HPPSC EXAMS – HP GK – Monuments, Towns
HP Gk is an important part of all the HPPSC exams like Himachal Pradesh Administrative Services examination, Naib-Tehsildar, Lecturers and others. These series of articles will help the students to brush-up their Himachal Pradesh General Knowledge before the exams. This series of articles are divided into different parts each touching some important topics of HP GK from where most of the questions are asked in HPPSC examinations.
HP GK – Historical Monuments/Inscriptions/Places in Himachal Pradesh
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Contents Place/Monument/Inscription |
Founder |
District |
| Tank Sanghbhana | Bijai Chand | Bilaspur |
| Rang Mahal | Bijai Chand | Bilaspur |
| Hundur Fort | Kalyan Chand | Bilaspur |
| Chhatipur Fort | Sansar Chand | Bilaspur |
| Jagat Khana Swarghat | Hira Chand | Bilaspur |
| Maukot Fort | Saleem Shah Sur | Kangra |
| Nagarkot Fort | Susharma Chandra | Kangra |
| Targarh Fort | Jagat Singh | Kangra |
| Shahpur Fort | Bhaktmal | Kangra |
| Nadda Mahal | Umed Singh | Chamba |
| Chamba Rang Mahal | Umed Singh | Chamba |
| Loh Tikri Stone Inscription | Jasata Verman | Chamba |
| Dibrokothi and Saichu Nala Inscription | Lalita Verman | Chamba |
| Kamla Garh Fort | Suraj Sen | Mandi |
| Rani ka Kot Fort | Sewant Sen | Mandi |
| Damdama Mahal | Suraj Sen | Mandi |
| Sarakhpur Fort | Sidh Sen | Mandi |
| Rawingarh Fort | Veer Prakash | Sirmour |
| Nahan Fort | Karam Prakash | Sirmour |
| Ranital Bagh | Shamsher Singh | Sirmour |
| Jatak Fort | Ranzor Singh | Sirmour |
| Sheesh Mahal and Moti Mahal | Fateh Chand | Sirmour |
| SolahSinghi Fort | – | Una |
HP GK – Important Ancient Towns in Himachal Pradesh
Town |
Old Name |
Founder |
| Bilaspur | Biaspur | Deep Chand |
| Bharmour | Brahampur | Meru Varman |
| Chamba | – | Sahil Verman |
| Dalhousie | – | Lord Dalhousie |
| Hamirpur | – | Hamir Chand |
| Alampur | – | Alam Chand |
| Sujanpur | – | Abhay Chand |
| Baijnath | – | Kirgram |
| Kangra | Trigarta/Nagarkot | Susharma Chandra |
| Nurpur | Dhameri | – |
| Kalpa | Chini | – |
| Kullu | Kulluta | Bihangmanipal |
| Mandi | – | Ajbar Sen |
| Sundernagar | Baned | Garur Sen |
| Jubbal | Deorha | Rana Tegh Chand |
| Rampur | – | Raja Ram Singh |
| Sarahan | Shonitpur | – |
| Shimla | Simla | Major Kennedy |
| Nahan | – | Karam Prakash |
| Nalagarh | Hundoor | – |
| Una | Jaswandoon | – |
HP GK – Important Princely States in Himachal Pradesh
State/Dominion |
Founder |
Present District |
Capital |
Last Ruler |
| Kehlur | Bir Chand Chandel | Bilaspur | Naina Devi | Anand Chand |
| Chamba | Meru Varman | Chamba | Brahmpur | Lakshman Singh |
| Datarpur | Datar Chand | Kangra | – | Mian Devi Singh |
| Guler | Hari Chand | Kangra | Haripur | Bhup Singh |
| Nurpur | Jetpal | Kangra | Pathankot | Bir Singh |
| Sibba | Sibram Chand | Kangra | – | Shyam Singh |
| Trigarta | Susharma Chand | Kangra | Nagarkot | Dhruv Dev Chandra |
| Kullu | Bihangmani pal | Kullu | Naggar | Ajit Singh |
| Mandi | Bahu Sen | Mandi | Mandi | Joginder Sen |
| Suket | Bir Sen | Mandi | Baned | Lakshman Sen |
| Bhajji | Charu Raja | Shimla | Sunni | Ram Chand |
| Bushahar | Pradyuman | Shimla | Kamru | Padam Singh |
| Dhami | Gobind Pal | Shimla | Halog | Dalip Singh |
| Jubbal | Karan Chand | Shimla | Sonpur | Bhagat Singh |
| Theog | Jai Chand | Shimla | – | Krishan Chand |
| Jaswan | Purab Chand | Una | Rajpura | Umed Singh |
| Nalagarh(Hoondor) | Ajay Chand | Solan | Nalagarh | Surinder Singh |
| Sirmour | Raja Rasalu | Sirmour | Nahan | Rajinder Prakash |
| Keonthal | Giri Sen | Shimla | Junga | Hatendar Singh |
HP GK – Monuments, Places, Princely States in HPPSC Exams:
HPPSC exams very often contain HP GK questions based on the historical facts like important Monuments, Places and princely states. For Example, the questions below related to the above facts were asked in the past Himachal Pradesh administrative services exam
- What was the ancient name of SARAHAN?
- Which place served as the capital of Kullu ?
- Who was the founder of Chamba Rang Mahal?
Therefore, these HP GK facts are very important from the HPPSC exams point of view.
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