Most Important HP GK For Clerk

Q 1. What is the total geographical area of Himachal Pradesh?
Answer - 55673 Sq. km

Q 2. When was Himachal constituted?
Answer - 15th April, 1948

Q 3. When were Punjab Hills merged with Himachal?
Answer - 1st November, 1971

Q 4. When did Himachal Pradesh achieved full statehood?
Answer - 25 January, 1971

Q 5. What is the Vedic name of river Ravi?
Answer - Parushani

Q 6. What is the Vedic name of Satluj?
Answer - Satudri

Q 7. What is the Vedic name of river Beas?
Answer - Arjikya

Q 8. Baspa river is the tributary of which river?
Answer - Satluj

Q 9. Which is the longest river of Himachal Pradesh?
Answer - Satluj

Q 10. Bhakhra Dam is loacated on which river?
Answer - Satluj

Q 11. Which pass separates Kinnaur from Tibet?
Answer - Chobia Pass

Q 12. Which is the largest glacier in Asia located in Himachal?
Answer - Shigri La (in Lahaul-Spiti)

Q 13. What is the altitude of Kinner Kailash?
Answer - 6500 mts

Q 14. Which pass separates Mandi from Kullu?
Answer - Dulachi Pass

Q 15. The highest bridge in Asia at Kandror is located on which river?
Answer - Satluj

Q 16 . In which district is lake Suraj Tal located?
Answer - Lahaul Spiti

Q 17 . River Pabbar originated from which lake?
Answer - Chandra Nahan Lake (Shimla)

Q 18 . In which scripture is the war between Divodas and Shambhar mentioned?
Answer - Rig Veda

Q 19 . Which river was it on whose banks Alexander erected huge altars as a mark of his invasion of India?
Answer - Beas

Q 20 . Who was the head of the group of monks whom Ashoka had sent to preach Buddhism in Himachal?
Answer - Majjihima

Q 21 . Which fortress in Himachal Pradesh was attacked by Mahmud Gaznavi in 1019 A.D.?
Answer - Kangra

Q 22 . What was the status of Himachal Pradesh as a state of the Indian Union after the State Re-organization Commission submitted its report in 1956?
Answer - Union Territory

Q 23 . Which is the largest World Bank financed hydro-electric project in Himachal Pradesh?
Answer - Nathpa Jhakri (1500 MW, in Kinnaur)

Q 24 . Who built the Gauri Shankar Temple of Chamba?
Answer - Tribhuvan Rekha Devi

Q 25 . Which is the largest temple of Himachal Pradesh?
Answer - Lakshna Devi Temple (Bharmour)


Q 26 . Who started the Pajotha movement?
Answer - Kissan Sabha

Q 27 . When did Kullu came under the dominance of British?
Answer - 1846 A.D.

Q 28 . Who was the first Governor of Himachal Pradesh?
Answer - S. Chakravarti

Q 29 . When was Shimla Municipal Committee set-up?
Answer - 1952

Q 30 . Where is Roerich Art Gallery located in Himachal?
Answer Naggar (Kullu)

Q 31 . Where is the Golf Course located in Shimla?
Answer - Naldehra

Q 32 . Darwar, Bageshwari and Bahar are the types of.....
Answer - Tea

Q 33 . Where is Sobha Singh Art Gallery located?
Answer - Andreta

Q 34 . What was the earlier name of Advance Studies Institute?
Answer - Vice Regal Lodge

Q 35 . What are the longitudinal and latitudinal boundaries of Himachal Pradesh?
Answer - 75°47' East longitude and 30°22' to 33°12' North latitude

Q 36 . Who was the first Englishman to reach Rohtang pass?
Answer - Moorecraft (1820)

Q 37 . When did Mountaineeing Training Institute at Manali came into existence?
Answer - 1961

Q 38 . Which glacier was named by Lady Elasheingh about a centurey ago?
Answer - The Lady of Keylong

Q 39 . Which is the highest peak in Himachal Pradesh?
Answer - Shilla (7025 mts in Kinnaur)

Q 40 . Which river is mentioned as Askini in Vedas?
Answer - Chenab

Q 41 . Which river is associated with Nathpa Jhakri hydel project?
Answer - Satluj

Q 42 . Who were the first to inhabit the region of Himachal Pradesh historically?
Answer - The Kols

Q 43 . Which tribe was the most prominent tribes of early Himachal Pradesh which has a detailed mention in the Mahabharata?
Answer - Audumbara

Q 44 . Which tribal state is considered as the oldest tribal state of Himachal Pradesh?
Answer - Kuluta

Q 45 . Name the book which refers to Mihirkula as a powerful king who ruled over both Gandhara and Kashmir?

Answer - Rajatarangini

Q 46 . When did Mahmud of Ghazni looted the town of Kangra?
Answer - 1019 A.D.

Q 47 . When was Kangra attacked by Mohammad Tughlaq?
Answer - 1337 A.D.

Q 48 . Who built the new town of Mandi?
Answer - Ajbar Sen

Q 49 . Who is popularly known as 'Pahari Gandhi'?
Answer - Baba Kanshi Ram

Q 50 . When did Bilaspur merged with Himachal Pradesh?
Answer - 1st July, 1954