HP GK Questions with Answers & Quiz

Q. Which pass separates Mandi from Kullu?

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Dulchi Pass

Description: Dulchi Pass is one oldest and important Pass that connect Mandi with Kullu region of Himachal Pradesh. Dulchi Pass is situated at an altitude of 2,788 metres. With new roads connectivity, now a days, Dulchi Pass isn’t used much.

Q. In which year Sir Louis Dane crossed Pin Parbati Pass?

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August 1884

Description: Sir Louis Dane had first crossed the Pin Parbati Pass in August 1884 in search of an alternate route to the Spiti valley.

Sir Louis William Dane was an administrator during the time of the British Raj.

Q. What was the earlier name of Indian Institute of Advanced Study?

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Vice Regal Lodge

Description: Vice Regal Lodge is located on the Observatory Hills of Shimla. It was formerly the residence of the British Viceroy of India. It houses some of the most ancient articles and photographs going back to the times of the British rule in India.

The Vice Regal Lodge was designed by British architect Henry Irwin and built in the Jacobethan style during Lord Dufferin’s tenure as Viceroy. Its construction started in 1880 and was completed in 1888. Lord Dufferin occupied the lodge on 23 July 1888.

Q. Who was the first Governor of Himachal Pradesh?

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S. Chakravarti

Description: S. Chakravarti is first Governor of Himachal Pradesh. He assumed office on 25 January 1971 and left on 16 February 1977

Q. In Which Year Sher Jung surrender to the Ambala Police?

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1930

Description: After failed train robbery, Sher Jung sought refuge in the Shivalik jungles and dodged his British pursuers until a reward of Rs. 30,000 was declared on his head. Sher Jung then said to have surrendered for the sake of the reward money that would be used for furthering the cause of the revolutionary struggle. Sher Jung’s surrender to the Ambala Police in March 1930. Sher Jung was tried and sentenced to death in 1930 but the sentence was later commuted to life sentence.

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