#1. Who is the author of 'Abode of God'?

B.N. Datar

Andrew Wilson

Ram Rahul

William Moorcraft

#2. With which of the following is Losar festival associated?

The harvesting of crop

Tibetan new year

Birth of Gautam Budha

Birth of Padamsambhava

#3. Where is KEY monastery?

Spiti

Kinnaur

Lahaul

Naggar

#4. At what interval is Bhunda festival of Nirmand held?

2 years

6 years

12 years

15 years

#5. With which region of Himachal Pardesh is Sih ballet associated?

Kullu-Manali

Pangi- Bharmaur

Nurpur-Kangra

Rohru-Jubbal

#6. Which Sultan of Delhi helped Raja Megh Chand of Bilaspur to regain his lost kingdom?

Alauddin Khalji

Altamash

Balban

Ferozshah Tughlak

#7. Which Raja of Mandi built the Darbar Hall in 1906?

Bhawani Sen

Shamsher Sen

Ishwar Sen

Prakash Chand

#8. Who won the 2012 Himachal Pardesh Vidhan Sabha election by the highest margin?

Virbhardra Singh

Mohan Lal Brakta

Rohit Thakur

Sanjay Rattan

#9. Who was Amrita Shergil?

Dancer

Poet

Painter

Politician

#10. Youth of which age group are eligible to avail the skill development allowance announced by the Himachal Pradesh Government in 2013-14 budget?

18-25 years

20-25 years

20-30 years

25-35 years

#11. According to 2008-09 data, which district of Himachal Pradesh has recorded the highest percentage in the production of pulses?

Kangra

Mandi

Shimla

Chamba

#12. At which place in Shimla District is Herbal garden?

Dumreda

Jharag

Purag

Sainj

#13. Which is scheme has been introduced in place of Kishori Shakti Yojana in some district of Himachal Pradesh?

Beti Hai Anmol

Rajiv Gandhi Schme for Empowerment of Adolescent Girls

Self - Employment Scheme for Women

Mukhya Mantri Kanyadan Yojana

#14. Beside Kinnaur and Lahaul Spiti, which district of Himachal Pradesh has recorded the lowest percentage of urban population in the 2011 census?

Kangra

Mandi

Chamba

Hamirpur

#15. What was the percentage of female literacy in Himachal Pradesh in 1951?

2%

6%

8%

10%

#16. Match the following proposed rope-ways correctly and choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

1-b, 2-a, 3-c , 4-d

1-a, 2-b, 3-c, 4-d

1-c, 2-b, 3-d, 4-a

1-c, 2-a, 3-b, 4-d

#17. Which of the following is not a tributary of the Beas?

Suketi

Banganga

Ali

Uhl

#18. In which year Shimla was declared as the summer capital of British India?

1862

1863

1864

1865

#19. Which of the following states Nathpa Jhakri Hydel Project under execution

Sikkim

Jammu and Kashmir

Himachal Pardesh

Uttarakhand

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