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Kangara District MCQs
Kangara District
- The King of which princely state helped akbar in capturing king jayachand of kangra?
(A) Hurpur
(B) Guler
(C) Jaswan
(D) Sibba
- Near Dharamshala city, which place is called chhota Israel?
(A) Siddhabari
(B) Matour
(C) Shahkot
(D) Dharamkot
- In which village near Dharamshala ls the Vipassana center for meditation located?
(A) Shahkot
(B) Mankot
(C) Sharamkot
(D) Siddhbari
- Which king of Kangra fell into a well while playing and was presumed dead?
(A) Meghchand
(B) Hari Chand I
(C) Jai Chand
(D) Trilok Chand
- Who was the last king to rule the princely state of nurpur?
(A) Veer Singh
(B) Rajroop Singh
(C) Jagat Singh
(D) Prithvi Singh
- Which king of Nurpur was sent by Shah jahan to fight against the Uzbeks of balakh?
(A) Rajendra Singh
(B) Jagat Singh
(C) Basu
(D) Mandhata
- Which king of Nurpur refused to take the jagir from Maharaja Ranjit Singh after accupying his kingdom?
(A) Veer Singh
(B) Jagat Singh
(C) Basu
(D) Surajmal
- Which head of the well-known household of triarta married his daughter to rana of Kiram, one of his subordinates?
(A) Hriday Chandra
(B) Jai Chandra
(C) Gajmal Chandra
(D) Drupada Chandra
9.Which king of the Trigarta married his daughter to Rana Lakshman Chandra of Baijnath who was his subordinate jagirdar?
(A) Roompchandra
(B) Kaulchandra
(C) Anirudh Chandra
(D) Hriday Chandra
- Many more princely states emerged from kangra princely state.Which was the first branch to emerged?
(A) Gultr
(B)Jaswa
(C) Sibba
(D) Datarpur
11.Which was the smallest princely state in Kangra region?
(A) Datarpur
(B) Jaswan
(C) Kutlahar
(D) Sibba
- Which princely state was born Sibba princely state?
(A) Guler
(B) Dattarpur
(C) Jaswan
(D) Nurpur
13.According to Cunningham, which princely state belongs to the Kangra princely group?
(A) Which is between Jhelum and Beas
(B) Which is between Ravi and Beas
(C) Which is between Beas and Sutlej
(D) Which is between Ravi and Sutlej
- Which king of kangra ascended the throne in the same year as Jahangir ascended the throne?
(A) Vidhichand
(B) Bhimchand
(C) Jaichand
(D) Trilok Chand
- Guler was the capital of the princely state.
(A) Nurpur
(B) Palampur
(C) Nagrota
(D) Haripur
16.What was the name of the throne that sansar Chandra, the king of kangra fell in love with?
(A) Murkalu
(B) Dwarku
(C) Suharu
(D) Nokhu
17.Which of the following princely states is a branch of Guler state?
(A) Shahpur and Sibba
(B) Sibba and Datarpur
(C) Kotla and jaswan
(D) Shahpur and kotla
- Who was the last king of kangra princely state?
(A) Ghamand Chand
(B) Sansar Chand
(C) Anirudh Chand
(D) Dhruvdev Chand
- Which descendant of the princely state of Kangra was given the title of Major in the Army in 1888?
(A) Luhar Chand
(B) Jaichand
(C) Kirat Chand
(D) Uday Chand
20.The king of which princely state was able to save his princely state from the Sikhs because he marroed 2 princesses Singh (Maharaja Ranjit Singh s minister)?
(A) Dattarpur
(B) Kutlehar
(C) Guler
(D) Sibba
- Who was the court poet of King Dharma Chand of kingra who wrote the play Dharm Chand in 1562 Ad?
(A) Ganesh Singh
(B) Kanhaiya Lal Sharma
(C) Manik Chand
(D) Padam Chand
- Which of the following princely states was divided into two cousing /desendants Vijay Singh and ram Singh in nineteenth centry
(A) Datarpur
(B) Sibba
(C) Guler
(D) Jaswan
- Who was the first European to visit Kangra around 1615 AD?
