HPAS 2013 Prelims Question Paper – Q1
On the bank of which river is Nadaun town of Hamirpur District?
(A) Satluj
(B) Ravi
(C) Beas
(D) Uhal
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Answer: C
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HPAS 2013 Prelims Question Paper – Q2
Which mountain pass connects Spiti to Ladakh?
(A) Kangla
(B) Shipki
(C) Rohtang
(D) Manirang
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Answer: A
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HPAS 2013 Prelims Question Paper – Q3
Which of the following is not in the vicinity of Kullu?
(A) Sultanpur Palace
(B) Bijli Mahadev
(C) Devatibba
(D) Kalatope
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Answer: D
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HPAS 2013 Prelims Question Paper – Q4
In which town is Panchvaktra temple?
(A) Chamba
(B) Mandi
(C) Hamirpur
(D) Una
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Answer: B
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HPAS 2013 Prelims Question Paper – Q5
Which lake at Rewalsar is known for floating island?
(A) Kuntbhyog
(B) Parashar
(C) Kalasar
(D) Sukhsar
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Answer: B
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HPAS 2013 Prelims Question Paper – Q6
Identify the correct chronological order in which the following Europeans travelled in Punjab and Shimla Hill states? (i) Vigne (ii) Moorcraft (iii) Forster (iv) Thomas Coryat
(A) (iv), (iii), (ii), (i)
(B) (i), (iii), (ii), (iv)
(C) (ii), (i), (iii), (iv)
(D) (iv), (i), (ii), (iii)
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Answer: A
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HPAS 2013 Prelims Question Paper – Q7
Which action of Raja Sansar Chand prompted the hill chiefs to invite Gurkhas to invade Kangra?
(A) his failure to retrieve Kangra fort
(B) his attack on Kahlur state and capture some territory
(C) his alliance with Sikh Chief Jassa Singh Ramgarhia
(D) his defeat at the hands of Sikh Chief Jai Singh of Kanhaiya Misl
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Answer: B
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HPAS 2013 Prelims Question Paper – Q8
Which of the following is believed to be the oldest among the Shimla Hill states?
(A) Jubbal
(B) Keonthal
(C) Bushahr
(D) Baghat
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Answer: C
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HPAS 2013 Prelims Question Paper – Q9
Who negotiated the arrangement between the states of Kashmir and Chamba by which the latter became independent of the former?
(A) Col. Lawrence
(B) George Russel
(C) David Ochterlony
(D) Captain G. Birch
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Answer: A
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HPAS 2013 Prelims Question Paper – Q10
Raja of which state was treated by the wife of Dara Shikoh as her son?
(A) Kangra
(B) Sirmaur
(C) Nurpur
(D) Guler
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Answer: C
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HPAS 2013 Prelims Question Paper – Q11
When did the consultative body of rulers of princely states known as Narendra Mandal came into existence?
(A) 1911
(B) 1921
(C) 1931
(D) 1941
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Answer: B
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HPAS 2013 Prelims Question Paper – Q12
With which district of Himachal Pradesh is Kayang folk dance associated?
(A) Una
(B) Solan
(C) Sirmaur
(D) Kinnaur
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Answer: D
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HPAS 2013 Prelims Question Paper – Q14
When was a Sanad granted to the Raja of Bilaspur by the British government confirming his possession on the right bank of Satluj?
(A) February, 1846
(B) March, 1846
(C) October, 1847
(D) April, 1848
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Answer: C
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HPAS 2013 Prelims Question Paper – Q15
Court poet of which princely state of Shimla Hills is the author of Shashi Vansh Vinod?
(A) Jubbal
(B) Nurpur
(C) Guler
(D) Bilaspur
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Answer: D
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HPAS 2013 Prelims Question Paper – Q16
Who was the first person to vote in the First General Elections in India in 1951-52?
(A) Shyam Sharan Negi of Kalpa
(B) Satya Dev Bushehri of Rohru
(C) Bhagmal Santha of Jubbal
(D) Anand Chand of Bilaspur
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Answer: A
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HPAS 2013 Prelims Question Paper – Q17
In which year did the publication of Hindi daily Divya Himachal begin?
(A) 1997
(B) 2002
(C) 2005
(D) 2007
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Answer: B
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HPAS 2013 Prelims Question Paper – Q18
Which tehsil of Mahasu district was carved out to form Kinnaur district?
(A) Rohru
(B) Chini
(C) Kotkhai
(D) Rampur
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Answer: B
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HPAS 2013 Prelims Question Paper – Q19
According to Annual Status Education Report (ASER) 2012-13 what percentage of class V students of Himachal Pradesh Government and private schools can read only class II text?
(A) 44.6
(B) 57.7
(C) 72.8
(D) 83.2
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Answer: C
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HPAS 2013 Prelims Question Paper – Q20
Who led the famous Mandi conspiracy of 1914-15?
(A) Swami Krishna Nand
(B) Pandit Gauri Prasad
(C) Shobha Ram
(D) Mian Jawahar Singh
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Answer: D
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HPAS 2013 Prelims Question Paper – Q78
Which Indian State has the lowest death rate according to census 2011?
(A) Orissa
(B) Kerala
(C) West Bengal
(D) Himachal Pradesh
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Answer: C
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