History & Humanities

GK practice covering Governor S. Chakravarti, Speaker Jaiwant Ram, Rajkumari Amrit Kaur, Baba Kanshi Ram Pahari Gandhi & black robes vow, Mandi Conspiracy 1914 Rani Khairgarhi, Kunihar Praja Mandal, Chief Justice M.H. Beg, HPPSC Katoch, Lokayukta Tatachari, 1972 district reorganization, and Treaty of Sagauli.

GK practice covering Pt. Padam Dev Suket march, Raja Laxman Sen surrender, Shiva Nand Ramaul Provisional Govt, Baghat Conference Raja Durga Singh, Himachal Day 15 April 1948 merger of 30 princely states into 4 districts, N.C. Mehta & Penderal Moon, Bilaspur 1954 merger, Kinnaur 1960 creation, Punjab Reorganization 1 Nov 1966, Full Statehood 25 Jan 1971 Indira Gandhi, Dr. Y.S. Parmar first CM 1952, and Lt. Gen. Himatsinhji.

GK practice covering Raja Pratap Singh Kullu execution at Dharamshala 1857, loyal hill rajas, Dhami Satyagraha 16 July 1939, Bhagmal Sautha, Rana Dalip Singh Dhami, 2 martyrs Uma Dutt & Durga Singh, Lala Dunichand Congress inquiry, Pajhota Kisan Andolan 1942-43 Vaid Surat Singh, 'Bhai Do Na Pai Do', HHSRC Shimla 1946 Swami Purnanand & Pt. Padam Dev, Dr. Y.S. Parmar Praja Mandal leadership, and Suket Satyagraha 18 Feb 1948.

GK practice covering Major Briggs Sanjauli tunnel, Kalka-Shimla Railway 1903 Curzon, UNESCO status 2008, Chief Engineer Harington & Baba Bhalkhu, Barog Tunnel No. 33, Sir John Lawrence 1864 Summer Capital, Baghat annexation & restoration 1861, CPRI Shimla 1956, IIAS Radhakrishnan 1965, 1857 Revolt in Shimla 12 May, Subedar Bhim Singh Kasauli treasury & Jutogh, Raja Shamsher Singh Bushahr neutrality, Lord William Hay, Raja Pratap Singh Kullu execution at Dharamshala 1857, and loyal hill rajas.

GK practice covering 4-year Kangra siege, Arki Gurkha HQ, Anglo-Gurkha War declaration 1814, David Ochterlony campaign, General Gillespie at Kalanga, Ranjore Singh Thapa Jaitak fort, Bhakti Thapa martyrdom at Malaun 1815, Amar Singh Thapa surrender 15 May 1815, Treaty of Sagauli 1815, 1st Gurkha Rifles Subathu, British Sanads 1815, Kennedy House Shimla 1822, Lord Amherst 1827 visit, and Hindustan-Tibet Road 1850.

GK practice covering Treaty of Jawalamukhi 1809 Ranjit Singh-Sansar Chand, Sardar Dessa Singh Majithia, Lehna Singh Majithia, Sansar Chand death 1824, Anirudh Chand 1824 flight 1828, Ventura Mandi campaign 1840 & Balbir Sen Gobindgarh imprisonment, Zorawar Singh Kahluria Ladakh campaigns, Treaty of Lahore 1846, transfer of hill states to British, Wazir Ram Singh Pathania 1848-49 revolt, Amar Singh Thapa Sirmaur invasion 1804, Battle of Mahal Morian 1806, and 4-year Kangra siege.

GK practice covering Battle of Nerwa Sirmaur-Bushahr, Damdama Palace Mandi Suraj Sen 1625, murder of Prithi Pal of Bengal by Sidh Sen, Paonta Sahib fortress 1685, Battle of Nerti 1794 & death of Raja Raj Singh Chamba, Ishwari Sen 12-year detention at Nadaun, 'Aaye ga Nadaun Jaye ga kaun', Sansar Chand attack on Bilaspur 1805, Amar Singh Thapa invitation, Jassa Singh Ramgarhia 1770, Jai Singh Kanhaiya 1775, and Guru Nanak Dev HP travels.

GK practice covering Raja Kehri Singh Ajanbahu & Tibet treaty, Raja Medni Prakash Sirmaur & Guru Gobind Singh 1685, Battle of Bhangani 1688 with Raja Bhim Chand, Battle of Nadaun 1690 against Alif Khan, Saif Ali Khan last Mughal Qiladar 1783, Jai Singh Kanhaiya fort capture, Sansar Chand 1786 acquisition via Mukerian, Ahmad Shah Abdali & Ghamand Chand 1759, Tira Sujanpur founding 1761, Kehri Singh Chhatrapati, and Jagat Chand Vrindavan.

GK practice covering Raja Bidhi Chand 1588 rebellion, Jahangir 1622 visit to Kangra Fort, Nawab Ali Khan first Mughal Faujdar 1620, Raja Jagat Singh of Dhameri capture of Kangra, Dhameri renamed Nurpur, Jahangiri Masjid, Suraj Mal rebellion in Chamba, Jagat Singh in Kandahar/Balkh, 1641 rebellion with Rajrup Singh, Maukot & Taragarh defense against Murad Bakhsh, Prithvi Singh recovery of Chamba, and Chattar Singh defiance of Aurangzeb 1678.

GK practice covering Raja Prithvi Chand, Firoz Shah Tughlaq 1365 siege of Nagarkot, Rup Chand raids to Delhi, Dalail-i-Firozshahi 1300 Sanskrit books translated by Izzuddin Khalid Khani, Dharmachand Natak, Timur 1398-99 invasion & Raja Megh Chand, Alam Chand Hindur, Sikandar Lodi & Tatar Khan, Sher Shah Suri & Khawas Khan 1540, Bairam Khan in Nurpur, Todar Mal imperial demesne 1572, Birbal Kangra jagir, and Jai Chand rebellion.

GK practice covering Susharma Chandra Mahabharata war, Chandragupta Maurya alliance with King Parvataka, Ashoka mission Majjhima, Kalsi rock edict, Samudragupta Prayag Prashasti (Kartripura), Devichandraguptam Alipura, Hiuen Tsang visit 635 AD & King Utito, Naggar Kuluta capital, Mihirakula Hun retreat, Guru Ghantal monastery, Mahmud Ghaznavi 1009 Nagarkot raid, Raja Jagdish Chand, Tomar 1043 recapture, and Muhammad bin Tughlaq 1337 invasion.

GK practice covering Non-Aryan indigenous tribes, Divodas & Shambar 40-year Rig Vedic war, 99 hill forts, slaying at Udruksh, Dashragya war, Audambara coins & Shaivite motifs, Trigarta Ayudhajivi Sangha, Kulindas Janapada, Kuluta Brahmi/Kharosthi coins, King Virayasas, Amoghabhuti silver coins, Vishwamitra Audambaras, Pathiyar & Kanihara inscriptions, Samudrasena Nirmand plate, and Salanu Mandi inscription.