Z_PYQ Himachal Pradesh

Z_PYQ Himachal Pradesh
- 2006

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2006

Obituary
- Global Nobel Laureate
Book
- Controversial
Dams
- Longest Dam in the world - Hirakund Dam
Minerals and Industries
- Diamond cutting industry? - Belgium
Volcanoes
- Active Volcano
  - Vesuvious Volcano ( in Italy)
Power generation
- Mostly - Coal ( Thermal Energy)
Irrigation
- Source of irrigation in India
  - Major - Wells and tubewells
- River Projects
- Which river will provide the largest quantity off its surplus water for the Telgu-Ganga Project? - Krishna
Agriculture
- Crops
  - Mustard - Rabi season
Atomic power stations
- Indigenous Build:: Indira Gandhi Nuclear Power Station, Kalpakkam (Tamil Nadu)
Where is located the headquarter of European Union? - Brussels (Belgium)
Crescograph is a device for measuring growth in plants. Who invented it? - Jagdish Chandra Bose, A Bengali Indian Scientist
Which is the most densely populated area in the world? - South East Asia
Which country is building the Baglihar Dam on Chenab River? - India
What is Chandrayan-I? - India’s first space craft to went to the Moon
Who is the author of the famous drama St. Joan? - George Bernard Shaw
What was the “Phukan Commission” inquiring into? –Some shedy defense purchase deals
Who is Silvio Berlusconi? - Italian Prime Minister
Who is Zacarias Moussaoui? –A terrorist involved in the attack on the world trade centre in the USA
On whom is the book ‘Journey of a legend’ published by the Indian Council of Cultural Affairs (ICCR) written? - Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad
In which state of India is the Tadobha Andhari Tiger Reserve located? - Maharashtra
With which style of dance is Sonal Man Singh, the Chairperson of the Sangeet Natak Akademi, associated? - Odissi
Why is John Wright in news? - For quitting as coach of Indian Cricket Team
What is the M.K. Mukherjee Commission inquiring into? –Death of Neta Ji Subhash Chandra Bose
To which country does Elton John the famous pop singer belong? - Britain
Who has been elected Vice-President of the interim Government in Iraq? - Adil Abdul Mehendi
With which sport is Ronaldinho associated? - Football
Which of the Russian celebrations many former constituents of the Soviet Union have refused to attend? - Victory of the Soviet Union over Nazi Germany
In which country is the terrorist organization “Jenaah Islamia” carrying on its violent activities? - Philippines
With which sport is Bula Choudhary associated? - Swimming
For what is the Himachali Pradesh Government seeking the help of the USA based Robbins Company? - Tunnel Building
Which business house is Vivek Paul ranked among 30 most respected chief executive officers, serving now? - WIPRO
Which leader has refused to join the interim government of Iraq? - Iyad Allawi
Which film has been partly shot inside the Jim Corbett National Park? - Kaal
Who was Terry Schiavo? - A brain damaged American girl wishing to die voluntarily
What is G-20? - A group of poor developing countries
Who is elected as the Prime Minister of Britain for the third term of office? - Tonny Blair
How were the members of the Constituent Assembly chosen? - Mainly elected by Province Assemblies
Who was the Prime Minister of Britain when India became Independent? - Clement Attlee
Which princely State joined the Indian Union as a result of plebiscite after India was granted Independence? - Junagarh
What is India’s National bird? - Peacock
Against which action of the British Government did Gandhi Ji organize the Dandi March as a protest? - Imposition of salt tax
To which country doest the new pope Benedict XVI belongs? - Germany
Who is the chairman of the committee of State Finance ministers on VAT? - Asim Das Gupta
How many Judges are there in the International Court of Justice? - 15
Who is Danish Kaneria? - The only Hindu Cricketer in the Pakistan Cricket Team
Who is the lifetime chairman of the Institute of Rural Management Anand(IRMA)? - Dr. Vergese Kurien
Who was elected speaker of the Central Legislative Assembly in 1925? - Vitthal Bhai Patel
Who committed the first political murder in 1897 as part of the terrorist movement in India? - Chapekar brothers
At which place did the revolutionary leader Lala Har Dayal from the “Ghaddar Party” in 1914? - San Francisco (USA)
Who were the “Khudai Khidmatgars”? - A band of non-violent freedom fighters led by Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
In which year were the Congress Ministries formed in seven provinces of India before Independence? - 1937 A.D.
