July 2008
HP GK Questions with Answers & Quiz
Q. When Kalka Shimla rail track included in UNESCO world heritage?
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Q. Who was the last ruler of Bhagat state?
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Raja Durga Singh
Description: Baghat was a princely state in Solan district. The first capital of the state was Jaunaji. It was shifted in 1875 to Solan.
The founder of the Bhagat state is recorded as Basant Pal or Hari Chand Pal from Dharánágri in the Deccan region. It’s believed that Basant Pal had captured a small place in the hills of the Keonthan pargana of Patiala, which he subsequently named Basantpur, and which later came to be called Bassi. This settlement was inherited by his son Bakhsh Pál, who later annexed the parganas of Básál, Bhocháli and Bharauli from Patiála. The 8th rana, Bhawáni Pál, annexed the Bachhráng pargana and the territory of the Rana of Kasauli.
After the Gurkha- British war, British annexed considerable part of Bhagat estate and in 1839 state was lapsed into British territory as its ruler Rana Mahinder Singh died without issue.
However, in 1842, upon the request of Ummed Singh, a grandson of the late rana Dalel Singh, Lord Ellingham restored the state of Baghát to Bije Singh, the younger brother of the late rana. However, in 1849, he too died without leaving a direct heir, and the state again was deemed lapsed and was annexed according to the doctrine.
Ummed Singh then established a claim to the throne for himself, and pleaded his case before the Court of Directors. It was initially rejected, but eventually in 1861, upon the recommendation of Lord Canning, the claim was recognised by the court.
The last ruler of Baghát was Durga Singh, who 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. Saach Pass is situated in which district?
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Chamba
Description: Saach Pass is a 4,420-metre-high mountain pass in Chamba District, Himachal Pradesh, India on the Pir Panjal Range of the Himalayas.
Sach Pass connects the Chamba valley with the Pangi valleys of Himachal Pradesh.
Q. Which Mountain range separate Kinnaur and Spiti from Tibet?
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Zaskar Range
Description: The Zaskar Range separates Kinnaur and Spiti from Tibet. It has peaks up to 7,026 m high. Some of the well-known peaks are Shilla (7,026 m) and Riwo Phargyul (6,791 m); these are among the highest peaks in this range. There are many glaciers over the Zaskar and the Great Himalayan ranges.
Q. Which connects Sangla valley with Dhaula Uttrakhand?
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Rupin Pass
Description: – Rupin Pass connects Sangla Valley of Himachal Pradesh with Dhaula in Uttrakhand at an altitude of 4650 meters.