Bemloe, Shimla
HP GK Questions with Answers & Quiz
Q. Central Potato Research Institute (CPRI) is located at which place?
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Q. At which place Rabindra Nath Tagore spent few months in Himachal Pradesh?
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Dalhousie
Description: Great Poet, novelist and Novel Laureate Rabindra Nath Tagore spend few months at Dalhousie. During the summer of 1873 Tagore with his father Maharishi Debendra Natha Tagore visited Dalhousie. He had also mentioned his visit to the Dalhousie in a letter to his friend in 1910 and acknowledged his debt to the Himalayas for providing the initial inspiration and motivation for writing.
Q. River of Sorrow is?
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Swan River, Una District
Q. In which year Sir Louis Dane crossed Pin Parbati Pass?
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August 1884
Description: Sir Louis Dane had first crossed the Pin Parbati Pass in August 1884 in search of an alternate route to the Spiti valley.
Sir Louis William Dane was an administrator during the time of the British Raj.
Q. Who built Arki Fort?
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Rana Prithvi Singh
Description: Arki Fort was built between 1695 and 1700 by Rana Prithvi Singh is in the town.