HP GK one liner - Historical and Administrative Important Dates and Years of Himachal Pradesh

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Formation and Initial Era of Himachal

• On which historical date was Himachal Pradesh formed by merging 30 small and large princely states? - April 15, 1948.
• On which date did Himachal Pradesh get the status of a 'Part-C' state under the Act passed by the Indian Parliament? - January 26, 1950 (Implemented in 1951).
• In which year and month were the first assembly elections held for the formation of a democratic government in Himachal Pradesh? - November 1951 (Results came in 1952).
• On which date did Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar take oath as the first Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh? - March 24, 1952.
• In which year was the Bilaspur princely state declared as a separate 'Part-C' state under the Union of India? - October 12, 1948 (Merger took place in 1954).
• On which historical date was the Bilaspur princely state formally merged into Himachal Pradesh? - July 1, 1954.
• From which date was Himachal Pradesh made a 'Union Territory' on the recommendation of the State Reorganization Commission (SRC)? - November 1, 1956.
• In which year was Kinnaur made the sixth district of Himachal Pradesh by separating Chini tehsil of Mahasu district? - May 1, 1960.
• On which date were Kangra, Kullu, Shimla, and Lahaul-Spiti merged into Himachal under the Punjab Reorganization? - November 1, 1966.
• On which date did the Indian Parliament unanimously pass the 'Himachal Pradesh Statehood Act'? - December 18, 1970.

Statehood and Reorganization

• On which date did Prime Minister Indira Gandhi declare Himachal as the 18th full state of India from the Ridge ground in Shimla? - January 25, 1971.
• In which year was the final administrative reorganization of districts done in Himachal Pradesh after attaining full statehood? - Year 1972 (with the division of Mahasu and Kangra).
• In which year was the administrative formation of 'Una' and 'Hamirpur' districts done by dividing Kangra district? - September 1, 1972.
• In which year was Solan given the form of a new district by combining Solan tehsil of Mahasu and Nalagarh? - September 1, 1972.
• In which year was the number of seats in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly increased to 68 for the first time? - Year 1977 (before that, there were 60 in 1967).
• In which year was the Himachal Pradesh Territorial Council formed, of which Thakur Karam Singh became the Chairman? - August 15, 1957.
• In which year was the Territorial Council abolished and the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly restored? - July 1, 1963.
• In which year were the Legislative Assembly elections in Himachal Pradesh held for the first time on a proportional basis for 68 seats in full? - June 1977.
• In which year did Thakur Ram Lal become the Chief Minister of Himachal for the first time after the retirement of Dr. Y.S. Parmar? - January 28, 1977.
• In which year was the 'Punjab Boundary Reorganization Commission' (Shah Commission) formed by the Central Government, on whose recommendation the hilly areas were given to Himachal? - April 23, 1966.

Ancient and Medieval Events

• In which year did Alexander the Great step on the banks of the Beas River located on the north-western hilly border of the Indian subcontinent? - 326 BC.
• In which year did Mahmud Ghaznavi attack and brutally loot the famous Nagarkot (Fort) of Kangra? - 1009 AD.
• In which year did the Sultan of Delhi, Muhammad bin Tughluq, besiege and capture the Nagarkot fort of Kangra? - 1337 AD.
• In which year did Sultan Firoz Shah Tughluq attack Kangra to suppress King Rup Chand of Nagarkot? - 1365 AD.
• In which year did the cruel Central Asian invader Timur Lang loot the Shivalik hills and the areas of the Sirmour princely state? - 1398 AD.
• In which year did the army of Mughal Emperor Jahangir achieve full victory over the historical Kangra Fort on his orders? - November 16, 1620.
• In which year did Mughal Emperor Jahangir come with his queen Nur Jahan to enjoy the natural beauty of Kangra? - Year 1622.
• In which year was the famous 'Battle of Bhangani' fought between the Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh Ji, and King Bhim Chand of Bilaspur? - September 18, 1686 (1688 in some sources).
• In which year was the 'Battle of Nadaun' concluded between the alliance of hill kings and Guru Gobind Singh Ji against the Mughals? - Year 1691.
• In which year did the Gorkha army, under the leadership of Amar Singh Thapa, defeat King Sansar Chand of Kangra at Mahalmoria? - Year 1805.

