HP GK Questions with Answers & Quiz

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.

17th

Description: Prior to India’s independence from the British, Himachal comprised the hilly regions of Punjab Province of British India. After independence, many of the hilly territories were organized as the Chief Commissioner’s province of Himachal Pradesh which later became a union territory. In 1966, hilly areas of neighbouring Punjab state were merged into Himachal and it was ultimately granted full statehood in 1971.

Nahan

Description: Mahima Library is one of oldest library in Himachal. It’s housed at Nahan in Sirmour district of Himachal Pradesh. The library that was constructed in 19^th century. It has been dedicated to Princess Mahima, daughter of Maharaja Shamsher Prakash, since she was keen of reading and had a wish that every person in the area should adopt the habit of reading. However, princess Mahima died at the age of 12, and in memory of her, Maharaja Shamsher Prakash established library.

Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer

Description: Indian-American Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Michael Kremer of Harvard University were awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in Economics “for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty.”

Padmasambhan

Description: Padmasambhan, who was a missionary, visited Lahaul-Spiti in the 8th century and introduced Buddhism in the Lahaul Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh