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1. Which state gets it’s name from the five tributary rivers of the Indus: Sutlej, Ravi, Beas, Chenab and Jhelum that flow through the state?
a. Himachal Pradesh
b. Jammu & Kashmir
c. Rajasthan
d. Punjab
2. The Greeks called which Indian state as pentapotamia, an inland delta of five converging rivers?
a. Himachal Pradesh
b. Jammu & Kashmir
c. Rajasthan
d. Punjab
3. Which Indian city was founded by the treasurer of the Mughal emperor Jahangir, Sheikh Farīd, to protect the Grand Trunk Road between Delhi and Agra?
a. Faidani
b. Faridabad
c. Faizabad
d. Farakka
4. Which city in Haryana get it's name from Swarnprastha meaning Golden City?
a. Panipat
b. Sonipat
c. Rohtak
d. Gurgaon
5. Based on the three battles fought in the city, a Syndrome was named after it to denote the lack of strategic thinking, preparedness and decisive action thus allowing an invading army to enter inside their territory. Which city?
a. Panipat
b. Kurukshetra
c. Kalinga
d. Arcot
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Answers
1. Which state gets it’s name from the five tributary rivers of the Indus: Sutlej, Ravi, Beas, Chenab and Jhelum that flow through the state?
a. Himachal Pradesh
b. Jammu & Kashmir
c. Rajasthan
d. Punjab
Did You Know?
Punjab is a state in northern India, bordered by Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, and Rajasthan.
Read more about it in this link.
2. The Greeks called which Indian state as pentapotamia, an inland delta of five converging rivers?
a. Himachal Pradesh
b. Jammu & Kashmir
c. Rajasthan
d. Punjab
Did You Know?
Punjab roughly means "the land of five rivers", since five rivers namely Sutlej, Beas, Ravi, Chenab and Jehlum flows through it.
Read more about it in this link.
3. Which Indian city was founded by the treasurer of the Mughal emperor Jahangir, Sheikh Farīd, to protect the Grand Trunk Road between Delhi and Agra?
a. Faidani
b. Faridabad
c. Faizabad
d. Farakka
Did You Know?
Sheikh Farid was a loyal servant of Jahangir and was instrumental in suppressing the rebellion of Khusrau after Akbar's death.
Read more about it in this link.
4. Which city in Haryana get it's name from Swarnprastha meaning Golden City?
a. Panipat
b. Sonipat
c. Rohtak
d. Gurgaon
Did You Know?
Sonipat is a city in Haryana, comes under the NCR region around Delhi.
Read more about it in this link.
5. Based on the three battles fought in the city, a Syndrome was named after it to denote the lack of strategic thinking, preparedness and decisive action thus allowing an invading army to enter inside their territory. Which city?
a. Panipat
b. Kurukshetra
c. Kalinga
d. Arcot
Did You Know?
Three battles were fought in Panipat where defending armies lost the wars in all three.
Read more about it in this link.
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