Kangra District GK Question Answer In English

Kangra District GK Question Answer In English:- Kangra district is located in the northwest of Himachal Pradesh between 32°40 Sh to 32°25 Sh North Latitude and 70°35′ Sh to 77°05 Sh Eastern Deshantar. Una, Hamirpur and Mandi districts are situated to the south of Kangra. It borders Kullu and Lahaul-Spiti in the east, Chamba in the north and the state of Punjab in the west.

Kangra District GK One Liner In English

• Where is the headquarters of Kangra district located? –Dharmashala
• King Sansar Chand-II was the ruler of which state? –Kangra
• Which king of Himachal (Kangra) invaded Delhi and conquered it in 1360 AD? –Rupchand
• Who was the king of Kangra when Muhammad bin Tughluq (1337 AD) invaded Nagarkot? – Prithvi Chand
• Who was the last ruler to rule the princely state of Bangahal? –Manpal
• By what name was Kangra known during the Mahabharata period? –Trigat
• Who was the most famous king of Kangra? – Sansar Chand-II
• Who was Nawab Saif Ali Khan? –The last faujdar of the Kangra fort
• What is the area of Kangra district? –5739 sq km
• In which year did the British subjugate Kangra? -1846
• Which king of the princely state of Kangra is said to have fought in favor of the Kauravas in the battle of Mahabharata? -Susharma Chandra
• Who was Donald McLeod who was named after McLeodganj of Dharamshala? The former Governor of Punjab was Sir Donald McLeod who visited Dharamshala in 1846
• Which area of Kangra district is called Batlohiwala city. -Gaganth
• What is the name of the Tibetan University and Math at Siddhbadi near Dharamshala in Kangra district? -Gyuto Tantric Monastery & Norbuling Ka University
• In which district is the ‘Masroor tourist destination? -Kangra
• Where is Tapovan ‘Sandipani Himalaya’ located? -Dharmashala
• Where is the headquarters of the exiled Tibetan government? –Maclodganj (Dharamshala)
• Which Muslim ruler appointed Ghamandchand of Kangra as the Nizam (Governor) of Jalandhar Doab in the 18th century (1759 AD)? –Ahmad Shah Abdali
• Which king of Himachal Pradesh was appointed as the Deputy Administrator of Jalandhar by Ahmad Shah Abdali? –Ghamandchand
• Which ruler of Himachal Pradesh first organized most of the hill states as an independent state? – Sansar Chand
• At which place was the treaty signed between Raja Raj Singh (Chamba) and King Sansar Chand (Kangra) in 1788 AD? – Shahpur
• Which ruler of Dhameri princely state of Audumbar district is famous for its folk stories? –Jagat Singh
• In 1794, Raja Raj Singh of Chamba was killed in Nerti? -Sansar Chand
• Which Sikh chieftain snatched the Mughal fort from Mughal in 1783 AD? -Jay Singh Kanhaiya
• Sujanpur Tira Fort was built by which king of Kangra? -Ghamand Chand
• Who founded the Nagarkot Fort (Kangra Fort)? -Susharma Chand
• Nurpur state is named after whom? -Noorjahan
• Where did ‘Lahna Singh Majithia’ build ‘Mahal’ and ‘Baradari’ in Kangra? -Trilokpur
• Whose capital was Haripur? -Guler In which state was the Rehlu region in 1785 AD? – Guler
• Which king of Kangra made a guest of Chinese traveler Hiuen Tsang in 635 AD? – Uditaya Udima
• Dharamshala, Palampur, Nurpur, Dehra-Gopipur is located.- in Kangra
• Baijnath, Nurpur, Jawali, Indora, Nagrota are located.- in Kangra
• Established Dharamshala. –1846, Lord (McLeod)
• Tapovan or Sandipani is located in the Himalayas. -in Kangra (Dharamshala)
• Who wrote the play Dharmachand? – Manik Chand T
• he first European to visit Kangra in 1615 AD was-Thoms Koryat (first mentioned Kangra).
• Which king of Kangra fell into a dry well while hunting and was presumed dead. –Harichand
• Who was made king of the Kangra princely state by considering ‘King Harichand-I’ dead. –Karamchand