Rakhigarhi, the largest Harappan site in India, is located in which district of Haryana?
- A.Fatehabad
- B.Hisar
- C.Bhiwani
- D.Kurukshetra
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, Hisar. Rakhigarhi lies in Hisar district, where its mounds spread across more than one village and cover a larger area than any other Harappan site in India. Excavation has shown planned streets, covered drains, a burial ground, seals and craft workshops, which places it among the major cities of the civilisation rather than among its village settlements. It is the site most asked about from Haryana in both state and central exams.
Option A is wrong because Fatehabad district holds Banawali, Kunal and Bhirrana, which are important Harappan and pre-Harappan sites but smaller than Rakhigarhi. Option C is wrong because Bhiwani district has Mitathal, a mound of the late Harappan phase. Option D is wrong because Kurukshetra's importance is as a Mahabharata and Pushyabhuti centre, not as a Harappan city.
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View allThe city of Hisar was founded in 1354 as Hisar-e-Firoza by which ruler?
- A.Alauddin Khalji
- B.Firoz Shah Tughlaq
- C.Sher Shah Suri
- D.Balban
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He founded the town in 1354 and called it Hisar-e-Firoza, the fort of Firoz, and built a palace complex there that still holds the Gujari Mahal and the Lat ki Masjid, a mosque that reuses an older pillar shaft.
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- A.Narnaul
- B.Thanesar in Kurukshetra
- C.Farrukhnagar
- D.Hansi
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- A.Babur
- B.Akbar
- C.Ibrahim Lodi
- D.Ahmad Shah Abdali
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Read the full explanation →The terraced Mughal garden at Pinjore, also called the Yadavindra garden, was laid out by whom?
- A.Aurangzeb himself
- B.Nawab Fidai Khan
- C.Raja Nahar Singh
- D.Shah Quli Khan
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Read the full explanation →Jyotisar, held to be the place where the Bhagavad Gita was spoken, is in which district?
- A.Panipat
- B.Kaithal
- C.Kurukshetra
- D.Karnal
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Jyotisar lies a short distance from Kurukshetra town on the road to Pehowa, and an ancient banyan there is pointed out as the spot of the discourse, with a chariot sculpture and a tank beside it.
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