GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -Himachal Day is observed on 15 April every year because on this day in 1948, Himachal Pradesh was established as an official province. Since then, 15 April has been celebrated as Himachal Day.

Detailed explanation-2: -Himachal Pradesh became a Union Territory on 1 November 1956. On 18 December 1970 the State of Himachal Pradesh Act was passed by Parliament and the new state came into being on 25 January 1971. Thus Himachal emerged as the eighteenth state of the Indian Union.

Detailed explanation-3: -Trigarta:The state lay in the foothills drained by three rivers, i.e. Ravi, Beas and Satluj and hence the name. It is believed to have been an independent republic.

Detailed explanation-4: -After independence, many of the hilly territories were organized as the Chief Commissioner’s province of Himachal Pradesh, which later became a union territory. In 1966, hilly areas of the neighboring Punjab state were merged into Himachal and it was ultimately granted full statehood in 1971.