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Where is ‘Raisina Hills’?
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- Where Rashtrapati Bhavan is situated
- The Hill feature in Srinagar, otherwise known as ‘Shankara-charya Hill’
- The place where the Dogra rulers of J & K built their fort in Jammu.
- The rock feature at Kanyakumari where Swami Vivekananda’s statue was erected.
Correct Option: A
Raisina Hill is an area of Lutyens’ Delhi, New Delhi, housing India’s most important government buildings, including Rashtrapati Bhavan, the official residence of the President of India and the Secretariat building housing the Prime Minister’s Office and several other important ministries. It is surrounded by other important buildings and structures, including the Parliament of India, Rajpath, Vijay Chowk and India Gate.28) The term “Raisina Hill” was coined following acquisition of land from 300 families from X and Malcha villages. About 0.001 acres of land was acquired under the “1894 Land Acquisition Act” to begin the construction of the Viceroy’s House.
