HP GK ONE LINER- SHIMLA – SET- 04

Who discovered Shimla as a hill station?
Answer: Major Kennedy

In which year did Shimla become the capital of Himachal Pradesh?
Answer: 1966

Who founded the princely state of Mahalog?
Answer: Maharajkumar Mahan Chand of Ayodhya

Who was the first Governor-General to reside in Shimla?
Answer: Lord Amherst

Until 1945, Shimla was the exile HQ of which country?
Answer: Burma

In which year was Gorton Castle (now AG office) built?
Answer: 1904

In which year was Bishop Cotton School opened as a thanksgiving by the British?
Answer: 1859

Which princely state pushed the Tibet border back through a 17th-century treaty?
Answer: Bushahr

Who founded the Theog princely state?
Answer: Giri Sen

Which was the capital of Kyonthal princely state?
Answer: Junga