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HP GK Questions with Answers & Quiz

  1. Rohru is located on the bank of which river?

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    Pabbar

    Description: Pabbar river originate from Chandranahan lake. Lake is located on the south-eastern slopes of the main Himalayas which lies to the north west of Rohru in Shimla district of Himachal Pradesh. Chandranahan lake is a revered lake for the inhabitants of the valley.

  2. What is the Himachal per capita income in 2018-19?

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    Rs. 1,76,968

  3. What is area-wise rank of HP in India?

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    17th

    Description: Prior to India’s independence from the British, Himachal comprised the hilly regions of Punjab Province of British India. After independence, many of the hilly territories were organized as the Chief Commissioner’s province of Himachal Pradesh which later became a union territory. In 1966, hilly areas of neighbouring Punjab state were merged into Himachal and it was ultimately granted full statehood in 1971.

  4. Who introduced Buddhism in the Lahaul Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh?

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    Padmasambhan

    Description: Padmasambhan, who was a missionary, visited Lahaul-Spiti in the 8th century and introduced Buddhism in the Lahaul Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh

  5. 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.

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