol Dam Hydel Project

9. Where is H.P.’s largest vegetable Ghee plant located?
a. Nalagarh
b. Mandi
c. Parwanoo
d. Bilaspur

10. Dharamgiri was the old name of
a. Dharmshala
b. Nurpur
c. Mandi
d. Bilaspur