(A) Thebanat
(B) Terry
(C) Thomas Corriet
(D) Thomas Row
- Jahangir sent which descendant of Dhamri nurpur to capture the fort of Nagarkot which together with the hill chiefs looted the royal territories and later fled towards the Mau fort?
(A) Jetpal
(B) Paharimal
(C) Bhaktamal
(D) Surajmal
- Chinmay Sandeepani Himalaya Ashram in Kangra district is closest to which of the following?
(A) Volcano
(B) Yola
(C) Nagrota Bagwan
(D) Baijnath
- Triyund is in which district of Himachal pradesh?
(A) Chamba
(B) Hamirpur
(C) Kangra
(D) Kullu
27.Which king of kangra princely sate refused to marry his sister to Dhyan Singh s son and had to flee to save his life and honor from the wrath of Maharaj Ranjit Sing
(A) Ghamand Chand
(B) RoopChand
(C) Anirudh Chand
(D) JaiChand
28.When king harichand of the princely state of kangra was presumed dead, who sat on his throng instead?
(A) Ranveerchand
(B) Jagat Chand
(C) Karmchad
(D) Ghamandchand
29.In 1850-51 AD ,after the exile of king Pramod Chand, which noble of the lambragons was made head of the katoch dynasty?
(A) Kiratchand
(B) Udaychand
(C) Daljeetchand
(D)Pratapchand
- On which issue did King Anirudh Chand decide to abandon the throne instead of bowing down to Maharaja Ranjit Singh?
(A) Surrender of kangra fort
(B) To pay a heavy sum of money
(C) Marrying of his sister in Mian Dhyanchand s family
(D) To acctpt very harsh terms of the treaty
- The only dynasty that originated in Himachal Pradesh and whose existence has nothing to do with immigration.
(A)Pathania
(B) Katoch
(C) Mankotia
(D) Sen
- According to one British Dandanayaka, in which region of Himachal was there a systemic region even when the great Roman Empire was also in infancy?
(A) Kinnaur
(B) Kangra
(C) Pangi
(D) Mandi
33.Why is the place named Ghoran of Kangra district famous?
(A) For her natural beauty
(B) For extended pastures
(C) People gather there to get rid of the disease
(D) There are hot springs with medicinal properties.
- Raja Sansar Chand had to seek outside help to free Kangra from the clutches of the Gorkhas.This help was received
(A) By General Zorawar Singh
(B) By Raja Gulab Singh
(C) By Maharaja Ranjit Singh
(D) By General Hari Singh Nalwa
- Which of the following districts was not a part of Trigartan region in ancient times?
(A) Chamba
(B) Kullu
(C) Kangra
(D) Una
- Name the king of Kangra, was unified the hill princely states against Akbar and broke the bugle of rebellion?
(A) Sansar Chand
(B) Dharma Chand
(C) Vidhi Chand
(D) Manikya Chand
- In 1809 AD treaty of jwalamukhi was done between which of the following?
(A) Gorkhas and Sikhs
(B) Sikhs and British
(C) Sansarchand and Ranjit Sinsh
(D) Between Ranjit Singh and the British
- Which of the following is not located in kangra district?
(A) Shaheed Smarak
(B) Brajeshwari Temple
(C) Chamunda Memorial
(D) Panjpula
- What was the old name of Nurpur?
(A) Dhameri
(B) Dharamshala
(C) Nurmahal
(D) Nur jahan
- What is the new name of the hill atate known as dhamin?
(A) Nurour
(B) Nagarkot
(C) Dharamshala
(D) Dhami
41 .In 1848, Nurpur state of Himachal Pradesh was the first state where rebellion against the british came. The leader of this rebellion was.
(A) Wazir Shyam Singh
(B) Ram Singh Pathania
(C) Raja Vidhi Chand
(D) Pahad Chand
- Where Did the death of Wazir Ram Singh pathania of Nurpur who fought the British during the second British- Sikh war?
(A) Myanmar
(B) Singapore
(C) Andaman
(D) Pondicherry
43 .Who remained separate from the confederation formed against the Subedar Riyaz baig of Punjab due to improper interference in the affairs of the hill states?
