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Saturday, 24 March 2018

Himachal Pradesh General Studies - Part 2


1.       The prime deity in Minjar Fair which is celebrated in Chamba in the month of August is – Varuna, the God of Rain
2.       Chrewal Festival, also known as Pathroru / Prithvi Pooja in Chamba is celebrated in the month of – August
3.       Renuka Fair is celebrated in Himachal Pradesh in – Sirmaur
4.       At the end of March, Holi Fair is celebrated in district Hamirpur at – Sujanpur
5.       Chintpurni Fair also known as Mata-Da-Mela locally is celebrated in Una at – Bharwain
6.       The idea of Nalwari Fair which is held in Bilaspur was conceived by the then Superintendent of Shimla Hill States in 1889 named – W. Goldstein
7.       Bharmaur Jatra Fair in Chamba is celebrated in the month of – August
8.       On Durga Ashtami, Tara Devi Fair is held in – Shimla
9.       Dal Fair and Jwalamukhi Fair are associated with district – Kangra
10.   Kangra district was reorganised on 1st September, 1972 into three districts- Una, Hamirpur and Kangra
11.   Dhunsar Mahadev Temple in Una is located in – Talmera
12.   Baba Barbhag Singh and Dera Baba Rudru are associated with district – Una
13.   Until 1st November, 1966, Una which was a tehsil of Hoshiarpur district of Punjab, became a tehsil of – Kangra District
14.   Una consists of two sub divisions, one is Una and the other is – Amb
15.   Number of development blocks in Una are -5
16.   Pass which joins Mandi and Kullu districts of Himachal Pradesh is– Dulchi
17.   Stream which swept away Chirgaon village of Shimla District in 1997 is – Andhra
18.   Village near Karsog where Kamaksha Temple is located – Kabo
19.   Panjgotra Fair is celebrated in Una at – Babhaur
20.   Lama Dal and Chander Naun is in – Chamba
21.   Bhaglani dialect is spoken in – Arki-Kunihar
22.   College of Agriculture at Palampur was upgraded to the status of full-fledged University in - 1978
23.   Bonangchyu dance is associated with – Kinnaur
24.   In 1862 A.D., a mass movement took place in Suket against the atrocities of Wazirs of Raja Ugger Sen named – Wazir Narottam & Wazir Dhunggal
25.   Jugga Satyagraha which took place in Bilaspur in 1883 A.D was against the brutalities of – Raja Amar Chand
26.   Second revolt which took place in 1876 A.D. was led by – Mian Veer Singh
27.   Durga Bai formed Arya Mahila Mandal in Una in – 1912 A.D.
28.   The Lavi Treaty (no tax or transit duty on articles imported from or exported to Tibet) between Raja Kehri Singh, the ruler of Bushahr and the King of Tibet was made in – 1683 A.D.
29.   In 1905 A.D. , a public revolt took place in – Baghal State
30.   In 1929 A.D., a movement against the land settlement in Sirmaur was led by – Pandit Rajender Dutt
31.   In 1924 A.D. under the leadership of _____ of village Banaik (Sundernagar), a movement was launched in Suket State against forced labour and excessive taxes -  Ratan Singh
32.   In 1805 A.D., people of Bilaspur revolted against the misrule of local Raja named – Man Singh
33.   Dumha Movement took place in 1858-59 A.D. with its focal point at Rohru in – Rampur Bushahr
34.   Year in which Satyanand Stokes of Kotgarh and Babu Kanshiram of Kunihar launched a movement to stop Begar System in Shimla Hills – 1920 A.D.
35.   Land Movement took place in Keonthal state in- 1887 A.D.
36.   In 1880 A.D. people of Chamba revolted against the cruel rule of – Pritam Singh
37.   In 1909 A.D. peasants of Mandi revolted during the rule of – Bhawani Sen
38.   In September 1909, a revolt was carried by the farmers of Dodavan area in Balh in Mandi. The leader of this movement was – Sindhu Kharada
39.   Christian Moravian Mission with its headquarters at Keylong was started in 1853 A.D. in Kinnaur and Lahaul & Spiti under the leadership of – A.D.H Frankell
40.   The above mission was closed in Lahaul & Spiti in – August, 1940
41.   A.P.H Harcourt visited Lahaul in- 1869 A.D.
42.   Shasha and Garza are Tibetan names of – Lahaul
43.   Hawa Mahal in Mandi was prepared for the reception of Lord Mayo, the Viceroy of India in – 1871
44.   The Victoria suspension bridge over river Beas at Mandi was built in 1877 A.D. by – Raja Bijai Sen
45.   Rani Khairagarhi joined the freedom movement at – Lucknow
46.   Lala Lajpat Rai came to Mandi and formed a revolutionary group there in – 1906 A.D.
47.   When Suket Satyagraha took place in 1948, the Raja of Suket was – Raja Lakshman Sen
48.   Suket got its name after Vyas Rishi’s grandson named –Sukhdev
49.   Rani Lalita, who was the wife of Raja Bhawani Sen of Mandi was known as – Rani Khairagarhi
50.   Sukrahatti is the old name of _______town in Mandi district – Jogindernagar

To Read Part 1 - Click Here - Himachal Pradesh General Studies - 1
To Read Part 3 - Click Here - Himachal Pradesh General Studies - 3

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