HP GK Questions with Answers & Quiz
Q. Which pass in Himachal Pradesh is known as the “Gateway to Lahaul” and connects Kullu Valley to Lahaul and Spiti Valley?
Ans: Rohtang Pass
Q. Justice Mehr Chand Mahajan was member of which boundary commission?
Radcliffe Commission
Description: Justice Mehr Chand Mahajan was Indian National Congress nominee on the Radcliffe Commission that defined the boundaries of India and Pakistan.
Justice Mehr Chand Mahajan was born on 23 December 1889 in Nagrota, Kangra district – 1967. He was the third Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India. Prior to that he was the Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir during the reign of Maharaja Hari Singh and played a key role in the accession of J&K to India.
Q. Who designed Vice Regal Lodge or Indian Institute of Advance Studies?
British architect Henry Irwin
Description: The Vice Regal Lodge was designed by British architect Henry Irwin. Majestic building was 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 wrote ‘Tryst with Tigers (1967) and Ramblings in Tigerland (1970)?
Sher Jung
Q. When Shimla was declared as the Summer Capital of British India?
1864
Description: In 1864, Shimla was declared as the summer capital of British India. Earlier Murree, northeast of Rawalpindi (now in Pakistan) was the summer Capital of British India.