British Raj, Gorkha and Sikh Invasions

• In which year and on what date was the historical 'Treaty of Jwalamukhi' signed between Maharaja Ranjit Singh and King Sansar Chand? - July 20, 1809.
• In which year was the formal declaration of the 'Anglo-Gorkha War' between the Gorkhas and the British East India Company made by the Governor General? - November 1814.
• In which year did General David Ochterlony defeat Gorkha commander Amar Singh Thapa at Malon Fort and force him to surrender? - May 15, 1815.
• In which year was the famous 'Treaty of Sagauli' between the British government and the Gorkhas of Nepal finally implemented? - March 4, 1816 (Signed December 1815).
• In which year was the first permanent house (Kennedy House) built in Shimla by Captain Charles Pratt Kennedy? - Year 1822.
• In which year did the then Governor General of India, Lord Amherst, visit Shimla for the first time for a summer retreat? - Year 1827.
• In which year was the 'Treaty of Lahore' signed between the Sikhs and the British after the first Anglo-Sikh war, bringing the hill states under British rule? - March 9, 1846.
• In which year was the 'Sanad' issued by the British government to return the estates of the kings of the hilly areas with security guarantees? - Year 1815.
• In which year did the British rulers take land from the King of Chamba to develop Dalhousie (Chamba) as a sanatorium? - Year 1854.
• In which year did Viceroy Lord John Lawrence, who officially declared Shimla as the country's summer capital, take charge? - Year 1864.

Freedom Struggles and Revolts

• In which year did the Indian soldiers of Kasauli Cantonment blow the bugle of rebellion against the British as soon as they received news of the Meerut revolt? - May 13, 1857.
• In which year was the famous 'Dhundhi movement' launched by the hill farmers of Sirmour against the land settlement? - Year 1878.
• In which year did the famous 'Jhugga movement' start by the Brahmins there against the cruel policies of King Amar Chand of Bilaspur? - Year 1893.
• In which year was the famous 'Duzham movement' carried out by the people of Rampur Bushahr state against the oppressive administrative taxes of the king? - Year 1906.
• In which year did the famous peasant revolt break out in Mandi state under the leadership of Sobharam against the corruption of Jiva Nand? - Year 1909.
• In which year was the 'Mandi Conspiracy' hatched by the freedom fighters of Mandi against the British government as part of revolutionary activities? - Years 1914-15.
• In which year was the 'Himalayan Riyasati Prajamandal' established for the establishment of a responsible government in the hill states? - Year 1939.
• On which date did the most stigmatized 'Dhami Tragedy' in the history of Himachal take place at a place called Halog? - July 16, 1939.
• In which year was the historical 'Pajhota movement' started by the farmers of Sirmour state in support of the Quit India Movement? - Year 1942.
• On which date did the historical 'Suket Satyagraha' start under the leadership of Pandit Padam Dev for the merger of hilly princely states? - February 18, 1948.

Judiciary and Commissions

• On which date was the 'Himachal Pradesh High Court' established along with becoming a new state of the Indian Union? - January 25, 1971.
• In which year was the Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (HPPSC) formed for the selection of administrative officers? - Year 1971 (Charge started from April).
• In which year was the Himachal Pradesh State Administrative Tribunal (SAT) established for the first time? - January 1, 1986 (later closed and restored).
• In which year was the 'State Election Commission' formed to conduct independent elections for local bodies and panchayats? - Year 1994.
• In which year did the 'Panchayati Raj Act', giving legal form to the three-tier Panchayati Raj system in Himachal Pradesh, come into force? - April 23, 1994.
• In which year was the 'Subordinate Services Selection Board' (HPSSC) formed in Hamirpur for the selection of subordinate government jobs? - Year 1998.
• In which year was the 'Himachal Academy of Arts, Culture and Languages' established for the development of hill art, language, and scripts? - Year 1968.
• In which year was the 'State Information Commission' formed in the state under the Right to Information Act (RTI)? - Year 2006.
• In which year was the 'State Human Rights Commission' formed for the first time to protect the rights of citizens and investigate police harassment? - Year 1995.
• In which year was the 'Himachal Pradesh State Commission for Women' formed for the protection of the rights of hill women? - Year 1993.

Infrastructure and Railways

• On which date was the toy passenger train on the Kalka-Shimla railway route flagged off by Viceroy Lord Curzon for the first time? - November 9, 1903.
• In which year did electricity production commercially start from the historical 'Shanan Hydroelectric Project' located in Jogindernagar of Mandi district? - Year 1932.
• In which year was the construction of the 'Pathankot-Jogindernagar railway line', built to deliver heavy machinery to Jogindernagar, completed? - Year 1929.
• On which date was the Himachal Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) formally formed to strengthen transport? - October 2, 1974.
• On which date was the historical Kalka-Shimla railway line included in the World Heritage Site list by UNESCO? - July 7, 2008.
• On which date was the 'Atal Tunnel' (Rohtang) located on the strategically important Keylong route inaugurated by Prime Minister Modi? - October 3, 2020.
• In which year did UNESCO declare the 'Great Himalayan National Park' (GHNP), the center of famous biodiversity of Kullu valley, as a World Heritage Site? - June 23, 2014.
• In which year was the Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (HPTDC) established to give industry status to tourism in the state? - Year 1972.
• In which year was the historical entertainment center of Shimla Hills 'Gaiety Theatre' first opened to the general public? - May 30, 1887.
• In which year was the strategically important 'Rishikesh-Manali-Leh Rail Link' given the status of a national project by the Government of India? - Year 2016.

