Haryana GK Practice Set & GK
Q. Which district is known as Srikantha ?
Ans – Kurukshetra
Q. Who was the ruler of Rewari at the time of Mughal Emperor Akbar ?
Ans – Hemchandra ( Hemu )
Ans – Ambala
Q. What is the script of Ashoka Stambha ?
Ans – Brahmi
Q. After whose name was Kurukshetra christened ?
Ans – King Kuru
Q. At which place of District Bhiwani does the Baba Kherewala’s fair take place at Raksha Bandhan ?
Ans – Naurangabad
Q. How many villages are there in Haryana ?
Ans – 6,841
Q. No of Tehsils, Sub-tehsils, Blocks and cities and towns in Haryana –
Ans – Tehsils – 83, Sub-tehsils – 47, Blocks – 126, Cities and towns – 154
SOME MORE IMPORTANT FACTS ABOUT HARYANA –
Ghaghar Yamuna Doab is divided in to two parts namely Bangar and Khadar
Q. How many districts were there at the time of Haryana’s Birth ?
Ans – Only 7
There are six lakes in Haryana – Bibipur, Najaphgarh, Badkhal, Karan, Jahajgarh, Sultanpur
The height of Shiwalik Mountains varies from 900 to 2,300 Metres and that of Aravallis from 200 to 500 Metres.
By Nov 1970, all the villages of the state were electrified.
Q. Which district of Haryana is known as the Bowl of Rice ?
Ans -Karnal
Q. Who is known as the Architect of Bhakhra Dam ?
Ans -Ch Chhotu Ram
Q. When did Haryana Punjab Boundary Commission come in to existence ?
Ans – 20th April 1966
Q. Who was bestowed with the Title of Haryana Kesari ?
Ans – Nekiram Sharma
Q. Who is known as Haryana’s Iron man?
Ans – Ch Bansilal
Q. Who is Haryana’s humorous poet ?
Ans – Surender Sharma
Q. The Tomb of Chalis Hafij is situated in –
Ans – Hisar
Q. When did the famous Battle of Panipat between Akbar and Hemu take place ?
Ans – In 1556
Q. When did Mehmood Gajnabi attack Thanesar ?
Ans – In 1014
Q. Who had discovered Indus Valley Civilization ?
Ans -R.S. Bist
Q. At what place of Haryana, the Mutiny of 1857 began ?
Ans – Ambala Cantonment
Q. Who was the Nawab of Bahadurgarhat the time of 1857 Mutiny ?
Ans – Mohan Singh
Q. Who had led Patodi during 1857 Mutiny ?
Ans – Akbar Ali
Q. From which district of Haryana was Gandhi arrested on 30th July 1919 ?
Ans – Hisar
MANDALS IN HARYANA AND THEIR DISTRICTS –
Haryana is divided in to Four Mandals viz Ambala, Rohtak, Gurgaon and Hisar. Let’s check the no of districts fall under each of them.
- Ambala has 5 districts. They are Ambala, Panchkula, Yamunanagar, Kaithal and Kurukshetra
- In Rohtak also there are 5 districts which are Karnal, Panipat, Sonipat, Rohtak and Jhajhar
- Gurgaon has 6 districts which are Gurgaon, Faridabad, Rewari, Mahendragarh, Mewat and Palwal
- In Hisar there are 5 districts. The names of these districts are Hisar, Sirsa, Fatehabad, Jind and Bhiwani