Dandra Movement, which took place against the New Land Settlement in Bilaspur in 1930, the people of which Pargana first started a movement against the land settlement?

• (A) Ratanpur
• (B) Rampur
• (C) Bahadurpur
• (D) None of these

Who was the founder of “Balsan Thakuria”?

• (A) Moolchand
• (B) Kunwar Singh
• (C) Harichand
• (D) Alak Singh

Statement I: Chamba had its own currency since ancient times. This was called “Chakli”.

Statement II: Raja Lalit Verman of Chamba had built two temples named ‘Chandragupta’ and ‘Kameshwar’ in Chamba.

• (A) Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
• (B) Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
• (C) Statement I is correct and Statement II is incorrect
• (D) Statement I is incorrect and Statement II is correct

Arrange the following rulers of ‘Suket State’ in chronological order:

(1) Bhimsen
(2) Rudrasen
(3) Ugrasen
(4) Lakshmansen

• (A) (2), (3), (4), (1)
• (B) (3), (2), (1), (4)
• (C) (2), (1), (3), (4)
• (D) (3), (1), (2), (4)

Consider the following statements:

(1) The first Singh Sabha was founded in 1873 at Amritsar.
(2) Gyan Singh was the first President of Singh Sabha.
(3) Thakur Singh Sandhawalia was the first Secretary of Singh Sabha.
(4) Khalsa College, Amritsar was established in the year 1892.

• (A) (1) and (2) only
• (B) (1) and (3) only
• (C) (1) and (4) only
• (D) (2) and (4) only

Statement I: Patsari river is a small tributary of Tons river.

Statement II: Patsari river originates near Kharapather in Shimla district.

• (A) Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
• (B) Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
• (C) Statement I is correct and Statement II is incorrect
• (D) Statement I is incorrect and Statement II is correct

Statement I: Bara Shigri glacier was first surveyed by Walker and Poscoe in 1906.

Statement II: Bara Shigri is the largest glacier in the state of Himachal Pradesh.

• (A) Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
• (B) Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
• (C) Statement I is correct and Statement II is incorrect
• (D) Statement I is incorrect and Statement II is correct

Match the forest cover area/type with their total area in Himachal Pradesh (2021):

List I:
(a) Very dense forest above 70 percent
(b) Moderate dense forest 40 to 70 percent
(c) Open forest 10 percent to 40 percent
(d) Total forest cover

List II:
(i) 7,100
(ii) 5,180
(iii) 15,443
(iv) 3,163

• (A) (iv)(i)(ii)(iii)
• (B) (i)(iii)(iv)(ii)
• (C) (ii)(iv)(i)(iii)
• (D) (ii)(i)(iv)(iii)

Who among the following was not a member of the Advisory Council for Himachal Pradesh which was constituted on Sept. 30, 1948?

• (A) Swami Purnanand
• (B) Mehta Avtar Chand
• (C) Lila Devi
• (D) Satya Dev Bushahri

Consider the following statements regarding Panchayati Raj system in Himachal Pradesh:

Statement I: In 1949, the Punjab Village Panchayat Act of 1939 was enforced and 132 panchayats were established in Himachal.

Statement II: By the end of 1956, there were 466 Gram Panchayats and 26 Tehsil Panchayats in Himachal.

• (A) Both statements are correct
• (B) Only statement I is correct
• (C) Only statement II is correct
• (D) Both statements are incorrect

Consider the following statements:

(1) Baba Kansi Ram was a great freedom fighter of Himachal Pradesh.
(2) He was influenced by Gadar Party.
(3) He took oath to wear Black Clothes till India gets independence.
(4) He was given name of “Pahari Gandhi” by Sarojini Naidu.

• (A) (1) and (2) only
• (B) (2) and (3) only
• (C) (1) and (3) only
• (D) (4) and (2) only

Consider the following statements:

(1) Mandi was first state in Shimla Hill States in which Panchayati Raj Act was passed.
(2) During freedom movement Lala Lajpat Rai never visited Mandi.
(3) Non-cooperation Movement did not start in Himachal Pradesh.
(4) Rajkumari Amrit Kaur from Shimla conducted Quit India Movement.

