Answer: Bilaspur.
HP GK Questions with Answers & Quiz
Q. In which district is the famous Bhakra Dam, one of the highest gravity dams in the world, located?
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Q. Which Pass connects Rohru with Dodra Kwar?
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Chanshal Pass
Description: Chanshal Pass connect Rohru with Dodra Kwar of Shimla district of Himachal Pradesh. Chanshal Pass elevation is 3750 meters, and seasonable road connecting Rohru and Dodra Kwar.
The pass sits atop Chanshal Peak, which at 4,520 metres (14,830 ft) is the highest peak in the Shimla district. The pass remains open from May to October and is covered with snow for the rest of the year.
Q. In which district of Himachal Pradesh is the famous Roerich Art Gallery located?
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Answer: Kullu.
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 George Everest made astronomical readings and sightings of the Himalaya mountains from Churdhar peak
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1834
Description: George Everest made many astronomical readings and sightings of the Himalaya mountains from Churdhar peak around 1834. George Everest was the Surveyor General of India and did the initial survey of the full length of India as well as some very accurate measurements of the earth’s curvature.