2. • The place get its name from a force of 30,000
sikhs, which encamped here under military
general Baghel Singh Dhaliwal in 1783, prior to
attacking Delhi. Under the command of
Baghel Singh Dhaliwal and other leading
warriors crossed the Yamuna and captured
Saharanpur.
• Which place in Delhi?
4. • X was the first major extension of New
Delhi beyond Lutyens' Delhi. The
ancient Bhairon Temple of
relocated gurjar Baisoya village (in 1920's)
Alipur stands by the park. In time, two
markets, two colleges and schools run by
diplomatic missions (including The British
School and The American School) were
established in the neighborhood.
• Identify X.
6. • The building is the second monument inspired
and developed by Pramukh Swami Maharaj, a
spiritual head, whose 3,000 volunteers helped
7,000 artisans construct it. The X has gained
heavy criticism regarding its location from
environmentalists whom have stated the X
which is built on banks of Yamuna River and is
accused of lacking the environmental
clearance and first culprit in Yamuna bed
violation.
• Which building? (X)
8. • During the Partition of India, in August 1947
the X together with Y , became major refugee
camps for Muslims migrating to the newly
founded Pakistan, and was later managed by
the government of India. These camps stayed
open for about five years, and caused
considerable damage not only to the extensive
gardens, but also to the water channels and
the principle structures.
• Identify X and Y.
10. • Maitree was the name given to the first ever
person to be born in X. The current logo of X
features a grown-up Maitree, in an animated
form.
• Identify X.
14. • X is a park located on Burari Road near
Nirankari Sarovar in Delhi, India. It was the
venue of the Delhi Durbar of 1877
when Queen Victoria was proclaimed
the Empress of India. Later it was used to
celebrate the accession of King Edward VII in
1903, and, finally, it was here that
the Durbar commemorating the coronation
of King George V as Emperor of India took
place on 12 December 1911, subsequent to
his coronation at Westminster Abbey in June
1911.
• Identify X.