SSC CHSL 2019 PYQ — Question 42

SSC CHSL - 9th July 2019 - Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q42

Raja Sansi International Airport is located in:

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. Amritsar.

Raja Sansi International Airport:

  • It is an international airport about 11 kilometers (7 mi) northwest of the city of Amritsar, Punjab, India.
  • It is named after Guru Ram Das, the fourth Sikh Guru and the founder of Amritsar City.

Amritsar:

  • Amritsar is a city in the northwestern Indian state of Punjab, 28 kilometers from the border with Pakistan.
  • At the center of its walled old town, the gilded Golden Temple (Harmandir Sahib) is the holiest gurdwara (religious complex) of the Sikh religion.
  • Other major attractions of Amritsar are the Jallianwala Bagh, Akal Takht, and Tarn Taran Sahib Temple.