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. In which district is the famous Kandaghat Railway Station, one of the oldest in India, located?
Answer: Solan.
Q. What is the name of the famous Tibetan monastery in McLeod Ganj, Dharamshala?
Ans: Namgyal Monastery
Q. Which endangered Himalayan Pheasant breed in captivity released in Jungle?
Wild Cheer pheasant
Description: Wild Life Wing of the state Forest Department has released Wild Cheer pheasant, an endangered Himalayan Pheasant breed in captivity near Seri village in Kasumpti Assembly constituency of district Shimla.
Cheer pheasant is an endangered Himalayan pheasant red-listed by International Union for Conservation for Nature (IUCN). The Central Zoo Authority identified the Cheer Pheasant as specie for conservation breeding with an objective to establish viable and self-sustainable population.
Q. When did Gurkhas invader captured Arki Fort?
1806
Description: The Arki fort was captured by the Gurkhas in 1806. Rana Jagat Singh, the ruler of Baghal, had to take refuge in Nalagarh. From 1806 to 1815, the Gurkha General Amar Singh Thapa holds Arki as his headquarters to make further advances into Himachal Pradesh as far as Kangra.