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Himachal GK MCQs Series – 5

HP General Studies — Fri, 01 Mar 2019 14:05:50 +0000

1. Which republic did Divodasa rule? Bharat Magadh Moray Arya 2. When was Brahmpura, the capital of Chamba state, founded by Meru (Maru)? 350 AD 750 AD 850 AD 550 AD 3. In ancient times, state under Katoch dynasty was also popularly called by different names such as: Susharmpur Trigartpur Bhimkot All of these 4.… Read More »

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Himachal GK MCQs Series – 4

HP General Studies — Mon, 18 Feb 2019 12:19:12 +0000

1. The battle between Aryans and non-Aryans is famous as: Battle of Dashrajya Battle of Dasdes Battle of moray None of these 2. Who founded the Chamba state? Maru Haru Ram Shyam 3 Who had built the famous Kangra Fort? Susharma Chandra Pradumn Aaram shah Sansar Chand 4. Who Led the Naseeri battalion in Kasauli… Read More »

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Himachal GK MCQs Series – 3

HP General Studies — Wed, 09 Jan 2019 11:31:10 +0000

1. Who was the leader of Dasas or Non-Aryans? Shambar Divodas Bharat None of the above 2. Sahil Varman abdicated his throne in favour of his son named: Dinkar Varman Yugankar Varman Meru Varman Laxman Varman 3. During the Muslim period, Nagarkot was known as: Kot-Dwar Kot-Trigarta Kot-Kangra Kot-Rupi 4. The capital of Mandi state… Read More »

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Himachal GK MCQs Series – 2

HP General Studies — Tue, 08 Jan 2019 15:30:59 +0000

1. Panini mentioned Trigarta as: Ayudhajivi Sangha Sangha Kangra None of the above 2. Chamba town was named so by Sahil Varman after the name of his daughter: Champakali Champavati Champadevi Chambakumari 3. From 1009 A.D to 1043 A.D., Nagarkot remained under the control of: Firoz Shah Tuglak Muhammad Bin Tuglak Muhammad Ghaznvi Muhammad Gauri… Read More »

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Historical Towns of Himachal Pradesh with their Old Names

HP General Studies — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 12:07:26 +0000

On the request of our readers, we are posting some of the historical towns with their old names such as Nurpur- Dhameri, Shimla-Simla et al. Kindly let us know, in the comment section, if we are missing some names in this post. Liked the article? We’re a non-profit website. Make a donation and help us build our work.

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Basic facts about Himachal Pradesh

HP General Studies — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 11:39:31 +0000

Himachal Pradesh was formed on 25th January, 1971 with Shimla as a capital. The altitude of Himachal Pradesh is 350 mt. to 7025 mt. Himachal Pradesh is located between latitude 30°22’ to 33°12’ North and longitude 75°47’ to 79°04’ East. Area under the forests in Himachal Pradesh is 37033 sq. km which is 66.5% of… Read More »

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First in Himachal Pradesh

HP General Studies — Sun, 06 Nov 2016 10:05:53 +0000

In this post, we discuss about those events or proceedings that have the tag of ‘being first’ in Himachal Pradesh. Although it may look like a set of trivial information, but from examination point of view, such questions are commonly asked, irrespective of what type of competitive exam you are appearing in. Happy Reading! First Chief Commissioner… Read More »

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Famous Places, Institutions & Museums of Himachal Pradesh

HP General Studies — Sun, 06 Nov 2016 09:06:15 +0000

In our previous posts, we talked about Lokayukta of Himachal Pradesh and Mountain Passes of Himachal Pradesh. Today we discuss about the famous places, Institutes, Museums and their location in Himachal Pradesh. Places remain the same, there names change over a period of time. And its the historical names of famous places of Himachal Pradesh… Read More »

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