Who was the first general secretary of the Congress Socialist Party? - Jaya Prakash Narayan
What was the slogan of the “Quit India Movement” started under Mahatma Gandhi’s leadership? - Do or Die
Who was the Finance minister in the Interim Cabinet formed by Jawahar lal Nehru in 1946? - Liyaqat Ali Khan
Which two leaders voted against Mahatma Gandhi’s resolution proposing militant action against the British Government at the Nagpur Session of the Congress? - Madan Mohan Malvia & Mohammad Ali Jinnah
What was the end result of the Champaran Agitation? - End of forcible cultivation of Indigo for the British
In which year was the Capital of India shifted from Calcutta to Delhi? - 1911
Which African Nation defeated the Italian army in 1896? - Ethiopia (Abyssinia)
Where is located the Salargunj Museum? - Hyderabad
Who was the main inspiration behind the enactment of the “Widow remarriage Act of 1856”? - Mahadev Gobind Ranade
Which Governor-General tried to pass the llbert Bill (1883), who sought to empower Indian, judges to try criminal cases involving Englishmen? - Lord Ripon
Who presided over the first session of the Indian National Congress at Bombay in 1885? - W.C. Banerjee
The Pong Dam is the joint venture of the States governments of? - Haryana-Punjab-Rajasthan
Where is located the Sun Temple in India? - Konark (Orissa)
Gautamiputra Satkarni was an ancient ruler of - Satvahans
Which European country presented Bombay as a dowry to Charles II of England on his marriage to princess? - Portugal
Dr. Norman Borlaug, the famous agricultural scientist, received the Noble Prize for - Peace (in 1970 A.D.)
In which Continent lies Uganda? - Africa
In which year did Queen Elizabeth-I of England grant the East India Company a Royal Charter to carry on trade in the East? - 1600 A.D.
The battle in which the British defeated the combined forces of the Nawab of Bengal, nawab of Awadh and the Mughal Emperor was fought at - Battle of Buxar (in 1764 A.D.)
Which Governor General of Bengal formulated the policy of “Subsidiary Alliance”? –Lord Welleselly
Who was the author of the book “The Indian War of Independence”? - V.D. Sarvarkar
In which year did Alexander land at the bank of the Vyas River? - 326 B.C.
Which foreign travaller has written in detail about the glory of the Kullu state in ancient days? - Hiuen Tsang
Which foreign ruler invaded kangra in 1009 A.D.? - Mehmood Ghaznavi
Which Muslim ruler constructed a mosque inside the fort of Nagarkot? - Jehangir
Which ruler expanded the territory of his State after the disintegration of the Mughal Empire? - Raja Ghammand Chand
The treaty of Saigauli signed in 1815 resulted in? - Emergence of the British as the dominant power
Which Governor General formulated the “Doctrine of Lapse” in India? - Lord Dalhousie
Which princely State in Himachal Pradesh adopted a neutral attitude during the War of Independence in 1857? - Rampur Bushahr
What did the system of “Begaar” prevalent in Himachal Pradesh” - Forced labour without payment
Who was S.N. Stokes? - An American missionary in Himachal Pradesh
In which princely State did Yashawant Singh Parmar serve as District & Session Judge? - Sirmour
Who was the president of the “All India State Peoples Conference” in 1939 when the Police fired on a mob in Dhami? - Jawahar Lal Nehru
In which state of Himachal Pradesh did the Kissan Sabha set up an independent government in 1942? - Sirmour
In which year was the Himalayan Hill States Regional Council formed? - 1946 A.D.
