Himachal GK MCQs (Gurkhas)

1.Who led the Gurkha army which attacked many Hill States at the dawn of nineteenth century?

• Amar Singh Thapa
• Maharaja Mahendra
• Rana Jung Bahadur
• Arjun Singh Gurkha

2.Which ‘Treaty’ denotes the departure of Gurkhas and the arrival of British on the political scene of Hill States of Shimla?

• Treaty of Sagauli
• Treaty of Lahore
• Treaty of Malaon
• Treaty of Ramgarh

3. Which Gurkha commander defeated the ruler of Kangra ‘Sansar Chand’ near Hamirpur in 1805 A.D.?

• Anirudh Thapa
• Amar Singh Thapa
• Hira Singh Thapa
• Manoj Thapa

4. In which of the following place did Amar Singh Thapa defeated Sansar Chand in 1805 A.D.?

• Jawalamukhi
• Mahal Morian
• Bilaspur
• Luthiani

5.Which Raja of Bilaspur invited the Gurkhas to attack Kangra State in 1804 A.D.?

• Udai Chand
• Megh Chand
• Prakash Chand
• Mahan Chand

6.Till which of the following year did the Bilaspur State was occupied by the Gurkhas?

• Till 1814 A.D.
• Till 1817 A.D.
• Till 1806 A.D.
• Till 1820 A.D.

7.Which Gurkha commander/commanders attacked Kangra State in 1805 A.D.?

• Amar Singh Thapa
• Raj Bahadur Thapa
• Ram Singh Thapa
• All of the above

8. To oust Gurkhas from Kangra, Raja Sansar Chand had to take outside help. This crucial help from outside was provided by which of the following?

• General Zorawar Singh
• Raja Gulab Singh
• Maharaja Ranjit Singh
• General Hari Singh Nalwa

9. Which two parties signed the ‘Treaty of Sagauli’ in1815 A.D.?

• Gurkhas and Raja of Bushahar
• British and Maharaja Ranjit Singh
• Maharaja Ranjit Singh and Raja Sansar Chand
• Gurkhas and British

10. The historical site of ‘Mahal Morian’, where the battle between Raja Sansar Chand and Gurkhas was fought is situated at which place?

• Chamba
• Shimla
• Kangra
• Hamirpur

11. Who was the Raja of Jaswan when Gurkhas attacked Kangra State in 1804 A.D.?

• Bhil Pal
• Umed Chand
• Sri Singh
• Rup Chand

12. In which place did the Gurkha commander ‘Bhakti Thapa’ was killed in 1804 A.D.?

• Ramgarh Fort
• Mahal Morian
• Sarakhpur Fort
• Malaon Fort