Education and Environment

• In which year was the country's first 'Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry' located at Nauni in Solan established? - December 1, 1985.
• In which year was the famous 'Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya' located in Palampur (Kangra) established? - November 1, 1978.
• In which year was the 'Himachal Pradesh University' (HPU) located at Summer Hill in Shimla established to promote higher education? - July 22, 1970.
• In which year did the premier center of technical education in Hamirpur, 'National Institute of Technology' (NIT Hamirpur), get the status of a deemed university? - Year 2002 (established as REC in 1986).
• In which year was the Himachal Pradesh Board of School Education (HPBOSE) established, whose headquarters later shifted to Dharamshala? - July 3, 1969 (Shift to Dharamshala in 1983).
• In which year was the full legal ban on the use of 'Plastic Carry Bags' imposed by the Himachal Pradesh government for environmental protection? - Year 2009 (first state in the country to do so).
• In which year was the institute 'HIPA' (Fairlawns) established to provide rigorous administrative training to government officials? - January 1, 1974.
• In which year was the 'Central Potato Research Institute' (CPRI) located in Kufri of Shimla completely shifted from Bihar to Shimla? - Year 1956 (originally established in 1949).
• In which year was the 'Himachal Pradesh Department of Environment, Science and Technology' (DEST) formed to tackle climate change at a policy level? - Year 2007.
• In which year was the famous 'Sobha Singh Art Gallery' near Palampur in Kangra permanently organized for art lovers? - Mid-1950s.

Modern Governance and Disasters

• On which tragic date did the devastating Kangra earthquake strike with a magnitude of 7.8 on the Richter scale? - April 4, 1905 (at 6:19 am).
• In which year was the 'Mukhyamantri Seva Sankalp Helpline-1100' launched for quick and online resolution of citizens' complaints? - September 2019.
• In which year did Himachal Pradesh get the pride of being declared a completely smoke-free state and becoming the first state to achieve 100% LPG coverage? - Year 2020 (with the support of Grihini Suvidha Yojana).
• In which year did the 'Himachal Pradesh Public Service Guarantee Act' become effective to make administrative functions completely transparent and time-bound? - Year 2011.
• By which year has the goal been set by the Himachal Pradesh government to make the state the country's first full 'Green Energy State'? - By March 31, 2026.
• In which year was the 'e-Office' system made mandatory in the Himachal Pradesh Secretariat to make administrative files 100% paperless? - Between 2022-2024 in a phased manner.
• In which year did the Shahnehar irrigation project (the largest irrigation scheme in the state) near Shahpur of Kangra get formal completion? - Year 2010-11.
• In which year was the Himachal Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (HPSDMA) formed for quick tackling of disasters? - Year 2007 (under the Act of 2005).
• In which year did the statutory reorganization of the 'State Women Commission', making its independent administrative identity in the history of the Indian Union, take place? - Year 1993.
• In which year was the new and revolutionary 'Drone Policy-2022' of Himachal Pradesh approved by the cabinet? - June 2022 (the first state in the country to do so).

Awards and Personalities

• In which year was the title of famous freedom fighter 'Pahadi Gandhi' given to Baba Kanshiram by Jawaharlal Nehru in the Gadariya public meeting? - Year 1937.
• In which year was the first 'Parshuram Award' of Himachal presented to runner Suman Rawat for her excellent performance in athletics? - Year 1987.
• For which year's Indo-Pak war was Major Somnath Sharma given India's first highest military honor 'Param Vir Chakra' (posthumously)? - For the Kashmir campaign of 1947 (Declaration 1950).
• In which year did Sanjay Kumar of Bilaspur and Vikram Batra of Palampur receive the Param Vir Chakra for showing indomitable courage during the Kargil War (1999)? - Year 1999.
• In which year did the famous environmental activist of Himachal Pradesh, Kinkri Devi, receive the 'Jhansi ki Rani Lakshmi Bai National Award' on an international platform? - Year 1999 (by President KR Narayanan).
• In which year did the famous jurist from Himachal Pradesh, Mehar Chand Mahajan, hold the post of Chief Justice of India (CJI)? - January 4, 1954.
• In which year did Shyam Saran Negi, who became the country's first voter in the first general elections of independent India (1951), cast the last vote of his life? - November 2022 (in the assembly elections, after which he passed away).
• In which year was the 'Padma Shri' given by the Government of India to the famous artist of Chamba, Vijay Sharma, for his excellent Pahari miniature painting style? - Year 2012.
• In which year was the tune of the national anthem of the Azad Hind Fauj prepared by the famous musician Captain Ram Singh Thakur of Kangra district of Himachal? - During the years 1943-44.
• In which year's budget session of Himachal Pradesh was the 'paperless e-Budget' presented for the first time completely through a tablet? - Year 2020.