Khadar Majri
HP GK Questions with Answers & Quiz
Q. Yamuna river enters Himachal Pradesh at which place?
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Q. Which is the highest cricket ground in the world, located in Chail, Himachal Pradesh?
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Answer: Chail Cricket Ground.
Q. Which was the first princely state declare People’s Raj?
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Theog
Description: Theog Princely state was the first state in Himachal to declare People’s Raj. Theog ruler handed over the governance if the state to Surat Singh on 15th August 1947.
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.
Q. Where is Roerich Art Gallery located in Himachal?
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Naggar (Kullu)
Description: Nicolas Roerich (Nikolai Roerich) was a Russian painter, who made Naggar his home for the last few years of his life. He travelled extensively through Tibet and the Himalayas. Nicolas Roerich lived in Naggar from the late 1920s till 1947. Now his home has been converted into the Roerich Museum.