Q. Which Pass connects Kinnaur district with China?
Shipki La
Description: Shipki La is a mountain pass and border post with a dozen buildings of significant size on the India-China border. It is located in Kinnaur district in the state of Himachal Pradesh and Tibet, China. The pass is one of India’s border posts for trade with Tibet.
The river Sutlej, which is called Langqên Zangbo in Tibet, enters India (from Tibet) near this pass. The pass is close to town of Khab.
Q. Marriage by inter-familial exchange in Himachal Pradesh is known as?
Bata-Sata
Q. Hamta Pass is located in which district?
Kullu
Description: Hamta Pass lies at an altitude of 4270 m (14039 ft) on the Pir Panjal range in the Himalayas. It is a small corridor between Lahaul’s Chandra Valley and Kullu valley of Himachal Pradesh, India.
Hamta pass is frequently used by shepherds of the lower Himalayan region, seeking high altitude grasslands in the summer, when the dry cold desert of Lahaul is barren.
Q. At which place Rabindra Nath Tagore spent few months in Himachal Pradesh?
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.
Q. Himachal’s first Biodiversity Park is situated in which district?
Mandi