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.
HP GK Questions with Answers & Quiz
Q. In which year Sir Louis Dane crossed Pin Parbati Pass?
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Q. Yamuna river leaves Himachal Pradesh at which place?
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Tajewala
Q. Three Zero Campaign is associated with which disease?
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Ans: AIDS
Description: The Himachal Pradesh Government has launched a decisive campaign against AIDS with the goal of three zero which includes Zero infection, Zero death and Zero discrimination.
Q. Which national park in Himachal Pradesh is famous for its population of Himalayan Brown Bears?
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Answer: Pin Valley National Park.
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.