HPPSC EXAM HIMACHAL PRADESH GK MCQS

Himachal Pradesh GK For HPPSC Exams.

1. Pin Valley National Park is located in which district of Himachal Pradesh?

 [A] Lahaul Spiti                              [B] Chamba

[C] Mandi                                          [D] Kangra Hide

2. Kala Top Wild life sanctuary is located in which place?

 [A] Mandi                                         [B] Lahaul

[C] Una                                              [D] Chamba Hide

3. Under whose chairmanship the Mandi Conference in 1946 was held at Mandi?

 [A] Col. G.S Dhillon                       [B] Rana Durga Singh

[C] Basti Ram                                   [D] Jawahar L

4. Who was the leader of Dhami movement in Himachal Pradesh?

 [A] Swami Parmanand                  [B] Mahatma Gandhi

[C] Lala Hardyal                              [D] Bhagmal Sautha

5. Which of the following rulers founded the Katoch-Rajput dynasty in Himachal Pradesh?

 [A] Hari prasad Sharma                [B] Raja Jai Singh

 [C] Ratan Singh                              [D]  Susharma Chandra

6. On which of the following dates Himachal Pradesh became a full-fledged state of the Indian Union?

 [A] 31st Dec 1970                            [B] 29th Jan 1971

[C] 25th Jan 1971                             [D] 26th Jan 1971

7. Which of these places in Himachal Pradesh was founded by Sahil Varman?

 [A] Keonthal                                                [B] Chamba

[C] Shimla                                         [D] Keonthal

8. What is the vedic name of river Chenab?

 [A] Bipasa                                         [B] Askini

[C] Satudri                                        [D] Chandni

9. Which among the following place in Himachal Pradesh is called as “Mini Switzerland”?

[A] Dharmashala                             [B] Kharjiar

[C] Solan                                           [D] Kasauli

10. The Pandoh Dam is located on which river in Himachal Pradesh?

[A] Beas River                                  [B] Chenab River

[C] Ravi River                                   [D] Yamuna River

11. Arrange Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Kerala, Maharastra in correct chronological order of creation?

[A] Maharastra, Kerala, Himachal Pradesh, Manipur

[B] Kerala, Maharastra, Manipur, Himachal Pradesh

 [C] Kerala, Maharastra, Himachal Pradesh, Manipur

 [D] Maharastra, Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, kerala

12. Where is Renuka lake located?

 [A] Nahan (Sirmaur)                     [B] Mandi

 [C] Paonta Sahib                             [D] Mcloedganj

13. The group of eighty four temples (Chaurasi temples) is located at which place in Himachal Pradesh?

[A] Pangi                                           [B] Dharamshala

[C] Bharmour                                  [D] Bakloh

14. Spiti river is the tributary of which of the following rivers?

[A] Satluj                                           [B] Ravi

[C] Chenab                                        [D] Beas

15. Swan river flows through which of the following districts of Himachal Pradesh? [A] Una [B] Kangra

 [C] Lahaul Spiti                               [D] Shimla

16. Where was the Gandhi-Irwin pact signed?

 [A] Solan                                          [B] Shimla

[C] Dalhousie                                   [D] Chamba

17. Who led the Quit India movement 1942 in Shimla?

 [A] Y S Parmar                                [B] Shiva Nand Ramaul

[C] Amrit Kaur                                 [D] Parmanand

18. Which of the following Governor-Generals of India made a visit to Chamba on 13th Nov 1871?

 [A] Lord Mayo                                 [B] Lord Lytton

 [C] Lord Ripon                                [D] None

19. What was the ancient name of Baijnath?

[A] Mahasu                                       [B] Nahan

 [C] Lokgram                                                [D] Kirigram

20. Who among the following was the first Lt. Governor of Himachal Pradesh?

 [A] Himmat Singh                         [B] Bajrang Singh

 [C] E. Pederal Moon                       [D] Y.S Parmar

21. Which of the following was the first state to merge with the Indian Union?

[A] Bhagat                                         [B] Bilaspur

[C] Theog                                          [D] Nurpur

22. Which of the following district of Himachal Pradesh is known as “Chhota Kashi”? [A] Mandi                         [B] Shimla

[C] Kullu                                           [D] Hamirpur

23. Who is the author of the famous book ‘Bilaspur- Past Present and Future’?

 [A] Anand Chand                            [B] Karam Chand

[C] Rahul Sanskrityan                    [D] G.S Mian

24. In which year did Feroz Shah Tughlaq plunder Nagarkot?

 [A] 1365 A.D                                    [B] 1395 A.D

[C] 1465 A.D                                      [D] 1325 A.D

25.Who was chosen as the president of the provisional government of Himachal Pradesh formed in 1948?

 [A] Kanshi Ram                              [B] Y S Parmar

 [C] Sadanand Chandel                    [D] Krishnanand

26. What was the reason of Temur-Lang not invading Nagarkot in 1399?

[A] Difficult Terrain                                    [B] Heavy Rainfall

[C] Revolt in his army                    [D] None

27. To which of the following kingdoms in Himachal Pradesh, did Thomas Coryot make a reference in his book?

 [A] Chamba                                                 [B] Kangra

 [C] Sirmaur                                     [D] Bilaspur

28. Which of the following rivers does not flow through Himachal Pradesh?

[A] Ganga                                          [B] Yamuna

[C] Chenab                                        [D] Ravi

29. In which year did Maharaja Ranjit Singh invade Mandi?

 [A] 1830                                           [B] 1825

 [C] 1820                                            [D] 1810

What is the total geographical area of Himachal Pradesh?

 [A] 55973 sq. Kms                           [B] 55073 sq. Kms

 [C] 56783 sq. Kms                          [D] 55673 sq. Kms

1.A  2.  D  3. A  4. D  5. D 6. C  7. B  8. B 9. B 10. A 11. C 12. A 13. C 14. A 15. A 16. B 17.  C 18.  A  19. D 20. A 21.  C  22.  A 23. A  24.  A 25.  C  26.  A 27. B  28. A 29. A  30. D

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