The Surajkund International Crafts Mela is held every year in which district of Haryana?
- A.Faridabad
- B.Panchkula
- C.Kurukshetra
- D.Rewari
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Explanation
The correct answer is A, Faridabad. The fair is held each February at Surajkund near Faridabad, beside the old stepped reservoir ascribed to the Tomar ruler Surajpal, from which the place takes its name. It brings together craftspeople, weavers and folk performers from across India and from partner countries, with one Indian state and one country featured as themes each year, and it has grown into the best known cultural event of the state.
Option B, Panchkula, is known instead for the Yadavindra or Pinjore Gardens, a Mughal garden of the time of Aurangzeb. Option C, Kurukshetra, holds the Gita Jayanti Mahotsav at the Brahma Sarovar, a religious and cultural festival of a different kind. Option D, Rewari, is known for brass work and for its railway heritage steam locomotive shed, not for this fair.
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Practice Questions
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- A.1 November 1956
- B.1 November 1966
- C.1 May 1960
- D.15 August 1947
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- A.Dhar Commission
- B.Fazl Ali Commission
- C.Shah Commission
- D.Sarkaria Commission
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- A.Bansi Lal
- B.Bhagwat Dayal Sharma
- C.Devi Lal
- D.Rao Birender Singh
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- A.Hisar
- B.Fatehabad
- C.Bhiwani
- D.Rohtak
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- A.Babur's Mughal army
- B.Nadir Shah of Persia
- C.Ahmad Shah Abdali of Afghanistan
- D.The English East India Company
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