Books, Writers and Literature of Himachal Pradesh (Part 1)

Question 1

“Tarikh-i-Riyast Sirmaur” (History of Sirmaur State) was authored by:

Accepted Answer

Kanwar Ranzor Singh

Answer

Dr. Y.S. Parmar

Answer

Raja Amar Chand

Answer

Rahul Sankrityayan

Question 2

“Himachal Pradesh: Area and Languages” was written by:

Accepted Answer

Dr. Y.S. Parmar

Answer

Mian Goverdhan Singh

Answer

Shanta Kumar

Answer

Dev Raj Sharma

Question 3

“Polyandry in the Himalayas” (1975) was authored by:

Accepted Answer

Dr. Y.S. Parmar

Answer

D.N. Majumdar

Answer

T.S. Negi

Answer

Rahul Sankrityayan

Question 4

The foundational art book “Himalayan Art” (1926) was written by:

Accepted Answer

J.C. French

Answer

W.G. Archer

Answer

M.S. Randhawa

Answer

B.N. Goswamy

Question 5

The seminal art monographs “Kangra Valley Painting” and “Basohli Painting” were authored by:

Accepted Answer

M.S. Randhawa

Answer

Ananda Coomaraswamy

Answer

W.G. Archer

Answer

Karl Khandalavala

Question 6

“Antiquities of Chamba State” (1911) was authored by the Dutch archaeologist:

Accepted Answer

J. Ph. Vogel

Answer

Alexander Cunningham

Answer

Captain Harcourt

Answer

William Moorcroft

Question 7

“The Himalayan District of Kooloo, Lahoul and Spiti” (1871) was written by:

Accepted Answer

Captain A.F.P. Harcourt

Answer

J.B. Fraser

Answer

Major Kennedy

Answer

Gerard brothers

Question 8

“Kullu Desh Ki Kahani” (History and Culture of Kullu) was written by the eminent political and cultural leader:

Accepted Answer

Lal Chand Prarthi

Answer

Mian Goverdhan Singh

Answer

Shanta Kumar

Answer

Dev Raj Sharma

Question 9

“Himalaya Parichaya: Garhwal and Kinnaur” (1953) was authored by Mahapandit:

Accepted Answer

Rahul Sankrityayan

Answer

Dr. Y.S. Parmar

Answer

Shanta Kumar

Answer

Mian Goverdhan Singh

Question 10

“Kinner Desh” (1948), an authoritative ethnographic account of Kinnaur, was written by:

Accepted Answer

Rahul Sankrityayan

Answer

T.S. Negi

Answer

Dev Raj Sharma

Answer

Ram Rahul

Question 11

The inspiring patriotic book “Dharti Hai Balidan Ki” was written by the former Chief Minister of HP:

Accepted Answer

Shanta Kumar

Answer

Dr. Y.S. Parmar

Answer

Lal Chand Prarthi

Answer

Mian Goverdhan Singh

Question 12

“Pahar Begane Nahi Honge” was authored by:

Accepted Answer

Shanta Kumar

Answer

Dr. B.R. Sharma

Answer

Mian Goverdhan Singh

Answer

Keshav Narain

Question 13

The celebrated Hindi novels “Lajjyo”, “Mrigtrishna”, and “Man Ke Meet” were written by:

Accepted Answer

Shanta Kumar

Answer

Yashpal

Answer

Piyush Guleri

Answer

Sunder Lohia

Question 14

The encyclopedic work “History of the Panjab Hill States” (2 Volumes, 1933) was co-authored by:

Accepted Answer

J. Hutchison and J. Ph. Vogel

Answer

Alexander Cunningham and Vigne

Answer

Moorcroft and Trebeck

Answer

Harcourt and Fraser

Question 15

“Travels in the Himalayan Provinces of Hindustan and the Panjab” (1841) was authored by:

Accepted Answer

William Moorcroft and George Trebeck

Answer

Baron Hugel

Answer

Forster

Answer

Alexander Gerard