This Haryana quiz on Religious and Tourist Places of Haryana puts 10 multiple-choice questions to you, the verified MCQs published with GK24's note on the topic. Every question carries a full explanation of why the correct option is right and why the other options are wrong, so you learn the fact behind the answer rather than the letter. Attempt it right after reading the note, keep to the timer, and use the explanations at the end to mark what needs another look. Sit it again before the exam as a quick revision of the topic.
10 questions with answers and explanations
Jyotisar, believed to be the place where the Bhagavad Gita was delivered, is in which district?
Jyotisar lies a few kilometres from Kurukshetra town, and tradition identifies it as the spot on the battlefield where Krishna gave the Gita sermon to Arjuna.
Read the full explanation →The Kabuli Bagh mosque at Panipat was built by which ruler?
He raised the Kabuli Bagh mosque and the garden around it at Panipat to mark his victory in the first battle of Panipat in 1526, in which Ibrahim Lodi, the last Lodi sultan, was killed.
Read the full explanation →The Pinjore Garden, also called the Yadavindra Garden, is located in which district of Haryana?
Pinjore lies on the Shivalik slope in Panchkula district, and the garden there is a Mughal charbagh laid out in descending terraces by Nawab Fidai Khan, the foster brother of Aurangzeb.
Read the full explanation →Which is the only hill station of Haryana?
It is the one place in Haryana developed as a hill station, and the twin Tikkar Taal lakes lie below it.
Read the full explanation →Adi Badri, traditionally regarded as the place where the Saraswati rises, is in which district?
Adi Badri lies in the Shivalik foothills of Yamunanagar district, and tradition treats it as the point where the Saraswati emerges, which is why the state has taken up work on the river and on a reservoir there.
Read the full explanation →The tomb of Sheikh Chilli, a monument of the Mughal period, stands at which place?
The tomb of Sheikh Chilli, the Sufi teacher associated with the Mughal prince Dara Shikoh, stands on a high terrace at Thanesar, with a dome of white marble and a madrasa court beside it.
Read the full explanation →The tourist complex of Haryana Tourism named Blue Jay is situated at which place?
Haryana Tourism names its roadside complexes after birds, and Blue Jay is the one at Samalkha. The practice gives examiners a ready supply of matching questions, so the complexes must be learnt with their places rather than by the look of the name.
Read the full explanation →Dhosi Hill, identified with the ashram of the sage Chyavan, lies in which district of Haryana?
Dhosi Hill is an isolated hill of volcanic origin on the border of Haryana and Rajasthan in Mahendragarh district, and tradition places the ashram of the sage Chyavan on it, from whom the tonic chyavanprash takes its name.
Read the full explanation →The city of Hisar, originally Hisar-e-Firoza, and its Gujari Mahal were built by which ruler?
He also cut canals from the Yamuna and the Sutlej to water the tract, and he founded Fatehabad and Firozpur in the same region, which is why his name runs through the medieval history of Haryana.
Read the full explanation →The Chor Gumbad, a tomb of the Tughlaq period, is located in which town of Haryana?
The Chor Gumbad is a square domed tomb on a rise above the town, raised in the time of Firoz Shah Tughlaq by an Afghan noble named Jamal Khan, and its height made it a landmark for travellers.
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