Amritsar Quiz

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The Administrative cities of India are associated the administration of the country as well as legislative, executive, judiciary unit. The Administrative cities of India are New Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad. Amritsar is known as the cultural city.

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The crafts colony near Amritsar build by Ranjit Singh was declared as the UNESCO heritage site in the year 2014. It was established in the year 1783.

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Mulk Raj Anand was an Indian writer in English, notable for his depiction of the lives of the poorer castes in traditional Indian society. His seven-part autobiography series includes a novel titled “Confession of a Lover.” This novel specifically presents a detailed description of Krishan Chander’s life at Khalsa College, Amritsar, spanning the four years from 1921 to 1925.

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First statement is incorrect. Bio-CNG is a purified form of biogas with over 95% pure methane-gas. It is similar to natural gas in its composition (97% methane) and energy potential. While natural gas is a fossil fuel, bio-CNG is a renewable form of energy produced from agricultural and food waste. Bio-CNG is being looked at as an environment-friendly alternative to diesel. It is produced from agricultural waste and plant materials. Second statement is incorrect because India’s first Bio-CNG plant has been inaugurated at Pune in Maharashtra. Primove Engineering Pvt. Ltd, a clean tech company, based in Pune has built India’s first Bio-CNG plant where Bio-CNG is made using agricultural waste. The recently proposed project by oil ministry will be implemented with the help of Indian Oil Corp. Ltd, Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd and Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd are the state-run oil marketing companies that the oil ministry will team up with to implement the plan. India’s first indigenously made Bio-CNG plant is located at Durgapura in Jaipur.

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For strategic and diplomatic reasons, Lord Minto concluded a treaty with Ranjit Singh at Amritsar in 1809 through Metcalf in order to check the Sikh advance beyond Sutlej. By this treaty, the Sutlej was fixed as the boundry between the British East India Company and Ranjit Singh and they became friends.

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The 4th guru of Sikhs,Guru Ram Das ji founded the city of Amritsar in 1574 AD on land donated by Mughal emperor Akbar.

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Jammu and Kashmir was a princely state during the British East India Company rule. It was created after the First Anglo-Sikh War and sold the region to the Raja of Jammu, Gulab Singh, for 7,500,000 and he was granted the title Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir (by Treaty of Amritsar).

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The Treaty of Amritsar, executed by the British East India Company and Raja Gulab Singh of Jammu after the First Anglo-Sikh War, established the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir under the suzerainty of the British Indian Empire. The treaty was executed on 16 March 1846. Under the treaty, Gulab Singh purchased Kashmir from the East India Company for a payment of 7,500,000 rupees (75 Lakh) and was granted the title Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir. This marked beginning of Dogra rule in Kashmir.

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Guru Ram Das, the fourth Guru of Sikhism, was gifted the “Palace of Amritsar” by Mughal Emperor Akbar. This was a significant event in his reign as Guru from 1574 to 1581. The “Palace of Amritsar,” later became the Golden Temple, representing the holiest shrine in Sikhism. Akbar’s gifting of the palace manifests his respect for the Sikh community and its leaders.