Which city of Haryana is known as the 'City of War Heroes'?
2022
Which city of Haryana is known as the 'City of War Heroes'?
- A.
Gurugram
- B.
Rohtak
- C.
Sonipat
- D.
Bhiwani
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Correct answer: D
Concept: Several Haryana districts carry popular epithets tied to one standout feature of that district — industrial or corporate growth, an education hub, a place-name's etymology, sporting achievement, or military service. These district nicknames are a recurring theme in Haryana state GK papers.
Application: In this recurring set, Bhiwani is the district officially referred to as the 'City of War Heroes' of Haryana. The district has a long-standing tradition of army recruitment and has produced a disproportionately large number of soldiers and gallantry-award recipients who served in India's wars — a description used by Haryana Tourism and repeated across state GK references.
District | Popular nickname | Reason for the nickname |
|---|---|---|
Gurugram | Millennium City / Cyber City | Rapid growth of IT and BPO offices and MNC campuses from the 1990s |
Rohtak | Education City | Concentration of higher-education institutions, including Maharshi Dayanand University |
Sonipat | City of Gold | Derived from the district's earlier Sanskrit name Swarnaprastha, meaning 'place of gold' |
Bhiwani | City of War Heroes | Long tradition of army recruitment and a high count of soldiers and gallantry-award recipients |
Cross-check: None of the other three nicknames relate to military service — Gurugram's reflects corporate/IT growth, Rohtak's reflects higher education, and Sonipat's reflects a Sanskrit place-name etymology. That rules all three out and confirms Bhiwani as the district matching the 'City of War Heroes' description. (Bhiwani separately also carries the nicknames 'Chhoti Kashi', for its large number of temples, and 'Mini Cuba', for its boxing academies — but neither of those is the nickname this question asks about.)