| What does the name 'Darjeeling' mean according to another version? | an old Tibetan Monastery originally situated at the Observatory Hill of Darjiling Town. | District Gazetteers, Darjeeling, 1907 Edition, Author LSS O’Malley, ICS, Superintendent of Census) There are several versions of the origin of the name Darjiling (also spelt as Darjeeling). As per one version, the name 'Darjeeling' came from two Tibetan words, `dorje’ meaning thunderbolt (originally the scepter of Indra/ Bajra) and 'ling' a place or land, hence 'the land of the thunderbolt'. Alternatively, it is named after an old Tibetan Monastery originally situated at the Observatory Hill of Darjiling Town. In the modern era, during late seventeenth Century, 1670 to be specific, part of the Darjeeling came under the dominion of the King of Sikkim, with the Kalimpong area being under the Bhutanese dominion. From 1780, there were recurrent conflicts between the King of Sikkim and the Gurkhas of Nepal in the western part of the present day Darjiling. | 428 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1329/download/4330/DH_2011_1901_PART_B_DCHB_DARJILING.pdf | Alternatively, it is named after an old Tibetan Monastery originally situated at the Observatory Hill of Darjiling Town. In the modern era, during late seventeenth Century, 1670 to be specific, part of the Darjeeling came under the dominion of the King of Sikkim, with the Kalimpong area being under the Bhutanese dominion. | 16 | page=16,block=3 | 0.700 | valid |
| What does the name 'Darjeeling' mean according to one version? | 'the land of the thunderbolt' | District Gazetteers, Darjeeling, 1907 Edition, Author LSS O’Malley, ICS, Superintendent of Census) There are several versions of the origin of the name Darjiling (also spelt as Darjeeling). As per one version, the name 'Darjeeling' came from two Tibetan words, `dorje’ meaning thunderbolt (originally the scepter of Indra/ Bajra) and 'ling' a place or land, hence 'the land of the thunderbolt'. Alternatively, it is named after an old Tibetan Monastery originally situated at the Observatory Hill of Darjiling Town. In the modern era, during late seventeenth Century, 1670 to be specific, part of the Darjeeling came under the dominion of the King of Sikkim, with the Kalimpong area being under the Bhutanese dominion. From 1780, there were recurrent conflicts between the King of Sikkim and the Gurkhas of Nepal in the western part of the present day Darjiling. | 364 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1329/download/4330/DH_2011_1901_PART_B_DCHB_DARJILING.pdf | As per one version, the name 'Darjeeling' came from two Tibetan words, `dorje’ meaning thunderbolt (originally the scepter of Indra/ Bajra) and 'ling' a place or land, hence 'the land of the thunderbolt'. |
| What is the combined meaning of 'Dorje-Ling' in Tibetan? | the ‘land of the thunderbolts’ | Further the intermittent cloud and sunshine combine to impact the unique character of Darjiling tea. The Darjiling hill station was founded by the British in 1835 with a military cantonment and a health sanatorium. Tea plantation had started around 1850s and the British also introduced various flowers and fruits to the area. It had grown in stature which is incomparable in the world. The word ‘Darjiling’ comes from the the Tibetan word “Dorje” meaning the thunderbolt of Indra, the king of Gods and “Ling” meaning a place of land. Thus “Dorje-Ling” means the ‘land of the thunderbolts’. Motif | 559 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1329/download/4330/DH_2011_1901_PART_B_DCHB_DARJILING.pdf | Thus “Dorje-Ling” means the ‘land of the thunderbolts’. | 5 | page=5,block=0 | 0.700 | valid |
| What is the meaning of the Tibetan word 'Dorje' in the context of Darjiling? | the thunderbolt of Indra, the king of Gods | Further the intermittent cloud and sunshine combine to impact the unique character of Darjiling tea. The Darjiling hill station was founded by the British in 1835 with a military cantonment and a health sanatorium. Tea plantation had started around 1850s and the British also introduced various flowers and fruits to the area. It had grown in stature which is incomparable in the world. The word ‘Darjiling’ comes from the the Tibetan word “Dorje” meaning the thunderbolt of Indra, the king of Gods and “Ling” meaning a place of land. Thus “Dorje-Ling” means the ‘land of the thunderbolts’. Motif | 456 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1329/download/4330/DH_2011_1901_PART_B_DCHB_DARJILING.pdf | The word ‘Darjiling’ comes from the the Tibetan word “Dorje” meaning the thunderbolt of Indra, the king of Gods and “Ling” meaning a place of land. | 5 | page=5,block=0 | 0.700 | valid |
