1933
Description: Greek-British author and mountaineer Marco Alexander Pallis crossed Lamkhaga Pass in 1933. Pallis was a Greek-British author and mountaineer who was famous for his writings on Tibetan Buddhism.
HP GK Questions with Answers & Quiz
Q. When Greek-British author and mountaineer Marco Alexander Pallis crossed Lamkhaga Pass?
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Q. Himachal’s first Biodiversity Park is situated in which district?
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Mandi
Q. Justice Mehr Chand Mahajan was member of which boundary commission?
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Radcliffe Commission
Description: Justice Mehr Chand Mahajan was Indian National Congress nominee on the Radcliffe Commission that defined the boundaries of India and Pakistan.
Justice Mehr Chand Mahajan was born on 23 December 1889 in Nagrota, Kangra district – 1967. He was the third Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India. Prior to that he was the Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir during the reign of Maharaja Hari Singh and played a key role in the accession of J&K to India.
Q. In Which year State of Himachal Pradesh Act was passed by Parliament?
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18 December 1970
Description: On 18 December 1970, the State of Himachal Pradesh Act was passed by Parliament, and the new state came into being on 25 January 1971. Himachal became the 18th state of the Indian Union with Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar as its first chief minister.
Q. Which Panchayat has become 1st Panchayat connected with high-speed internet using satellite-based VSAT link?
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Kolong Gram Panchayat of Lahaul Spiti district
Description: Kolong Gram Panchayat of Lahaul Spiti district has become the first Panchayat connected with the high-speed internet using satellite-based VSAT link.
Total 153 Gram Panchayats of Lahaul Spiti, Kinnaur, Pangi and Bharmour will be connected with high-speed internet. It’s under Bharat Net project – being funded by the government of India and coordinated by Department of Information and Technology of Himachal Pradesh.