Question: The majority of all households in Himachal own a what?
Answer: pit-loom

Question: What is considered pure and used as a ritual cloth?
Answer: Wool

Question: What is Kullu famous for?
Answer: shawls with striking patterns and vibrant colours

Question: What are Kangra and Dharamshala famous for?
Answer: Kangra miniature paintings

Question: What tribes inhibited the area that now constitutes Himachal Pradesh?
Answer: Koilis, Halis, Dagis, Dhaugris, Dasa, Khasas, Kinnars, and Kirats

Question: What time periods did the Indus Valley civilization flourish?
Answer: between 2250 and 1750 BCE

Question: Who conquered Kangara?
Answer: Mahmud Ghaznavi

Question: When did Mahmud Ghanznavi conquer Kangara?
Answer: 10th century

Question: Who marched through the lower states and captured and forts and fought many battles?
Answer: Timur and Sikander Lodi

Question: What does Himachal have a rich heritage of?
Answer: handicrafts

Question: Has the demand increased or decreased for handcrafts?
Answer: increased

Question: What handcrafts do they include?
Answer: woolen and pashmina shawls

Question: What declined under competition?
Answer: aesthetic and tasteful handicrafts

Question: Has the demand increased inside or outside the country?
Answer: within and outside the country

Question: Who heads the Himachal Pradesh?
Answer: Deputy Commissioner or District Magistrate

Question: Who maintains law and order?
Answer: Superintendent of Police

Question: Who assists the Superintendent of Police?
Answer: the officers of the Himachal Police Service and other Himachal Police officials.

Question: When did the era of planning start in Himachal Pradesh?
Answer: 1948

Question: How much was allocated?
Answer: ₹ 52.7 million

Question: What kind of plan was it?
Answer: five-year plan

Question: Where does Himachal Pradesh rank in per capita?
Answer: fourth

Question: What was more than 50% used on?
Answer: road construction

Question: Where did the state place on population chart?
Answer: 21st

Question: Who was 22nd of chart?
Answer: Tripura

Question: Who was top ranked in population strength?
Answer: Kangra district

Question: Who was last in population strength?
Answer: Lahaul Spiti

Question: What other religions form a small percentage?
Answer: Buddhism and Sikhism

Question: Who are mainly Buddhists?
Answer: Lahaulis of Lahaul and Spiti

Question: What is the Muslim population in Himachal Pradesh?
Answer: slightly 2.18%

Question: Where do Sikhs mostly live?
Answer: towns and cities

Question: HOw much of the population do Sikh's make up?
Answer: 1.16%

Question: When did the Gurkhas come into power?
Answer: 1768

Question: Where did the Gurkhas come into power?
Answer: Nepal

Question: Who lead the Gorkas to siege Kangra?
Answer: Amar Singh Thapa

Question: In 1806 who did Gorkas defeat with the help of provincial chiefs?
Answer: Sansar Chand Katoch, the ruler of Kangra,

Question: Who rendered help to the British government during the revolt?
Answer: rulers of Chamba, Bilaspur, Bhagal and Dhami

Question: What occurs in the climatic conditions of Himachal?
Answer: great variation

Question: What is the climate like?
Answer: varies from hot and subhumid tropical

Question: What three seasons does Himachal experience?
Answer: summer, winter, and rainy season

Question: How long does summer last?
Answer: mid-April till the end of June

Question: How long does winter last?
Answer: late November till mid March.

Question: What does the Himachal legislature consist of?
Answer: elected members and special office bearers such as the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker who are elected by the members

Question: Who presides over meetings?
Answer: the Speaker or the Deputy Speaker in the Speaker's absence

Question: Who is the Judiciary system made up of?
Answer: Himachal Pradesh High Court and a system of lower courts.

Question: Who is the head of state appointed by the President of India?
Answer: The Governor

Question: How long are the terms of office?
Answer: 5 years, unless the Assembly is dissolved prior to the completion of the term

Question: What is Railway Himachal famous for?
Answer: its narrow gauge tracks railways

Question: What are the 2 narrow gauge railways in the Railway Himachal?
Answer: UNESCO World Heritage Kalka-Shimla Railway and another one is Pathankot–Jogindernagar

Question: What are the other railways being proposed in the state?
Answer: Baddi-Bilaspur, Dharamsala-Palampur and Bilaspur-Manali-Leh.

Question: What is being conducted to extend the railway?
Answer: survey

Question: What is the total length of the railways?
Answer: 259 kilometres (161 mi)

Question: Who is famous for natural beauty?
Answer: Himachal Pradesh

Question: What years was the Anglo-Gorkha War?
Answer: 1814–1816

Question: What does HIma mean in Sanskirt?
Answer: snow

Question: What is the literal meaning of Himachal Pradesh?
Answer: In the lap of Himalayas

Question: Who was one of the great sanskirt scholars of Himachal Pradesh?
Answer: Acharya Diwakar Datt Sharma

Question: Who has an active community of journalists and publishers?
Answer: Himachal Pradesh

Question: What are the newspapers famous for?
Answer: published in more than one language, and their reach extends to almost all the Hindi-speaking states

Question: What is available in Shimla and district headquarters?
Answer: All major English daily newspapers

Question: What are the newspapers that are in Hindi and read widely?
Answer: Aapka Faisla, Amar Ujala, Panjab Kesari, Divya Himachal

Question: What has grown significantly?
Answer: Radio and TV

Question: Who was elected as chief minister of the state of India?
Answer: Virbhadra Singh

Question: How many seats did the BJP win?
Answer: 41 of the 68 seats

Question: Who is BJP's Chief MInister of Himachal Pradesh?
Answer: Prem Kumar Dhumal

Question: When did the BJP secure a landslide victory?
Answer: December 2007

Question: When was he sworn in?
Answer: 30 December 2007

Question: What type of agriculture is in the state?
Answer: seed potato, ginger, vegetables, vegetable seeds, mushrooms, chicory seeds, hops, olives and fig

Question: Who is the largest vegetable producing district in the state?
Answer: Solan

Question: Where is seed potato mostly grown?
Answer: Shimla, Kullu and Lahaul areas

Question: What is the district of Sirmaur famous for?
Answer: growing flowers, and is the largest producer of flowers in the state

Question: What is the state deficient in?
Answer: food grains

Question: Who was largely untouched by external customs?
Answer: Himachal

Question: What has made the state change very rapidly?
Answer: technological advancements

Question: What are the common languages spoken?
Answer: Hindi, Pahari, Dogri, Mandeali Kangri, Mandyali, Gojri and Kinnauri

Question: Who makes up the tribal populations?
Answer: Kinnars, Pangawals, Sulehria, and Lahaulis

Question: Himachal is?
Answer: multireligional, multicultural as well as multilingual state like other Indian states

Question: When was the state run Nehru Government Engineering College started?
Answer: 2006 at Sundernagar

Question: What is the most renowned argricultural institues?
Answer: CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishwavidyalya Palampur

Question: What are a few pioneer universities in the state?
Answer: The Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, Himachal Pradesh University Shimla, Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (IHBT, CSIR Lab)

Question: What is Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University earned?
Answer: unique distinction in India for imparting teaching, research and extension education in horticulture, forestry and allied disciplines

Question: What is Doordarshan?
Answer: state-owned television broadcaster

Question: What is provided by BSNL and others throughout the state?
Answer: Dial-up access

Question: What is available in few cities?
Answer: Private FM stations