HP GK Questions with Answers & Quiz
Q. Which connects Sangla valley with Dhaula Uttrakhand?
Rupin Pass
Description: – Rupin Pass connects Sangla Valley of Himachal Pradesh with Dhaula in Uttrakhand at an altitude of 4650 meters.
Q. Which is the highest peak in Himachal Pradesh?
Shilla (7025 mts in Kinnaur)
Description: Shilla (7025 mts) is a highest mountain peak in Himachal Pradesh. It’s close to Spiti Valley, part of the Himalaya mountains. The name may be derived from: Shi = death, Shi-la = range or peak death. Other meanings locally offered are ‘a place of monastery’ or ‘a gateway to heaven’. The Shilla peak is on the divide between Lingti and Shilla Nullah/nala.
Q. Which is the longest river in Himachal Pradesh?
Answer: Sutlej River.
Q. Chandra and Bhagha river meet at which place to form the Chenab river?
Tandi
Q. Who was the ruler of Baghal princely state when Gurkha invaders captured Arki Fort?
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.
