भारत का कौन-सा स्थान ‘लिटिल ल्हासा’ कहलाता है?

Question

भारत का कौन-सा स्थान ‘लिटिल ल्हासा’ कहलाता है?

1. A. रिवालसर
2. B. स्पीति
3. C. धर्मशाला (Correct answer)
4. D. किन्नौर

Correct Answer

Option C — धर्मशाला

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is धर्मशाला.

Key Points

• Dharamshala in Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, is known as "Little Lhasa" because it hosts the 14th Dalai Lama and the Central Tibetan Administration (the Tibetan government-in-exile), based there since 1960.
• The Tibetan quarter is McLeod Ganj, in upper Dharamshala.

Additional Information

• Dharamshala is the second (winter) capital of Himachal Pradesh, and houses the HPCA cricket stadium, among the world's highest.
• It lies below the Dhauladhar range; nearby are the Bhagsunag falls, Namgyal Monastery and Kangra Fort.