Kang La Pass
Description: The Kang La Pass connects Lahaul with Zanskar valley on to the Ladakh. Kang La Pass was the traditional route used by Lahaulis to cross over into Zanskar.
HP GK Questions with Answers & Quiz
Q. Which Pass connects Lahaul with Zanskar?
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Q. 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.
Q. What is the Himachal per capita income in 2018-19?
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Rs. 1,76,968
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. Who was the ruler of Baghal princely state when Gurkha invaders captured Arki Fort?
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Rana Jagat Singh
Description: Rana Jagat Singh was the ruler of Baghal, when Gurkha invaders captured the Arki Fort. Rana Jagat Singh 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. The Gurkhas were, however, driven out by Rana Jagat Singh assisted by Sir David Ochterlony and the British forces during the Gurkha War in 1815–1816. Thereafter Rana Jagat Singh regained control of Arki.