hich states were under the direct rule of the British before 1947? - Kangra, Kullu, Lahual-Spiti, Chamba, Mandi
Which princely state initially refused to join the Indian Union when the British rule ended in India? - Bilaspur
When did the Chief Commissioner’s Province of Himachal Pradesh come into existence? - 15 April 1948
Which princely state was merged into the part “C” State of Himachal Pradesh in 1954? - Bilaspur
What was the effect of the report of the States Reorganization Commission on the position of the Himachal Pradesh? - It became a Union Territory
What change in the shape of different states occurred when the question of the reorganization of Punjab was reopened in 1966? - Punjab Hill areas merged into Himachal Pradesh
Who was Rin Chan Sang Po? - A Tibetan Scholar sent to India for Buddhist Studies
Which Ruler renovated the famous 13th Century Baijnath temple in the 19th century? - Raja Sansar Chand
In which year did Himachal Pradesh attain full Statehood? - 1971
What is Guru Ghantal? - A famous Buddhist Monastery in Lahual-Spiti
At which place is the famous Bhuri Singh museum located? - Chamba
What part of the total area of Himachal Pradesh is cultivable? - 11%
What is the share of Himachal Pradesh in the total National Hydro-Electric potential? - 25%
With whose collaboration is the Kol Dam being constructed? - India & Russia
Which country is providing assistance to Himachal Pradesh Govt. for commercial trout farming in Kullu Valley? - Norway
In which districts of Himachal Pradesh is Tea grown traditionally? - Kangra & Mandi
Among Kinnaur, Pangi, Bharmour and Solan which one is not a tribal area in Himachal Pradesh? - Solan
What is the percentage of Schedule Castes population in Himachal Pradesh? - 24.7%
Who was the first to discover Shimla as a fine hill station? Major Kennedy
Which place in Himachal Pradesh is held sacred by Buddhists, Hindus & Sikh alike? - Rewalsar in distt. Mandi
Which party gained a majority in the Himachal Pradesh Assembly in the general election of 1977? - Janata Party
Where is the University for Horticulture and Forestry located in H.P.? - Nauni (Distt. Solan)
Among Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Kerala which state has the largest area? - Himachal Pradesh
Which river does the glacier fed streams, Bhadal & Tantagiri form? - Ravi
At which place does the Beas River enter the plains? - Mirthal
In which state does the Yamuna River originate? - Uttrakhand
Which larger river does the tributary “Tons” join? - Yamuna
The Second permanent station setup by India in the Antarctica is named as - Maitri
On which longitude is the Indian Standard Time based - 82.5° East
Who discovered the Cholera bacillus? - Robert Koch
At which place in India did Vasco-de-Gama land first on May 20, 1948 A.D.? - Calicut ( now called Kozhikode in Kerala)
Which planet is known as the Red planet? - Mars
Who is regarded as the father of modern medicine? - Hippocrates
Who was the author of the “Charter of American Declaration of Independence”? –Thomas Jefferson
In ancient India with which field was related Bhaskaracharya? - Mathematics
In which country is Mohenjo-Daro located now? - Pakistan
Who was the first person to set foot on the Moon? - Neil Armstrong
The term “Creamy Layer” is related to - Reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBC)
With which event is the “Tiananmen Square” associated –Massacre of demonstrators demanding civil liberties in china
Which state in India is known for its Sandal Wood? - Karnataka
Which is the main Ruling party in Bangladesh at present? - Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)
The equatorial low pressure region 5° North & 5° South of the equator is known as - Doldrums
With which discovery is Marie Curie associated? - Radium
Diabetics is caused by the malfunctioning of - Pancreatic Gland
Which musical Instrument does Pt. Shiv Prashad Sharma play? - Santoor
Among Lithunia, Kazaksthan, Armenia and Bulgaria which country was not a constituent of the erstwhile Soviet Union? - Bulgaria
Which is the border town between Amritsar & Lahore? - Attari
Which country is known as the “land of White Elephants”? –Thailand
Which country was the worst sufferer of the onslaught of “Tsunami” recently? - Indonesia
Who was the founder of the Braham Samaj in 1828 A.D.? - Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Who is the President of Afghanistan? - Hamid Karzai
Among Security Council, General Assembly, International labour Organization International Court of Justice which one is not a Chief Organ of the United Nations Organization? –International Labour Organization (ILO)
In which Scripture is the 40 year war between Kirat king Sambar and Aryan king Divodas described ? - Rigveda
Among Zanskar, Pirpanjal, Hindukush and Dhauladhar which mountain range lies outside Himachal Pradesh? - Hindukush
What is Gaddi? - A Pastoral Tribe
Which is the rainiest place in Himachal Pradesh? - Dharamshala
When was “Territorial Council” formed in Himachal Pradesh? - 1957 A.D.
What percent of total geographical area of Himachal Pradesh comes under forests? - 66.5% (37033 Sqkm)
On which river is situated the town of Chamba? - Ravi
Among Yamuna, Chenab, Beas and Jhelum which river does not flow through Himachal Pradesh? - Jhelum
In which century Padam Sambhava preached Buddhism in Himachal Pradesh? - 8th Century
Where is located the Tsong Po lake in India? - Sikkim

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