States PCS: Himachal Pradesh GK for HPPSC Exams
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1. Firoz Shah Tughlaq presented an umbrella, a dress and many horse to the ruler of which of the following kingdoms?
[A] Kangra
[B] Suket
[C] Bilaspur
[D] Sirmaur
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Correct Answer: A [ Kangra ]
Notes:
Firoz Shah Tughlaq presented Raja Rup Chand, the ruler of Kangra with an umbrella, a dress and many horse.
2. Bachhretu Fort in Bilaspur district stands on which hill range?
[A] Bandla Dhar
[B] Tiun Dhar
[C] Jhanjiar Dhar
[D] Kot Dhar
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Correct Answer: D [Kot Dhar]
Notes:
Bachhretu Fort is situated on Kot Dhar in Bilaspur district.
3. The movement started under Kisan Sabha where Lakshmi Singh acted was:
[A] Pajhota Andolan
[B] Praja Mandal
[C] Swaraj Sangh
[D] Lokraj Sabha
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Correct Answer: A [Pajhota Andolan]
Notes:
Pajhota Andolan was an agrarian movement under Kisan Sabha during Quit India Movement in 1942. Surat Singh Vaid and Lakshmi Singh were its main leaders. The movement aimed at peasants’ rights and took place in Punjab. It was a significant farmers’ uprising against British colonial rule.
4. Which is the correct order of water-conveyance components in Himachal Pradesh’s Beas–Sutlej Link, starting from Pandoh?
[A] Sundernagar hydel channel → Pandoh–Baggi tunnel → Sundernagar–Sutlej tunnel
[B] Pandoh–Baggi tunnel → Sundernagar–Sutlej tunnel → Sundernagar hydel channel
[C] Sundernagar–Sutlej tunnel → Sundernagar hydel channel → Pandoh–Baggi tunnel
[D] Pandoh–Baggi tunnel → Sundernagar hydel channel → Sundernagar–Sutlej tunnel
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Correct Answer: D [Pandoh–Baggi tunnel → Sundernagar hydel channel → Sundernagar–Sutlej tunnel]
Notes:
Diverted water first passes through the Pandoh–Baggi tunnel, then the Sundernagar channel, and subsequently the tunnel towards the Sutlej and Dehar power house.
5. When was the Chief Commissioner replaced by the Lieutenant Governor in Himachal Pradesh?
[A] November 1951
[B] March 1952
[C] October 1952
[D] December 1952
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Correct Answer: B [March 1952]
Notes:
Himachal Pradesh was formed on 15 April 1948 by merging 26 Shimla hill states and four Punjab hill states. It initially became a centrally administered Chief Commissioners’ Province. The Government of Part C States Act, 1951, provided for an elected legislature and a Council of Ministers. Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar became Himachal Pradesh’s first Chief Minister on 24 March 1952.
6. In which year was Himachal Pradesh’s Directorate of Medical Education, Training and Research established?
[A] 1998–99
[B] 2004–05
[C] 1996–97
[D] 2006–07
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Correct Answer: C [1996–97]
Notes:
The Government of Himachal Pradesh established a separate Directorate of Medical Education and Research in 1996–97. Its responsibilities covered medical, dental, nursing, and paramedical education services under the Department of Medical Education and Research.
7. The Kanet social divisions described as Mukhiya, Wazir and Mahar are associated with which Himachal region?
[A] Pangi valley
[B] Spiti valley
[C] Una plains
[D] Shimla hills
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Correct Answer: D [Shimla hills]
Notes:
These divisions are recorded in accounts of the Kanet community of the Shimla hills. The terms relate to its traditional local social organisation.
8. Which river flows through both the Kullu and Kangra valleys?
[A] Ravi
[B] Beas
[C] Chenab
[D] Sutlej
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Correct Answer: B [Beas]
Notes:
The Beas drains the Kullu Valley and subsequently flows through the Kangra region before entering Punjab.
9. Who authored Twarikh-Jubbal, Kohistan, Shimla?
[A] Ranjor Singh
[B] Bhagwan Dass
[C] Ganesh Singh Bedi
[D] Acchar Singh
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Correct Answer: B [Bhagwan Dass]
Notes:
Twarikh-Jubbal, Kohistan, Shimla is a historical work about Jubbal, Kohistan, and Shimla. The work is attributed to Bhagwan Dass, also rendered as Bhawan Dass. Jubbal and Kohistan are historical regions associated with present-day Himachal Pradesh. Shimla is the capital of Himachal Pradesh.
10. Which structural type characterises Mandi’s historic Victoria Bridge over the Beas?
[A] Suspension bridge
[B] Stone corbel bridge
[C] Cantilever truss bridge
[D] Masonry arch bridge
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Correct Answer: A [Suspension bridge]
Notes:
Victoria Bridge over the Beas at Mandi is a suspension bridge. Its deck is supported through suspended members and main cables.
