DELHI QUIZ !!!

BySaksham Koul

 The place get its name from a force

of 30,000 sikhs, which encamped
here under military generalBaghel
Singh Dhaliwalin 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?

Tis Hazari

 X was the first major extension

ofNew DelhibeyondLutyens' Delhi.
The ancientBhairon Templeof
relocatedgurjarBaisoya 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.

Chanakyapuri

 The building is the second

monumentinspired and developed
byPramukh Swami Maharaj, a spiritual
head, whose 3,000 volunteers helped
7,000artisansconstruct 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)

Akshardham Temple

 During thePartition of India, in

August 1947 theXtogether 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.

X- Purana Qila, YHumayuns Tomb

 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.

Delhi Metro

 This is an 1860s photo of which place

in Delhi?

Chandni Chowk

 Xis a park located on Burari Road near

Nirankari Sarovar inDelhi, India. It was
the venue of theDelhi Durbarof 1877
whenQueen Victoriawas proclaimed
theEmpress of India. Later it was used to
celebrate the accession ofKing Edward
VIIin 1903, and, finally, it was here that
theDurbarcommemorating the
coronation ofKing George VasEmperor
of Indiatook place on 12 December
1911, subsequent to his coronation
atWestminster Abbeyin June 1911.
Identify X.

Coronation Park

 Identify.

Joseph Allen Stein

Architect of the India Habitat Centre.
The 'Joseph Stein Lane', is the only
road in Delhi named after an
architect.

Daryaganj

Jama Masjid

Moti Mahal Delux

Timur

Chittaranjan Park

Moserbaer