General Knowledge

Current HP GK 2018, latest Who's who of Himachal Pradesh - HP General Knowledge 2018 Governor of Himachal Pradesh - Acharya Devvrat Chief Minister - Jai Ram Thakur - (Finance, General Administrations, Home, Planning, Personnel...

January New Year's Day – 1st January Day of Silence- 3rd January NRI Day - 9th January Laughing Day – 10th January National Youth Day- 12th January Army day- 15th January National Voter's Day – 25th January Indian Republic Day – 26th...

Below are the names and contact details of current council of Ministers of HP :   Name Designation Additional Charge Phone (Office) (STD Code - 0177) Phone (Residence) (STD Code - 0177) E-mail Shri Virbhadra Singh Chief Minister All other Departments, which are not...

Q 1. Vyas Guffa is located at- (A) Mandi (B) kullu (C) Bilaspur (D) Chamba Q 2. Kamaksha Devi Temple is located at- (A) Karsog (B) Baijnath (C) Manali (D) Palampur Q 3. The famous Jakh Dhar is located in district- (A) Kullu (B) Bilaspur (C) Mandi (D)...

Naming Ceremony in Himachal Pradesh MURA (Gur or Parched Rice or Wheat Grains ) is distributed in the naming ceremony. Among the KOLIS, the boys are often named after the day or month. e.g. Manglu for...

Place/Monument/Inscription Founder District Tank Sanghbhana Bijai Chand Bilaspur Rang Mahal Bijai Chand Bilaspur Hundur Fort Kalyan Chand Bilaspur Chhatipur Fort Sansar Chand Bilaspur Jagat Khana Swarghat Hira Chand Bilaspur Maukot Fort Saleem Shah Sur Kangra Nagarkot Fort Susharma Chandra Kangra Targarh Fort Jagat Singh Kangra Shahpur Fort Bhaktmal Kangra Nadda Mahal Umed Singh Chamba Chamba Rang Mahal Umed Singh Chamba Loh Tikri Stone Inscription Jasata Verman Chamba Dibrokothi and Saichu Nala Inscription Lalita Verman Chamba Kamla...

Mandi: Fair/Festivals Location Special Feature Shivratri Fair Mandi Started by Raja Ajbar Sen Chaichu Fair Pandoh Begins on 13th April every year Nalwari Fair Karsog - Tseeshu Fair Mandi It is a Buddhist Festival to celebrate the birthday of Padmasambhava, a buddhist spiritual leader Bilaspur: Fair/Festivals Location Special Feature Nalwari Bilaspur A Cattle fair. W.Goldstein started...

Mandi: Temples Location Special Feature Shikari Devi Temple Janjehli (Saraj) Devoted to Goddess Shikari Devi Parashar Temple Prashar(Mandi) Built by Raja Ban Sen Mahoonag temple Karsog – Bhootnath Temple Mandi Built by Raja Ajbar Sen.Devoted to Ardhanarishwara Madho Rai Temple Mandi – Tarna Devi Temple Tarna Hills Built by Raja Shyam Sen   Chamba:   Temples Location Special Feature Chhatrari Temple/Shakti Devi...

First in HP: First Governor S.S Chakravarti First Chief Minister Dr. Y.S Parmar First Chief Commissioner Sh. N.C Mehta First Deputy Chief Commissioner Sh. E.Pendral Moon First Lt. Governor Major General Himmat Singh First Woman Governor Sheela Kaul First Chief Justice Mirza Hamidullah Beg First Woman Chief Justice Leela Seth First...

Q 1. The main religion of People of Lahul Spiti? (A) Hinduism (B) Christian (C) Buddhism (D) None of these Q 2. Who is the chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh? (A) Kurian Joseph (B) Mansoor Ahmad Mir (C) Rajeev Bindal (D) None of...