Freedom Movement and Administrative History of Himachal Pradesh: April 27, 2022

April 27, 2022

Consider the following statements about revolt of 1857:
1. The first news of the revolt of 1857 reached Shimla on 12th May 1857.
2. The Commander-in-Chief of Shimla hills at the time of revolt was Lord William Hay.
3. The Raja of Keonthal, Koti and Balsan helped European inhabitants during the revolt.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?’

(A) 1 only
(B) 2 and 3 only
(C) 1 and 3 only
(D) All of the above

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ANSWER – C

The first news of the revolt of 1857 reached Shimla on 12^th May 1857.

The Commander-in-Chief of Shimla hills at the time of revolt was General Anson and the Deputy Commissioner was Lord William Hay.

The Raja of Keonthal, Koti and Balsan helped European inhabitants during the revolt

Which two Thakuraiyo were made subject to Jubbal princely state in 1896? [HP Naib Tehsildar (Pre)-2018]

(A) Rawingarh and Ratesh
(B) Rawingarh and Sangari
(C) Rawingarh and Khaneti
(D) Rawingarh and Dhadi

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ANSWER – D

Match List 1 and List 2 and choose the correct answer.
LIST 1 (RAJA DURING 1857)
A. Hari Chand
B. Sri Singh
C. Govardhan Singh
D. Thakur
LIST 2 (STATE)
1. Chamba
2. Balsan
3. Dhami
4. Bilaspur Jograj
Code:

(A) A-3 , B-1 , C-2 , D-4
(B) A-1 , B-2 , C-4 , D-3
(C) A-2 , B-3 , C-4 , D-1
(D) A-4 , B-1 , C-3 , D-2

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ANSWER – D

Consider the following statements:
1. Raja of Chamba, Mandi and Bilaspur were invited to grace the occasion of Delhi Durbar was held in 1877 .
2. Raja Amar Prakash of Sirmaur and Raja Amar Chand of Bilaspur attended the Coronation Darbar in 1911.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are incorrect?

(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) None of the above

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ANSWER – D

When the Delhi Durbar was held in 1877 during the viceroyalty of Lord Lytton, some of the hill rulers like Raja Sham Singh of Chamba, Raja Bajai Sen of Mandi and Raja Hira Chand of Bilaspur were invited to grace the occasion
The hill chiefs were also invited to attend the CORONATION DURBAR OF DELHI, in December 1911, when Delhi was made capital in place of Calcutta. The prominent among those who attended the imperial Durbar, were
Raja Amar Prakash of Sirmaur,
Raja Amar Chand of Bilaspur,
Raja Biljai Sen of Keonthal,
Raja Bhim Sen of Suket,
Raja Bhuri Singh of Chamba,
Rana Bagat Chand of Jubbal and
Raja Dip Singh of Baghat.

During the 1857 Military Revolt, which king of Bushahr ruled unfavorably with the British? [HP Naib Tehsildar (Pre)-2018]

(A) Shamsher Singh
(B) Mahendra Singh
(C) Ugra Singh
(D) Rudra Singh

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ANSWER – B

Consider the following statements:
1. The rulers of Shimla Hill States formed an executive council with Raja of Baghat as its Chairman.
2. Among the Shimla Hill States Bilaspur was the first state to enact the Panchayati Raj Act.
3. Raja of Mandi opposed the idea of grouping and wanted each state to be sovereign.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?

(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) 1 and 3
(D) None of the above

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ANSWER – A

The rulers of Shimla Hill States formed an executive council with Raja of Baghat as its Chairman.

Among the Shimla Hill States Mandi was the first state to enact the Panchayati Raj Act .

Raja of Bilaspur opposed the idea of grouping and wanted each state to be sovereign.

The main purpose of which of the following was democratization of the administration? [HPAS (Pre) Exam-2018)]

(A) Praja Mandal Movement
(B) Mandi conspiracy
(C) Bilaspur conflict
(D) Chamba movement

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ANSWER – A

In which year did the governing body of the rulers of states come into being? [HAS (Pre)-2014)] [HP Naib Tehsildar (Pre)-2018]

(A) 1911
(B) 1931
(C) 1921
(D) 1941

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ANSWER – C