HP GK Questions with Answers & Quiz

Q. Which Pass connects Parbati valley on the Kullu side with the Pin valley on the Spiti side?

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Pin Parbati Pass

Description: The Pin Parbati Pass is a mountain pass in Himachal Pradesh at 5,319 meters. Pin Parbati Pass connects the fertile and lush Parbati valley on the Kullu side with the Pin valley on the Spiti side.

Q. Which is the state flower of Himachal Pradesh?

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Pink Rhododendron

Q. Which Indian-American wins Noble Prize for Economics in 2019?

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Abhijit Banerjee

Description: Indian-Amarican Abhijit Banerjee along with Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer were awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in Economics “for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty.”

Abhijit Banerjee educated in Presidency College Calcutta, where is did BSc in Economics, completed Master from JNU and PhD from Harvard University.

Q. Who built Arki Fort?

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Rana Prithvi Singh

Description: Arki Fort was built between 1695 and 1700 by Rana Prithvi Singh is in the town.

Q. When Greek-British author and mountaineer Marco Alexander Pallis crossed Lamkhaga Pass?

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1933

Description: Greek-British author and mountaineer Marco Alexander Pallis crossed Lamkhaga Pass in 1933. Pallis was a Greek-British author and mountaineer who was famous for his writings on Tibetan Buddhism.

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