• (A) (1) and (2) only
• (B) (2) and (3) only
• (C) (3) and (4) only
• (D) (4) and (1) only

Match the Members of Legislative Assembly of Part ‘C’ state of Himachal Pradesh from Mandi District (1952-56) with respective constituencies:

List I:
(a) Gauri Prasad
(b) Karam Singh Thakur
(c) Besar Ram
(d) Rattan Singh

List II:
(i) Joginder Nagar
(ii) Karsog
(iii) Rewalsar
(iv) Mahadev

• (A) (iii)(iv)(i)(ii)
• (B) (ii)(iii)(i)(iv)
• (C) (i)(ii)(iv)(iii)
• (D) (iv)(iii)(ii)(i)

Consider the following statements:

(1) Himachal Pradesh Government approved an outlay of 1200 crore rupees for economic services during 2022-23.
(2) Himachal Pradesh Government approved an outlay of 267 crore rupees for rural development during 2022-23.
(3) Himachal Pradesh Government approved an outlay of 140 crore rupees for Mahatma Gandhi National Employment Guarantee Scheme during 2022-23.
(4) Himachal Pradesh Government approved an outlay of 22 crore rupees for Forestry and Wildlife during 2022-23.

• (A) (1) and (3) only
• (B) (2) and (3) only
• (C) (1) and (2) only
• (D) (3) and (4) only

What percent agriculture and its allied industries account for the total Gross State Value Added (GSVA) of Himachal Pradesh?

• (A) 13.70%
• (B) 10.61%
• (C) 15.10%
• (D) 14.91%

Arrange the following years based on the number of foreign tourist arrivals in Himachal Pradesh in descending order:

(1) 2020
(2) 2021
(3) 2022
(4) 2023 (up to December 2023)

• (A) (4), (3), (2), (1)
• (B) (4), (1), (3), (2)
• (C) (3), (1), (2), (4)
• (D) (3), (4), (2), (1)

For the year 2022-23, match the Industry sub-sector in Himachal Pradesh with the percentage of workers employed in them:

List I:
(a) Mining and Quarrying
(b) Manufacturing
(c) Electricity and Other Utilities
(d) Construction

List II:
(i) 2
(ii) 41
(iii) 50
(iv) 7

• (A) (i)(ii)(iv)(iii)
• (B) (ii)(iv)(iii)(i)
• (C) (iv)(iii)(i)(ii)
• (D) (iii)(i)(ii)(iv)

For the year 2023-24, match the type/name of banks with their total number of branches in Himachal Pradesh:

List I:
(a) Public Sector Banks (PSBs)
(b) Private Sector Banks (PSBs)
(c) Himachal Pradesh Gramin Bank (HPGB)
(d) Himachal Pradesh Co-operative Sector Banks

List II:
(i) 267
(ii) 568
(iii) 1,170
(iv) 274

• (A) (iii)(i)(iv)(ii)
• (B) (ii)(iv)(iii)(i)
• (C) (i)(iv)(ii)(iii)
• (D) (iii)(ii)(iv)(i)

Consider the following statements:

(1) Monkey valley lies in Chamba.
(2) Kiarda Dun valley lies in Kangra.
(3) The Great Himalayas are referred as Alpine zone in Himachal Pradesh.
(4) Churadhar pertain to Zanskar range in Himachal Pradesh.

• (A) (2) and (3) only
• (B) (1) and (3) only
• (C) (3) and (4) only
• (D) (1) and (2) only

Match List I with List II:

List I (Waterfall):
(a) Rahla
(b) Bhagsu
(c) Badri
(d) Chadwick

List II (District):
(i) Solan
(ii) Kangra
(iii) Shimla
(iv) Kullu

• (A) (iv)(ii)(i)(iii)
• (B) (iv)(ii)(iii)(i)
• (C) (iv)(iii)(ii)(i)
• (D) (i)(ii)(iii)(iv)

Arrange the following climatic zones of Himachal Pradesh according to rainfall amount from lowest to highest:

(1) Frigid aridic zone
(2) Wet temperate zone
(3) Humid sub-tropical zone
(4) Sub-humid sub-tropical zone

• (A) (2), (4), (1), (3)
• (B) (1), (4), (3), (2)
• (C) (1), (3), (4), (2)
• (D) (4), (1), (3), (2)