New Delhi
The Qutub Minar complex is the symbol and icon of Delhi. The magnificent Qutub Minar is the tallest brick minaret in the world. Which of the following monuments are not located in this complex?
Tomb of Ala-ud-Din Khalji Tomb of Raziya Sultan Tomb of Iltutmish Alai Minar
what is the population of India
21.75 million
Delhi is one of the largest cities in the world, with an area of about 1483 sq. km, and it constitutes the National Capital region of India (NCR). Which of the following cities is not located in NCR?
Jaipur Ghaziabad Noida Gurgaon
Delhi is a beautiful city, full of monuments ranging from the Ashokan Edicts to beautiful Indo-Islamic architecture to the colonial bungalows and palaces of the British era. There are three UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Delhi. Which of the following is not a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Delhi?
Red Fort Lotus Temple Qutub Minar Humayun's Tomb
India is a land of rivers. Consisting of one of the world's largest flood plains in the world, India has major rivers like the Ganges, the Bramhaputra and the Indus flowing through its territory. Which river flows through Delhi?
Jhelum Ganga (Ganges) Yamuna (Jamuna) Indus (Sindh
Who founded Delhi?
Shahjahanabad, the walled city built by Shah Jahan from 1638 to 1649, containing the Lal Qila and the Chandni Chowk. It was the capital of the Mughal Empire during Shah Jahan's reign. It is presently referred to as "Old Delhi".
The Cricket Stadium at Firoz Shah Kotla in Delhi is quite well known. Firoz Shah Kotla, however, was actually one of the seven cities of Delhi known as Firozabad. It was built by which ruler of the Delhi sultanate?
Firoz Shah Tughlaq Firoz Shah Khalji Firoz Shah Lodhi Firoz Shah Sayyid
new Delhi
A subcontinent in S Asia, occupied by Bangladesh, Bhutan, the Republic of India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sikkim.a city in and the capital of India, in the Nepal part, adjacent to Delhi. A city of north-central India on the Yamuna River. Important since ancient times, the old city was rebuilt by Shah Jahan in the 1600s with high stone walls enclosing the Red Fort that contained the imperial Mughal palace. The new part of Delhi became the capital of British India in 1911 and of independent India in 1947.
. India is famous for its ancient structures and architectures. But when one arrives in New Delhi, one sometimes doubts whether he is in India or not. On one side is the old Delhi with forts and palaces in intricate patterns with decaying walls and on the other side is the New Delhi, the capital of India with soaring sky scrapers. This "modern" Delhi houses a beautiful monument, the Lotus Temple. This is a temple of which faith?
Baha'i Christianity Hinduism Sikhism
what are some of one of New Delhi's landmarks
Humayun's tomb is the tomb of the Mughal Emperor Humayun in Delhi, India. The tomb was commissioned by Humayun's first wife and chief consort, Empress Bega Begum, in 1569-70, and designed by Mirak Mirza Ghiyas, a Persian architect chosen by her.
