A) 1905 B) 1857 C) 1876 D) 1863
A) Sir Henry McMahon B) John Lawrence C) Viceroy Wavell D) Robert Bulwer-Lytton
A) Khachhar Surang B) Auckland Tunnel C) Victory Tunnel D) Started by Major Briggs in 1850
A) The 1857 uprising B) World War II C) Simla Convention D) Opening of the Kalka–Shimla railway line
A) British merchants B) Tibetan traders C) Sood and Parsi communities D) Indian soldiers
A) To celebrate the end of World War II B) To negotiate a treaty concerning the status of Tibet C) To discuss the independence of India D) To establish Shimla as the summer capital
A) Lower Bazaar tunnel B) Dhalli Tunnel C) Auckland Tunnel D) Victory Tunnel
A) McMahon Line B) Simla Line C) Kalka Line D) Shimla Line
A) 1945 B) 1857 C) 1876 D) 1903
A) It was the first railway in India B) More than 806 bridges and 103 tunnels C) It was built entirely underground D) It connected Shimla directly to Calcutta
A) Victory Tunnel B) Lower Bazaar tunnel C) Auckland Tunnel D) Dhalli Tunnel
A) To escape from the heat in the Indo-Gangetic Plain B) For military operations C) To trade with local merchants D) To attend cultural festivals
A) Headquarters for the Allied forces B) Site of major battles C) Base for espionage operations D) Capital city in exile of British Burma
A) 1945 B) 1903 C) 2008 D) 1914
A) Frivolity, gossip, and intrigue B) An industrial city C) A hub for trade D) A center for education
A) Observatory Hill B) Dhalli Hill C) Lower Bazaar D) Ridge
A) Desert land B) Dense forest C) Agricultural fields D) Urban settlements
A) David Ochterlony B) Bhimsen Thapa C) William Amherst D) Charles Pratt Kennedy
A) Lieutenant Ross B) David Ochterlony C) William Amherst D) The Gerard brothers
A) Lieutenant Ross B) David Ochterlony C) The Gerard brothers D) Charles Pratt Kennedy
A) Ochterlony Villa B) Ross Cottage C) Kennedy Cottage D) Gerard House
A) 1830 B) 1819 C) 1827 D) 1826
A) Stapleton Cotton B) Lieutenant Ross C) David Ochterlony D) Charles Pratt Kennedy
A) 500 houses B) 50 houses C) 300 houses D) 1,141 houses
A) The 1945 Simla Conference B) The 1914 Simla Convention C) The 1972 Shimla Agreement D) The 1906 Simla Deputation
A) MTB Himalaya mountain biking race B) Shimla Marathon C) Himalayan Skiing Championship D) Shimla Cricket Tournament
A) Annadale B) Sanjauli C) Chotta Shimla D) Jakhoo
A) Mall Road B) The Viceregal Lodge C) Christ Church D) Shri Hanuman Jakhu
A) Kolkata B) Shimla C) Mumbai D) Delhi
A) 1971 B) 1956 C) 1966 D) 1948
A) 1,500 metres (4,921 ft) B) 3,000 metres (9,843 ft) C) 2,454 metres (8,051 ft) D) 2,206 metres (7,238 ft)
A) The Pabbar B) The Giri C) The Yamuna D) The Sutlej
A) Zone V (Very High Damage Risk Zone) B) Zone IV (High Damage Risk Zone) C) Zone II (Low Damage Risk Zone) D) Zone III (Moderate Damage Risk Zone)
A) The Viceregal Lodge B) Gorton Castle C) Auckland House D) The Peterhoff
A) Oak B) Bamboo C) Pine D) Deodar
A) 1966 B) 1971 C) 1956 D) 1948
A) Victory Road B) Ridge Road C) The Mall Road D) Hill Street
A) Zanskar Range B) Choor Mountains C) Pir Panjal Range D) Dhauladhar Range
A) Floods B) Droughts C) Earthquakes D) Landslides
A) 350 km (220 mi) B) 247 km (153 mi) C) 88 km (55 mi) D) 116 km (72 mi)
A) Mahasu B) Chamba C) Kangra D) Kinnaur
A) Tropical monsoon climate B) Temperate oceanic climate C) Mediterranean climate D) Subtropical highland climate (Cwb)
A) December B) November C) August D) January
A) 35.6 °C (96 °F) on 10 July 2015 B) 32.4 °C (90.3 °F) on 28 May 2010 C) 37.7 °C (99.9 °F) on 22 May 2012 D) 30.5 °C (87 °F) on 15 June 2008
A) Hotel industry B) Mining C) Agriculture D) Textile manufacturing
A) Oberoi Cecil B) Royal Inn C) Shimla Suites D) Grand Plaza
A) Mumbai University B) Himachal Pradesh University C) Kolkata University D) Delhi University
A) Twenty B) Over six C) Ten D) Three
A) 2006–07 B) 2010 C) 1995 D) 1988
A) 30 B) 50 C) 25 D) 41
A) 50% B) 25% C) 40% D) 33%
A) The councillors B) The state government C) The Prime Minister D) The mayor
A) 169,578 B) 200,000 C) 171,817 D) 142,161
A) 92% B) 94.14% C) 95% D) 93.63%
A) 93.5% B) 0.62% C) 2.29% D) 1.95%
A) Nepali B) Pahari C) Tibetan D) Hindi
A) Mughal B) Gothic C) Colonial D) 'Tudorbethan'
A) Sankat Mochan Temple B) Dhingu Mata Temple C) Jakhoo Temple D) Kali Bari Temple
A) Christ Church B) Kamna Devi Temple C) Gurudwara near old bus terminus D) Tara Devi Temple
A) Lakkar Bazaar B) Naldehra C) Annadale D) Kufri
A) Kali Bari Temple B) Sankat Mochan Temple C) Dhingu Mata Temple D) Jakhoo Temple
A) Kamna Devi Springs B) Tatta Pani C) Sankat Mochan Springs D) Dhingu Dhar Springs
A) Jakhoo Temple B) Kali Bari Temple C) Sankat Mochan Temple D) Tara Devi Temple
A) Ridge Sports Center B) Himalayan Sports Complex C) Shimla Sports Arena D) Indira Gandhi Rajya Khel Parisar
A) Northern Pahari B) Western Pahari C) Eastern Pahari D) Southern Pahari
A) Sanjauli B) Jutogh C) Chharabra D) Dharampur
A) Central Potato Research Institute B) Indian Institute of Advanced Studies C) National Academy of Audit and Accounts D) Himachal Pradesh University Business School
A) Government College Sanjauli B) St. Edward's School C) RKMV College D) Bishop Cotton School
A) Ridge Road B) Annadale C) Jutogh D) The Mall
A) Chennai B) Delhi C) Kolkata D) Mumbai
A) Narrow gauge B) Standard gauge C) Meter gauge D) Broad gauge
A) 2008 B) 2007 C) 2010 D) 2005
A) Fever FM B) Radio Mirchi C) Red FM D) 95.0 BIG FM
A) My FM B) Radio City C) Vividh Bharati D) All India Radio
A) Star India B) Doordarshan C) Sony Pictures Networks D) Zee Entertainment Enterprises
A) Canada B) United States C) UK D) Australia |