RELEVANCE- HP MAINS GS PAPER -2 WHAT IS QUASI-JUDICIAL BODY? A quasi-judicial body is a non-judicial body which can interpret law. It is an entity such as an arbitrator or tribunal board which has powers and procedures resembling those Read more
✓Born in St. Petersburg in Russia on 9″ oct 1874. ✓He travelled Russia, Europe, central Asia, Mongolia, Tibet, China , Japan and India. ✓In 1928, at the age of 54 he came face to face with Himalayas. ✓ He was Read more
Relevance – Preliminary Examination HPAS, ALLIED ALLIED SERVICE & other exams of Himachal Pradesh Kinkri Devi ✓Born in 1927 , Ghaton, Sirmaur. ✓Widowed when she was just 22 years. ✓She came in limelight when she filed PIL in the HP Read more
A} SHIMLA ✓One of India’s most popular hill resorts, Shimla is the state capital of Himachal Pradesh. ✓The town named after goddes Shyamla, grew out of the turmoils of the Gurkha wars after 1815-1816. ✓In 1822, a Read more
✓Topographically, the territory of Himachal Pradesh from South to North can be divided into following zones: 1. The Lower Hills or Outer Himalayan Zone 350 m (1,150 ft) to 1,500 m (4,920 ft). ✓This part of the western Himalayas which viels Read more
GS 1: Geography of Himachal Pradesh: Relief,drainage, Vegetation Cover and Types ✓Himachal literally means “Land of Snowy Mountains”✓The state of Himachal Pradesh popularly calledA) ‘Abode of Gods’B) DevbhoomiC) The Fruit bowl of IndiaD) The Apple State of IndiaE) Nature’s Paradise✓ Read more
GS 2 : DEVELOPMENT OF POLITICAL PARTIES, MAJOR POLITICAL PARTIES AND THEIR SUPPORT BASE AND PERFORMANCE IN THE ASSEMBLY AND PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION IN HIMACHAL PRADESH ✓In January, 1977 Dr. Y.S Pamar, the first chief minister of Himachal Pradesh, stepped down Read more
✓Himachal Pradesh came into being as a Centrally Administered Chief Commissioner’s provice on April 15, 1948.✓It was made by integrating 26 Shimla hill States and 4 Punjab hill states (a total of 30 erstwhile Princely States) with itsheadquarter in the Read more
1) STATE TREE- DEODAR (देवदार)✓Declared as the State Tree of Himachal Pradesh Deodar Cedar (Cedrus deodara), is a species of cedar native to the western Himalayas (Himachal Pradesh), occurring at 1500m-3200 m altitude.✓ It is a large evergreen coniferous tree Read more
1) STATE BIRD – Western Tragopan (जुजुराना) ✓Declared as the State Bird of Himachal Pradesh Western Tragopan (Tragopan melanocephalus) is locally called as Jujurana which means King of Birds.✓Western Tragopan a medium-sized brightly plumaged pheasant found along the Himalayas from Read more
