Himachal Pradesh GK Questions with Answers - Part 4

Himachal Pradesh GK  1.       Ice-Skating Ring is at – Shimla 2.       Bhakhra Dam is on this river – Satluj 3.       Kamla Nehru Hospital is at – Shimla 4.       Kugti Wildlife Sanctuary is in – Chamba 5.       Gopalpur Zoo falls in this district – Kangra 6.       Pasteurized compost of Mushroom is prepared in – Chambaghat, Palampur 7.       Percentage of forest cover in Himachal Pradesh – 66.52 % 8.       Number of species of birds found in Himachal – 463 9.        Number of mammalian species found in Himachal – 77 10.   Number of reptile species found in Himachal – 44 11.   Number of fish species found in Himachal- 80 12.   Ravi flows from which known glaciers – Bhandal & Tantgiri 13.   River which flows from Bara Lacha pass to Satluj – Chenab 14.   River which flows from Kalinda Parbat in Uttarakhand to the Ganga – Yamuna 15.   Geographical Indicators in Himachal – Kullu Shawl, Kangra Tea, Chamba Rumal, Kinnauri Shawl 16.   District where Katoch Palace is situated – Hamirpur 17.   Ramsar sites in Himachal include – Chandra Taal Lake, Pong Dam lake, Renuka Lake 18.   An organisation formed in 1956 to promote welfare of Gujjars – Parvatia Adim Jati Sevak Sangh 19.   “Shambar” – the powerful Kirata King fought against this Aryan King – Divodas 20.    Rishi who was Aryan King Divodas’s advisor – Rishi Bharadawaj 21.   Shambar and his ally, Verchi were killed at a place known as – Udubraj 22.   Marriage forms in Khasas are – Biyah, Praino and Gadar 23.   Swanglas – a Scheduled Tribe group living in the Pattan Valley around the Chandra Baga region in Lahaul & Spiti speak these two languages – ‘Manchhad’ & ‘Chinali’ 24.   The Chief of Swangla Traditional Council is known as – Sehna 25.   The famous idol of Lord Raghunath was brought from Ayodhya in – July, 1651 26.   Number of distinct dialects spoken in Himachal are – 30 27.   75 % of the population of Kinnuar speaks this dialect – Homskad 28.   Fair celebrated in Chamba where only women and children are allowed to participate – Suhi Fair 29.   Koti, Theog, Madhan,Ghund and Ratesh were the feudatories of – Keonthal 30.   Trout Fish was introduced for the first time in Pabbar and Andhra Stream in 1838-39 by – Mr. Glover 31.    Raldang is also known by this name – Kinner Kailash ( 6500 m ) 32.   Mudrarakshasa mentions that amongst the five Kings who opposed Chandragupta was one was a Himalayan King – Chitravarma of Kuluta 33.   Ruler of Trigarta, an ally of Gujara ( Gujarat ) when Shankaravarma of Kashmir attacked Gujara – Chandra 34.   Sirmaur Association was organised by this leader in 1943-46 to Delhi to mobilise Sirmauris to fight for their democratic rights – Y.S. Parmar 35.   Himalayan Riyasti Praja Mandal was organised in – December, 1939 36.   Shimla Hill States Praja Mandal was held on 13th July, 1939 under the Chairmanship of – Bhag Mal Sautha 37.   Bhoomi Bandobast Abhiyan in Bilaspur was held in the year – 1930 38.   Year in which Ghulam Qadir Khan troubled the people of Nalagarh by his atrocities – 1876 39.   Narotam was the Minister of Suket State in the year – 1876 40.   Deposition of ruler on grounds of mismanagement or oppression was applied in the hill states of  – Suket (Raja Ruder Sen ) and Bhajji ( Rana Bir Pal Singh ) 41.   The Delhi Darbar in 1887 A.D. was attended by – Raja Hira Chand of Bilaspur, Raja Shyam of Chamba and Raja Bijai Sen of Mandi 42.   State Tree of Himachal Pradesh is – Cedrus Deodara ( Devdar ) 43.   After the occupation of General Amar Singh Thapa, this ruler became the Rana of Keonthal State from 1814 till 24th July, 1858 – Raghunath Sen 44.   The capital of Keonthal State was – Junga 45.   Amar Singh Thapa and British signed the treaty on 28th November, 1815 at – Sagauli 46.   To determine the extent of territory held by each Raja prior to Gurkha invasion, a conference of the Rajas held at Plassia with British General – Ochterlony 47.     Rawingarh and Dadhi were the feudatories of - Jubbal 48.    In the first half of the 18th Century, Raja Man Singh took control of Sangri State which earlier belonged to – Bushahr 49.   Under General Ventura, Mandi was attacked in – 1839 50.   After the Sikh war, the Kangra Hill State was annexed by British in – 1846 51.   Raja Padam Singh of Bushahr State was granted a personal salute of nine guns on – 4th October, 1918 52.   Jubbal State was located on the right bank of this river – Pabbar