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Churdhar Sanctuary located in which district?

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Sirmour
Description: Churdhar (55.52 sq.km) Sanctuary is located in Sirmour District. The sanctuary is named after the Churdhar Peak. Churdhar is the highest peak in Sirmour district and is also the highest peak in the outer Himalayas.
The Churdhar peak has a great religious significance for the people of Sirmour, Shimla, Chopal and Solan of Himachal Pradesh and Dehradun of Uttrakhand. Churdhar is a holy place related with Shri Shirgul Maharaj (Chureshwar Maharaj), a deity widely worshipped in Sirmour and Chopal.
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.
River Pabbar originated from which lake?

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Chandra Nahan Lake (Shimla)
Description: Pabbar river originate from Chandranahan lake. Lake is located on the south-eastern slopes of the main Himalayas which lies to the north west of Rohru in Shimla district of Himachal Pradesh. Chandranahan lake is a revered lake for the inhabitants of the valley.
Three Zero Campaign is associated with which disease?

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Ans: AIDS
Description: The Himachal Pradesh Government has launched a decisive campaign against AIDS with the goal of three zero which includes Zero infection, Zero death and Zero discrimination.
Which national park in Himachal Pradesh is known for its population of the endangered Himalayan Musk Deer?

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Answer: Pin Valley National Park.

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