21. Which sikh guru not three villages from the rani of kehlur princely state and made his residence at mokhowal (later known as anandpur sahib) ?
A. guru nanak
B. guru arjan dev
C. guru hargobind
D. guru tegh bahadur
22. Which one of the following princely states did not help the british during the 1857 uprising ?
A. mandi
B. chamba
C. bushahr
D. kehlur
23. Which raja of sirmaur princely state tried to organise the administration of his state on the british pattern ?
A. shamsher parkash
B. fateh parkash
C. dharam parkash
D. karam parkash
24. Around which year did the ruler of chamba princely state give almost all the forests of the state on lease ?
A. 1837 AD
B. 1846 AD
C. 1861 AD
D. 1864 AD
25. On what basis are surnames like kalta, tegata, gangta and jharta given in some parts of shimla district ?
A. on the name of the village
B. on the name of (head of) the clan
C. on the basis of occupation of the family
D. on the name of month or day of birth
26. When was social forestry project launched in H.P. ?
A. 1980-81
B. 1985-86
C. 1990-91
D. 1993-94
27. Which raja of chamba abdicated in favour of his son shyam singh around 1873 AD ?
A. siri singh
B. gopal singh
C. jeet singh
D. charat singh
28. Who occupied the throne of kangra princely state when raja hari chand was presumed dead ?
A. ranbir chand
B. jagat chand
C. karam chand
D. ghamand chand
29. Which noble of lambagraon became the chief of katoch clan after the death of raja pramod chand in 1850-51 ?
A. kirat chand
B. uday chand
C. daljit chand
D. pratap chand
30. Which uncle of raja ajit singh of kullu attacked the kingdom with the help of rajas of kangra and mandi but was defeated because of sabotage by the raja of mandi ?
A. kishan singh
B. jhagad singh
C. hira singh
D. lal singh
31. What was the number of nominated members in the first himachal vidhan sabha constituted in 1951-52 ?
A. none
B. one
C. two
D. three
32. What was the number of elected members in the H.P. vidhan sabha constituted in 1967 ?
A. 36
B. 41
C. 60
D. 68
33. In which building of shimla town did A.O.hume conceive the formation of indian national congress ?
A. peterhoff
B. rothney castle
C. red roof
D. manor house
34. Who organised an agitation against the raja of mandi in 1909 AD ?
A. mathra dass
B. hardev
C. mian jawahar singh
D. shobha ram
35. Who presided over the conference of praja mandals of hill states held at jubbal on july 13, 1939 ?
A. satya dev bushahri
B. bhagmal sautha
C. pandit padam dev
D. shiva nand ramol
36. What was the venue of all-india state peoples conference held on january 26, 1948 ?
A. mandi
B. shimla
C. solan
D. jubbal
37. To which area of mandi district did thakur karam singh, chairman of H.P. territorial council, belong ?
A. sarkaghat
B. jogindernagar
C. dharampur
D. chachiot
38. When was H.P. academy of arts, culture and language set up ?
A. 1966
B. 1968
C. 1971
D. 1972
39. Who is the author of twarikh-jubbal, kohistan, shimla ?
A. ranjor singh
B. ganesh singh bedi
C. bhagwan dass
D. achhar singh
40. Which of the following is not included in the category of scheduled tribes in H.P. ?
A. bhot
B. lamba
C. khampa
D. doom
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