General Knowledge

Resources rich Himachal Pradesh has great potential for hydroelectric projects, Himachal Pradesh has only harnessed 10351 MW capacity of total approximate of 27436 MW. Below is the list of all Hydel projects having capacity...

Q 1. Where is place of Publication of Newspaper Ooncha Himalaya? (A) Una (B) Shimla (C) Delhi (D) None Q 2. Lahauli Language in Spoken in which area— (A) Lahaul Spiti (B) Shimla (C) Una (D) None Q 3. What...

List of Mountain Peaks of Himachal Pradesh Geographically Himachal Pradesh fall under all Himalayan ranges e.g. Shivalik Hills, Pir Panjal Range, Trans-Himalayas. Himachal Has many important mountain peaks scaling from 3000 meters to 7000 meters...

Himachal Pradesh has many lakes, there are also some man made lakes in Himachal. Below is the list of all lakes of Himachal Pradesh. Sr No. Lake Type Surface Elevation District 1 Gobind Sagar Lake* Artificial 650m Bilaspur 2 Chamera Lake Artificial 763m Chamba 3 Pong Dam Artificial 436m Kangra 4 Pandoh Dam Artificial 900m Mandi 5 Largi Dam Artificial 1200m Mandi 6 Kol Dam Artificial - Bilaspur,Mandi 7 Renuka Lake* Natural 672m Sirmaur 8 Macchial...

Connectivity Air Connectivity There are three airports in the Himachal Pradesh. The Shimla Airport is well connected with both Chandigarh and Delhi by air. The distance about 12 kms from the airport to Shimla...

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...

We have launched a dedicated website which will help the govt job aspirants who are preparing for various govt jobs including, HPSSSB, HPPSC, SSC, UPSC, Banking, Railways and private sectors jobs. All these examination...

National Highways in Himachal Pradesh Himachal Has 17 total national highways with total length of 2002.690 Km. Below list has full details of NH's in Himachal (Available data is based on 31.8.2015 information), length of NH...

INFLATION It refers to continuous rise in the price of goods and service. Inflation reduces the purchasing capacity of the currency of the country. It also affects our saving adversely. Inflation affects the poor’s the most....

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...