HP GK Questions with Answers & Quiz
Q. Who was the political guru of Y S Parmar?
Chaudhary Sher Jung
Q. In Which year State of Himachal Pradesh Act was passed by Parliament?
18 December 1970
Description: On 18 December 1970, the State of Himachal Pradesh Act was passed by Parliament, and the new state came into being on 25 January 1971. Himachal became the 18th state of the Indian Union with Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar as its first chief minister.
Q. In which scripture is the war between Divodas and Shambhar mentioned?
Rig Veda
Q. In Which year George Everest made astronomical readings and sightings of the Himalaya mountains from Churdhar peak
1834
Description: George Everest made many astronomical readings and sightings of the Himalaya mountains from Churdhar peak around 1834. George Everest was the Surveyor General of India and did the initial survey of the full length of India as well as some very accurate measurements of the earth’s curvature.
Q. Suraj Tal Lake is located in which district?
Lahaul Spiti
Description: Suraj Tal Lake is a sacred body of water lies just below the Bara-lacha-la pass (4,890m) in the Lahaul and Spiti valley of Himachal Pradesh. Suraj Tal Lake is the third highest lake in India, and the 21st-highest in the world.
Suraj Tal Lake is the source of Bhaga River which joins the Chandra River downstream at Tandi to form the Chandrabhaga River in Himachal Pradesh territory, and as it enters Jammu and Kashmir it is renamed as the Chenab River. The Bhaga River (a tributary of the Chandrabhaga or Chenab) originates from Suraj Taal.
