Which of the following hill station was founded during the 1815-16 Gurkha War?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Simla
Simla (present-day Shimla) was founded during the course of the Gurkha War (1815-16).
Note 1: This question is taken from the chapter ‘Colonial Cities’ which was there in the pre-rationalised NCERT and has been deleted from subsequent editions of NCERT, including the NCERT book (2026-27).
Note 2: A same/similar question was asked in CUET (UG) in the papers below.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| – | – | – | 14-06 S1* 17-06 S3 | – |
* A similar question.
NCERT (Pre-rationalised): “3.3 The first hill stations … The founding and settling of hill stations was initially connected with the needs of the British army. Simla (present-day Shimla) was founded during the course of the Gurkha War (1815-16); the Anglo-Maratha War of 1818 led to British interest in Mount Abu; and Darjeeling was wrested from the rulers of Sikkim in 1835. Hill stations became strategic places for billeting troops, guarding frontiers and launching campaigns against enemy rulers.” |