Adi Badri, traditionally regarded as the place where the Saraswati rises, is in which district?
- A.Kurukshetra
- B.Yamunanagar
- C.Panchkula
- D.Kaithal
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, Yamunanagar. 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. The site has old temples and is linked in local belief with Badrinath, from which it takes its name.
Option A, Kurukshetra, has the Saraswati flowing through it and holds Brahma Sarovar and Sannihit Sarovar, but not the source. Option C, Panchkula, lies in the same Shivalik belt and has Morni and Pinjore, which makes it a close distractor. Option D, Kaithal, has Pehowa on the Saraswati, where ancestral rites are performed, but again downstream of the source. Remember Yamunanagar for Adi Badri, Kapal Mochan and Kalesar together.
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Practice Questions
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- A.Panipat
- B.Kurukshetra
- C.Karnal
- D.Jind
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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?
- A.Babur
- B.Humayun
- C.Akbar
- D.Sher Shah Suri
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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?
- A.Ambala
- B.Panchkula
- C.Yamunanagar
- D.Kurukshetra
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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?
- A.Morni Hills
- B.Dhosi Hill
- C.Tosham Hill
- D.Kalesar
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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 →The tomb of Sheikh Chilli, a monument of the Mughal period, stands at which place?
- A.Thanesar in Kurukshetra
- B.Narnaul in Mahendragarh
- C.Hansi in Hisar
- D.Farrukhnagar in Gurugram
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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.
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