HP GK Questions with Answers & Quiz

Q. Which national park in Himachal Pradesh is famous for its population of Himalayan Brown Bears?

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Answer: Pin Valley National Park.

Q. Which Panchayat has become 1st Panchayat connected with high-speed internet using satellite-based VSAT link?

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Kolong Gram Panchayat of Lahaul Spiti district

Description: Kolong Gram Panchayat of Lahaul Spiti district has become the first Panchayat connected with the high-speed internet using satellite-based VSAT link.

Total 153 Gram Panchayats of Lahaul Spiti, Kinnaur, Pangi and Bharmour will be connected with high-speed internet. It’s under Bharat Net project – being funded by the government of India and coordinated by Department of Information and Technology of Himachal Pradesh.

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. Central Potato Research Institute (CPRI) is located at which place?

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Bemloe, Shimla

Q. Which Scheme is rolled out to promote ‘Zero budget Natural Farming’?

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Prakritik kheti-khushhal Kisan

Description: In order to encourage ‘Zero Budget Natural Farming’ in the state, a new scheme ‘Prakritik kheti-Kaushal Kisan’ was launched with a budget provision of Rs. 25 crore. Under the scheme farmers would be provided training, necessary equipments, bio-pesticides, bio-insecticides, etc. The scheme was rolled in September 2018.

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