21) Which of the following is not among the five Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that the Government of Himachal Pradesh seeks to achieve by 2022
b) To reduce the dropout rate upto zero in primary and middle-level schools
c)To increase the ration of girls from 909 to 940 per 1000 boys in the 0-6 years category
d)To enhance the forest cover in the state to 30% of its geographical
22) The Government of Himachal Pradesh has launched ‘Doodh Ganga Yojna Scheme’ for dairy and related products in collaboration with which of the following?
a) IDBIb) NABARD
c) ADB
d) IMF
23) Which of the following combination is not correct?
a) Pabbar Valley: Chanshal Rangeb) Baspa Valley: Chung Shakhago Pass
c) Kiarda Doon Valley: Dharti Range
d) Saproon Valley: Bandla Range
24) Match List – 1 and List – 2 and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – 1 List – 2
- Gyephang (A) Kinnaur
- Zorkanden (B) Chamba
- Pir Panjal (C) Shimla
- Indrasan (D) Lahaul-Spiti
- (E) Kullu
b) CDBE
c) DABE
d) DABC
25) In which of the following districts of Himachal Pradesh ‘Pathar ka Khel’ fair is celebrated in the month of October/November every year?
a) Shimlab) Solan
c) Bilaspur
d) Mandi
26) During Kushanas period Buddhist art of the plains began to infiltrate the hills, as evident from the ruins of which of the following?
a) Mani Gompa of Gondlab) Stupa of Chetru, Kangra
c) Old Buddhist Shrine at Rewalsar
d) Tabo Monastery, Spiti
26) Which of the following leaning temple located in Kangra district has been restored by the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH)?
a) Bajreshwari Templeb) Bhadrakala Temple
c) Baijnath Temple
d) Masrur Temple
27) The unique Panchmukhi shaped ‘Marich Havan Kund’ of Devta Marich was reopened after 900 years in 2002. Where is it located?
a) Dholaseri, Kumarsainb) Sarah, Kangra
c) Sungra, Kinnaur
d) Shanshar, Kullu
28) Which of the following district of Himachal Pradesh has been selected for the scheme of Government of India, named ‘Aspirational District Yojna’ under vision 2022 policy?
a) Sirmaurb) Kinnaur
c) Chamba
d) Lahaul-Spiti
29) Which of the following village is the starting point of the track-route to Bharmaur form Dharmshala?
a) Khaniyarab) Yol
c) Bhagsu
d) Mataur
30) The British Deputy Forest officer instrumental in planting and protecting the forests of Manali and Dhungri was
a) Duff Dunbarb) C.R. Johnson
c) A.T. Banon
d) Travoc
31) Which of the following was one of the oldest of the hill states in the Western Himachal?
a) Kotib) Bushehr
c) Dhami
d) Keonthal
32) Which of the following district of Himachal Pradesh has the largest number of larger, medium, and small scale industrial units?
a) Kangrab) Solan
c) Una
d) Sirmaur
33) Match the following combinations of sanctuaries with the districts where they are situated and select the incorrect answer
a) Rupi Bhaba Sanctuary – Kinnaurb) Tundah Sanctuary – Chamba
c) Kanawar Sanctuary – Kinnaur
d) Kugti Sanctuary – Chamba
34) Which of the following river flows 400 km almost parallel to Indus and then cuts through both the Zanskar and Great Himalayan ranges?
a) Satlujb) Chenab
c) Ravi
d) Beas
35) Which of the following was not the cooperative bank in Himachal before 1947?
b) The Mandi Central Cooperative Bank Ltd.
c) The Chamba Central Cooperative Bank Ltd.
d) The Sirmaur Central Cooperative Bank Ltd.
36) The Burua Pass or Buran Ghati, Kimilay or Khamilogo Pass, Borsu Pass, and Lamkhaga Pass are situated along the southern ridge of which valley of Himachal Pradesh?
a) Chandra Valleyb) Baspa Valley
c) Hangrang Valley
c) Pabbar
37) Which of the following is not the main component of National Urban Livelihood Mission (NULM)?
a) Capacity Building and Trainingb) Self Employment Programme
c) Empowerment of girl child/adolescent girl
d) Social Mobilization and institution development
38) Which of the following combination is correct?
a) Bhaba Pass – Kinnaurb) Cheni Pass – Kullu
c) Hamta Pass – Lahaul
d) Shingor Pass – Shimla
38) As per the study of Central Water Board, in which of the following valley the underground water is being exploited and is receding at a very fast rate?
a) Kala Amb Valley, Sirmaurb) Indora Valley, Kangra
c) Hum Valley, Una
d) Balh Valley, Mandi
39) The Shivalik Hills are believed to have been inhabited by which of the following tribe during the pre-Vedic period?
a) Dasasb) Kinnaur
c) Kiratas
d) Nagas
40) Which of the following is not the kind of marriage in Himachal Pradesh?
a) Darosh, Dab Dhabb) Thagchod-pa
c) Jhindphook
d) Phaktun
41) Chiri, Balu, Chak, Phuli, are the kinds of which of the following?
a) Dressb) Ornaments
c) Traditional Songs
d) Folk Dances
42) Built-in Shikhra style Trilokinath, Panchvaktra, Bhutnath, and Ardhnarishwar are the most famous temples of which of the following town?
a) Udaipurb) Bajaura
c) Mandi
d) Kangra
b) Leela Devi Mahajan
c) Usha Malhotra
d) Mohinder Kaur
44) An important historical document, the Nirmand copper plate issued by Mahasamanta Maharaja Samundrasena belongs to which of the following period?
a) 2nd Century ADb) 7th Century AD
c) 2nd Century BC
d) 4th Century AD
45) What is the language of six hundred years old manuscript, found in Spiti by the Himachal Pradesh Language, Art and Culture Academy?
a) Sanskritb) Pali
c) Bhoti
d) Urdu
b) Surughna: Sirmaur
c) Kashgir: Kangra
d) Brahampur: Bharmaur
47) Who sided the Mughals in the battle of Nadaun?
a) Sikhsb) Raja Bhim Chand of Kehlur
c) Raja Dayal of Bijarwal and Raja of Kangra
d) Raja Prithi Chand of Datarpur
48) Who amongst the following Raja of Kehlur shifted the residence of the ruling family from Sunhani to a place on the left bank of Satluj, traditionally called ‘Vyasgufa’?
a) Raja Bir Chandb) Raja Deep Chand
c) Raja Bhim Chand
d) Raja Bijai Chand
