Bemloe, Shimla
HP GK Questions with Answers & Quiz
Q. Central Potato Research Institute (CPRI) is located at which place?
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Q. In which district is the famous Kandaghat Railway Station, one of the oldest in India, located?
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Answer: Solan.
Q. In which year Baghat ruler Durga Singh accorded the hereditary title of Raja?
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1928
Description: Durga Singh was the last ruler of Bhagat state. Durga Singh succeeded his father in 1911 as a minor. In June 1928, he was accorded the hereditary title of Raja. Raja Durga Singh acceded his state to the Union of India on 15 April 1948.
Q. Suraj Tal Lake is located in which district?
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Lahaul Spiti
Description: Suraj Tal Lake is a sacred body of water lies just below the Bara-lacha-la pass (4,890m) in the Lahaul and Spiti valley of Himachal Pradesh. Suraj Tal Lake is the third highest lake in India, and the 21st-highest in the world.
Suraj Tal Lake is the source of Bhaga River which joins the Chandra River downstream at Tandi to form the Chandrabhaga River in Himachal Pradesh territory, and as it enters Jammu and Kashmir it is renamed as the Chenab River. The Bhaga River (a tributary of the Chandrabhaga or Chenab) originates from Suraj Taal.
Q. When Mahasu and Shimla districts were recognized as Shimla and Solan districts?
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1st September 1972