Basic General Knowledge Questions & Answers from Himachal Pradesh


Q1. When was Himachal Pradesh established?
Ans – 25th of Jan 1971

Q2. What is the capital of Himachal Pradesh?
Ans – Shimla(Summer), Dharamshala (Winter).

Q3. What is the largest city in Himachal Pradesh?
Ans- Shimla

Q. 4. How many districts does Himachal Pradesh consist of?
Ans – 12 Districts

Q. 5. Who is the Governor of the state?
Ans – Rajendra Arlekar.

Q6. What is the total area of Himachal Pradesh?
Ans – 55,663 Square Kms.

Q7. What is the area-wise rank of Himachal Pradesh in India?
Ans – 18th Rank

Q8. What is the population of Himachal Pradesh as per the 2011 census?
Ans – 6,856,509.

Q9. In Population, HP’s India’s Rank?
Ans – 21st

Q10. What are the official languages of Himachal Pradesh?
Ans – Hindi, Punjabi, and English.

Q11. Who is the Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court?
Ans – Mohammad Rafiq

Q12. Who is the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh?
Ans – Jai Ram Thakur

Q13. What is the nature of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly?
Ans – Unicameral

Q14. How many seats does Legislative Assembly have?
Ans – 68

Q15. Seats in the Parliament from Himachal?
Ans – 04

Q16. When was the Paragliding World Cut Organized in the state?

Ans – From 24-10-2015 to 31-10-2015

Q17. How many populations of the state rely upon Agriculture Work?
Ans – Around 93%

Q18.To which state is Nati, a folk dance related?
Ans – Himachal Pradesh

Q19. Which town of HP got itself included in the Guinness Book of world record as far as  Nati Folk dance

is concerned?
Ans – Kullu

Q20. How many people participated in this dance and when was the Record made?
Ans – Around 20,000 and the record was made on the 26th of October 2015.

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