HPSSSC Clerk on contract basis paper – Himachal Pradesh General Knowledge

Himachal Pradesh SSSC Clerk on contract basis paper – Himachal Pradesh General Knowledge

Who was the first information commissiioner of Himachal Pradesh ?
(a) S. Chakravarty
(b) N.C. Mehta
(c) P.C. Katoch
(d) P.C. Rana

In which year All India Radio centre was set up at Shimla ?
(a) 1955
(b) 1959
(c) 1962
(d) 1965

Who headed the Punjab re-organisation commission 1966 ?
(a) Fazal Ali
(b) K.M. Panikkar
(c) H.N. Kunzru
(d) J.C. Shah

The new year festival in Chandra and Bhaga valley is called
(a) Phaguli
(b) Halda
(c) Gochi
(d) Gemur

Which town of Himachal is known as ‘Chhoti Kashi’?
(a) Kullu
(b) Chamba
(c) Nahan
(d) Mandi

The ‘Hattu Fort’ in H.P. is located in the territory of
(a) Mandi Valley
(b) Kullu Valley
(c) Sangla Valley
(d) None of these

When did Mahatma Gandhi visit Dharampur (Solan, HP) and delivered a speech ?
(a) 1938
(b) 1939
(c) 1940
(d) 1941

Which was the first Himachali sports person to receive Arjuna Award ?
(a) Seeta Gosain
(b) Suman Rawat
(c) Rajni Gautam
(d) Kanta Sood

Who took keen intterst in promotion of Chamba embroidery and rumal ?
(a) Champavati
(b) Sahil Varman
(c) Bimla Sharma
(d) Kamla Devi Chattopadhyay

The Masrur temples of Kangra is built in which century ?
(a) 6th
(b) 7th
(c) 8th
(d) 9th

Who started the Shivratri fair of Mandi ?
(a) Keshav Sen
(b) Sham Sen
(c) Yudhbir Sen
(d) Ajbar Sen

The Aryans came to Himachal Pradesh from
(a) Central India
(b) Central Asia
(c) Central America
(d) South-East Asia

U.S. Club, Shimala was originally the residence of which British ruler ?
(a) Lord Linlithgow
(b) Lord Rippon
(c) Lord Kitchener
(d) Sir Jermiha Bryant

Who was the most powerful king of Kullu dynasty ?
(a) Maheshwar Singh
(b) Padam Singh
(c) Bahadur Singh
(d) Jagat Singh

Who took possession of the books of Kangra library and got them translated into Persian ?
(a) Feroz Shah Tughlaq
(b) Mahmud Gaznavi
(c) Izzudin Khalid
(d) Nadir Shah