Question

Golden Temple is there in ________________.
A. Chandigarh
B. Himachal
C. Amritsar
D. None of these

Answer 1

Hint: The historical name of the city is Ramdaspur and it is the second-most populous city of its state.

Complete step-by-step solution:
The golden temple is the holiest place in the Sikh religion. It sits at the center of a man-made Lake. its actual name is Shri Harmandir Sahib and is referred to as the Golden temple because it was covered with the Golden foil when it was finally built during the 1800s. It was initially built in 1604 by fifth Sikh guru Arjan, but it was destroyed many times by the Afghan invaders from the northwestern side. The present version was built during the reign of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. It is a two-story building, with its top half covered in gold. It is estimated that around 400 KGS of gold was used for this purpose. The main temple complex sits at the center of a man-made pool, which is also referred to as Amrit Sarovar. The rest of the complex is built using white marble with the use of precious and semi-precious stones for decoration. The main entrance has a Clock tower which also houses a Central Sikh Museum. Guru Granth Sahib (the Holiest book in Sikhism) is kept in the Gurudwara. Due to the presence of chief Gurudwara or House of worship, going to Amritsar to see the Golden Temple is considered to be a pilgrimage in the Sikh religion.

Thus, option (C) is correct.

Note: Around 20,000 people are provided with a free meal every day, here in the Golden temple. This community meal is referred to as Guru ka Langar and the entire process is managed by volunteers.