DELHI QUIZ !!!

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Saksham Koul

• The place get its name from a force of 30,000 sikhs, which encamped here under military general Baghel Singh Dhaliwal in 1783, prior to attacking Delhi. Under the command of Baghel Singh Dhaliwal and other leading warriors crossed the Yamuna and captured Saharanpur.

• Which place in Delhi?

Tis Hazari

• X was the first major extension of New Delhi beyond Lutyens' Delhi. The ancient Bhairon Temple of relocated gurjar Baisoya village (in 1920's) Alipur stands by the park. In time, two markets, two colleges and schools run by diplomatic missions (including The British School and The American School) were established in the neighborhood.

• Identify X.

Chanakyapuri

• The building is the second monument inspired and developed by Pramukh Swami Maharaj, a spiritual head, whose 3,000 volunteers helped 7,000 artisans construct it. The X has gained heavy criticism regarding its location from environmentalists whom have stated the Xwhich is built on banks of Yamuna River and is accused of lacking the environmental clearance and first culprit in Yamuna bed violation.

• Which building? (X)

Akshardham Temple

• During the Partition of India, in August 1947 the X together with Y , became major refugee camps for Muslims migrating to the newly founded Pakistan, and was later managed by the government of India. These camps stayed open for about five years, and caused considerable damage not only to the extensive gardens, but also to the water channels and the principle structures.

• Identify X and Y.

X- Purana Qila, Y- Humayun’s Tomb

• Maitree was the name given to the first ever person to be born in X. The current logo of X features a grown-up Maitree, in an animated form.

• Identify X.

Delhi Metro

• This is an 1860s photo of which place in Delhi?

Chandni Chowk

• X is a park located on Burari Road near Nirankari Sarovar in Delhi, India. It was the venue of the Delhi Durbar of 1877 when Queen Victoria was proclaimed the Empress of India. Later it was used to celebrate the accession of King Edward VII in 1903, and, finally, it was here that the Durbar commemorating the coronation of King George V as Emperor of India took place on 12 December 1911, subsequent to his coronation at Westminster Abbey in June 1911.

• Identify X.

Coronation Park

• Identify.

Joseph Allen Stein

• Architect of the India Habitat Centre.

• The 'Joseph Stein Lane', is the only road in Delhi named after an architect.

Daryaganj

Jama Masjid

Moti Mahal Delux

Timur

Chittaranjan Park

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