1. McLeodganj, Sir David McLeod, the Lieutenant Governor of Punjab. It was McLeod who suggested that Lord Dalhousie be honoured with the Dalhousie town in his name
2. Gwalior. Suraj Sen founded Gwalior and named it after the hermit saint Gwalipa
3. Kalan means big and Khurd means small. Historically, this happened when towns or villages were either divided for administrative purpose or as population outgrew, a new set of people moved to an adjacent area and formed newer settlement
4. Nanded after Nandi Tat (banks) of the river Godavari. Nandi, the bull is the mount or vehicle of Lord Shiva,
5. Jabalpur. According to the first theory, the trading community in Jabalpur had links with the Middle East and the name came from Jabal meaning hills. As per the second one, the name has been taken from the saint Jabali,
6. Palampur.,
7. Hyderabad.
8. Dehradun.,
9. Halflong
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Saturday, September 26, 2009
NEW SET--Indian Plzce
1. Dalhousie was named after Lord Dalhousie, by a Lieutenant Governor of Punjab. Incidentally the same Lieutenant Governor also has a town in Kangra valley in his name. Name the town.
2. Which town is named after a hermit who cured a Rajput Chieftain, Suraj Sen from a deadly disease?
3. Many towns and villages in North India have the same name with a differentiating suffix — Kalan and Khurd. For example Kosi Kalan and Kosi Khurd in UP. What is the origin of the two terms?
4. Which town in Western India is believed to be named after the vehicle of Lord Shiva?
5. There are two theories on the origin of name of a town surrounded by hills. One school suggests it comes from the Arabic word for hills. The other says its named after an ancient saint. Name this town in central India.
6. Which tea town takes its name from a local term meaning ‘lots of water’?
7. Which city was called Bhagyanagar after Bhagamathi, a Hindu girl who married the Sultan?
8. Which town is named after the settlement of Ram Rai, Guru of Udasi Sikhs?
9. Which hill station in Assam means ‘white ants hillock’ in the tribal Jaintia language?
please email your answers to dekadeep@gmail.com
2. Which town is named after a hermit who cured a Rajput Chieftain, Suraj Sen from a deadly disease?
3. Many towns and villages in North India have the same name with a differentiating suffix — Kalan and Khurd. For example Kosi Kalan and Kosi Khurd in UP. What is the origin of the two terms?
4. Which town in Western India is believed to be named after the vehicle of Lord Shiva?
5. There are two theories on the origin of name of a town surrounded by hills. One school suggests it comes from the Arabic word for hills. The other says its named after an ancient saint. Name this town in central India.
6. Which tea town takes its name from a local term meaning ‘lots of water’?
7. Which city was called Bhagyanagar after Bhagamathi, a Hindu girl who married the Sultan?
8. Which town is named after the settlement of Ram Rai, Guru of Udasi Sikhs?
9. Which hill station in Assam means ‘white ants hillock’ in the tribal Jaintia language?
please email your answers to dekadeep@gmail.com
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