(A) Chhatrasingh-Chamba
(B) Raja Singh –Guler
(C) Dhirajpal –Basohla
(D) Jagat Singh – Kangra
44.Who was the first Sikh general to attack kangra in the second half of the eighteenth century?
(A) Jai Sing Kanhaiya
(B) Hari Sing Nalwa
(C) Jassa Singh Ramgarhia
(D) Banda Bahadur
45.Which ruler of Hurpur was taken captive by Bairam Khan to Lahore in 1558 AD and put to death?
(A) Paharimal
(B) Bakht Pal
(C) Kailash Pal
(D) Kakuho Pal
- Why did Sansar Chand give Kangra Fort and 66 villages to Maharaja Ranjit Singh?
(A) To protect himsela from the British
(B) To help him defeat the Gorkhas
(C) As a gift of his coronation
(D) To build a gurudwara by Ranjit Singh
- Whose name was Bhimkot?
(A) Bhimkali Temple
(B) Kangra Fort
(C) Nirmand
(D) Bilaspur Fort
- Which step of King Sansar Chand inspired the hill rulers to control the Gurkhas by attacking kangra?
(A) His failurt to take back the Kangra fort
(B) On invading the princely state of Kahlur and seizing some areas
(C) Due to tie – up with Sikh chief jassa Singh Ramgarhia
(D) Kanhaiya Misl lost to Sikh chief jai Singh
49 In ancient times, by what name was Kangra known?
(A) Nagerko
(B) Fort
(C) Jalandhar
(D) Kauravpur
50.In which year did alomchand establish the city of Alampur on the banks of the Beas river?
(A) 1680 AD
(B) 1697 AD
(C) 1672 AD
(D) 1702 AD
51 .When was the Nurpur State foundtd by Tomar Rajput jethpal?
(A) 983 AD
(B) 1000 AD
(C) 1100 AD
(D) 1200 AD
- When was the Nerti Shahpur war took place between Sansar Chand and Raj Singh (Chamba)?
(A) 1786 AD
(B) 1686 AD
(C) 1886 AD
(D) 1586 AD
- Which princely invasion led to the downall of sansar Chand?
(A) Chamba
(B) Kullu
(C) Mandi
(D) Bilaspur
- Who built the Makot fort of Nurpur?
(A) Bhaktapala
(B) Nagpal
(C) Prithvipal
(D) Salim Shurshah
- Bhahu Singh (Murid Khan), who converted to islam in 1686 AD, was king of which princely state?
(A) Nurpur
(B) Kahlur
(C) Sibba
(D) Kutlehar
- during the reigh of which king of Nurpur princely state did the Mughals win the forts of Maukot, Nurpur and Taragarh?
(A) Jagat Singh
(B) Rajroop Singh
(C) Bir Sing
(D) Jaswant Singh
- Who was the first European to bring attention to the history of the royal families of jalandhar and trigarta?
(A) Moorcraft
(B) Cunningham
(C) Thevenot
(D) Thomas Coryatt
- Who among the following got back the territory of the princely state of Kutlehar which was captured by King Sansar Chand of Kangra?
(A) Sikhs
(B) Gorkhas
(C)Britishers
(D) Mughals
- Which king of the princely state of Nurpur built taragarh fort in the area of Chamba princely state around 1625-30 AD?
(A) Busu
(B) Jagat
(C) Jai Singh
(D) Rajroop Singh
60.Which European traveler traveled to jammu from Nahan to Nurpur around 1783 AD?
(A) Harcourt
(B) Forester
(C) Vigne
(D) Bernier
1.b,2.d,3.c,4.b,5.a,6.b,7.a,8.a,9.d,10.b,11.c,12.a,13.d,14.d,15.d,16.d,17.b,18.c,19.b,20.d,21.c,22.b,23.c,24.d,25.b,26.c,27.c,28.c,29.d,30.c,31.b,32.b,33.c,34.c,35.d,36.c,37.c,38.d,39.a,40.a,41.b,42.b,43.d,44.c,45.b,46.b,47.b,48.b,49.a,50.b,51.b,52.a,53.d,54.d,55.a,56.a,57.b,58.b,59.b,60.b