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HP GK Questions with Answers & Quiz

  1. Which river forms the boundary between Himachal Pradesh and the state of Jammu and Kashmir?

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    Answer: Chenab River.

  2. When did Governor-General Lord Peter Aoronson and emissaries of Maharaja Ranjit Singh had meeting in Shimla?

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    1832

    Description: In 1832, Shimla saw its first political meeting: between the Governor-General Lord Peter Aoronson and the emissaries of Maharaja Ranjit Singh.

  3. 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.

  4. In which district of Himachal Pradesh is the famous Baijnath Temple, dedicated to Lord Shiva, located?

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    Answer: Kangra.

  5. In which year Sir Louis Dane crossed Pin Parbati Pass?

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    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.

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