History of Solan: February 25, 2022

February 25, 2022

Consider the following statements:
1. Mangal princely state was founded by Atri Rajput from Marwar (Rajasthan).
2. Mangal was the manor of the princely state of Hindur.
3. Mangal princely state was named after its founder Mangal Singh.
4. In 1921, Lala Bhagwan Dass, Wazir of Baghal state was appointed wazir of Mangal state. ,
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?

(A) 1 only
(B) 2 and 3 only
(C) 1 and 4 only
(D) None of the above

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ANSWER – C

Mangal princely state was founded by Atri Rajput from Marwar.

Mangal was the manor of the princely state of Bilaspur. Mangal princely state was named after Mangal Singh, the son of the founder.

In 1921 British government, took away all the rights of Rana Shiv Singh to rule over the state. Then Lala Bhagwan Dass, Wazir of Baghal state was appointed wazir of Mangal state.

Which king of Hindur invaded Kahlur and captured the forts of Fatehpur, Ratanpur and Bahadurpur?

(A) Ramsharan Singh
(B) Manchand
(C) Ugar Singh
(D) Bijai Singh

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ANSWER – A

Consider the following statements:
1. During the reign of Alam Chand, Taimur Lang invaded Hindur in 1398 AD.
2. Narayan Chand made 'Ramshahar' as summer capital of the Hindur.
3. Ram Chand got repaired an ancient Sarovar Kala Kund .
Which of the above statement(s) is/are incorrect?

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

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ANSWER – C

During the reign of Alam Chand, Taimur Lang invaded India but not Hindur in 1398 AD.

Ram Chand was great lover of architecture. He built the fort of ‘Ramgarh’ and made ‘Ramshahar‘ as summer capital of the state.

His son Sansar Chand (1568-1618) built a beautiful palace in Nalagarh and also got repaired an ancient Sarovar Kala Kund.

Nalagarh (Hindur) was a branch of which state?

(A) Kahlur
(B) Baghal
(C) Kotkhai
(D) Kunihar

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ANSWER – A

Which king made Nalagarh the capital of the princely state of Hindur?

(A) Ram Chandra
(B) Vikram Chand
(C) Vijay Chand
(D) Alam Chand

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ANSWER – B

Consider the following statements:
1. Nalagarh was merged with Pepsu during the reign of Raja Joginder Singh.
2. Nalagarh was amalgamated in Himachal Pradesh in 1972 AD.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?

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

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ANSWER – D

British took control of Nalagarh from 1857 AD to 1860 AD.

Nalagarh was merged with Pepsu (Punjab) during the reign of Raja Surendra Singh.

Nalagarh was amalgamated in Himachal Pradesh in 1966 AD and became part of Solan district in 1972 AD.