HP GK Questions with Answers & Quiz
Q. Churdhar Sanctuary located in which district?
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.
Q. When did Governor-General Lord Peter Aoronson and emissaries of Maharaja Ranjit Singh had meeting in Shimla?
1832
Description: In 1832, Shimla saw its first political meeting: between the Governor-General Lord Peter Aoronson and the emissaries of Maharaja Ranjit Singh.
Q. In Which Year Rabinder Nath Tagore visited Dalhousie?
1873
Description: Novel Laureate Rabindra Nath Tagore visited Dalhousie in the summer of 1873 with his father Maharishi Debendra Natha Tagore visited Dalhousie.
Q. What is the name of Sanskrit Scholar who has given name to Himachal Pradesh?
Acharya Diwakar Datt Sharma
Q. In which district of Himachal Pradesh is the famous Roerich Art Gallery located?
Answer: Kullu.
