Indian Cities and Places

The Central Road Research Institute (CRRI) was established in 1952 in New Delhi. It is a premier national laboratory engaged in carrying out research and development projects on the design, construction, and maintenance of roads and runways. Other cities like Bangalore, Roorkee, and Hyderabad host different research institutes but not the CRRI.

The National Institute of Community Development, now known as the National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRDPR), is located in Hyderabad, Telangana. It is an autonomous organization under the Union Ministry of Rural Development. The other cities listed do not host this specific national institute.

Varanasi is one of the oldest living cities and is historically associated with the development and preservation of Sanskrit and Vedic learning.

Dr. Kalam collapsed while delivering a lecture to students at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Shillong in 2015.

Seringapatam (Srirangapatna) served as the capital of the Kingdom of Mysore under Hyder Ali and his son Tipu Sultan.

New Delhi is the capital city of India.

The 1931 session of the Indian National Congress, which is significant for the resolution on Fundamental Rights, was held in Karachi.

The High Court of Bombay is indeed located in Mumbai, which was formerly known as Bombay.

The Supreme Court of India is located in New Delhi, the capital of India.

Muhammad bin Tughlaq ordered the residents of Delhi (Dehli-i-Kuhna) to move to Daulatabad in the Deccan as part of his capital shift project.

In 1668, the English East India Company shifted its headquarters from Surat to Bombay (Mumbai) after the British Crown acquired the island.

Surat was a major trading port on the west coast, and it faced significant competition from the rising port city of Bombay (Mumbai) as the English shifted their operations.

Fort St. William was a major British fortification built in Calcutta (Kolkata) to serve as the headquarters of the East India Company in Bengal.

Pushkar, located in Rajasthan, is a well-known ancient pilgrim center. The other options are major port or colonial cities that developed later.