| What is the operational Panchayet system in the hill Sub-Divisions of Darjeeling, Kalimpong, and Kurseong? | single tier (only Gram Panchayet) | For 112 Gram Panchayets in the hill Sub-Division s of Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Kurseong, the operational Panchayet system is of single tier (only Gram Panchayet). out 134, three tier system is functional in rest 22 Gram Panchayets of Siliguri Sub-Division. Urban Local Bodies : The history of urban local bodies dates back in India to Indus Valley Civilization. In modern India it originated during British rule when in 1687 the first Municipal Corporation was set up at Madras under a charter granted by James II. There are different types of municipal bodies, namely, Municipal Corporations, Municipalities, Notified Area Committees, Cantonment Boards etc. Except the Cantonment Boards all other types are created under state municipal laws. Cantonment Boards owe their origin to the Central Act called Cantonment Acts, 1924. | 129 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1329/download/4330/DH_2011_1901_PART_B_DCHB_DARJILING.pdf | For 112 Gram Panchayets in the hill Sub-Division s of Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Kurseong, the operational Panchayet system is of single tier (only Gram Panchayet). |
| What mechanism was established to examine the preliminary Census 2011 Population Enumeration results? | A very comprehensive check and edit mechanism | population distribution and characteristics. A very comprehensive check and edit mechanism was put in place to objectively examine the preliminary Census 2011 Population Enumeration results and finally clear them for use. The population data was cleared only after the full possible satisfaction of the TFQA. The entire work relating to the data validation and scrutiny was completed by all the States/Union territories under the overall supervision and monitoring of the Census Division of the Office of the Registrar General, India with active cooperation and support of the Social Studies Division, Data Processing Division, Data Dissemination Division and Map Division. 4. | 45 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1329/download/4330/DH_2011_1901_PART_B_DCHB_DARJILING.pdf | population distribution and characteristics. A very comprehensive check and edit mechanism was put in place to objectively examine the preliminary Census 2011 Population Enumeration results and finally clear them for use. | 33 | page=33,block=1 |
| What was the name of the war fought between the Kingdom of Nepal and the British East India Company? | the Gorkha War, or the Anglo–Nepalese War | In the year 1790, the Gurkhas captured the area in the district up to the river Tista. The British rulers, in the form of East India Company got finally engaged in the fight with the Nepalese army throughout the entire northern boundary from early nineteenth Century and the Gorkha War, or the Anglo–Nepalese War, broke out between the Kingdom of Nepal and the British East India Company from 1814 to1816, with the British becoming victorious. By the `Treaty of Sugauli’ in 1816 | 271 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1329/download/4330/DH_2011_1901_PART_B_DCHB_DARJILING.pdf | The British rulers, in the form of East India Company got finally engaged in the fight with the Nepalese army throughout the entire northern boundary from early nineteenth Century and the Gorkha War, or the Anglo–Nepalese War, broke out between the Kingdom of Nepal and the British East India Company from 1814 to1816, with the British becoming victorious. | 16 | page=16,block=3 | 0.700 | valid |
| What is municipality? | a body politic and corporate, constituted by the incorporation of the inhabitants of a city or town | Cantonment Boards owe their origin to the Central Act called Cantonment Acts, 1924. A municipality is a body politic and corporate, constituted by the incorporation of the inhabitants of a city or town. Municipal corporations constitute the highest or topmost form of urban local governments and are created for big cities by the enactment of state legislatures or of Parliament in case of union territories. | 102 | definition | 0.980 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1329/download/4330/DH_2011_1901_PART_B_DCHB_DARJILING.pdf | A municipality is a body politic and corporate, constituted by the incorporation of the inhabitants of a city or town. | 22 | page=22,block=1 | 0.850 | valid |
| What does 'Dorje-Ling' mean? | the ‘land of the thunderbolts’ | Further the intermittent cloud and sunshine combine to impact the unique character of Darjiling tea. The Darjiling hill station was founded by the British in 1835 with a military cantonment and a health sanatorium. Tea plantation had started around 1850s and the British also introduced various flowers and fruits to the area. It had grown in stature which is incomparable in the world. The word ‘Darjiling’ comes from the the Tibetan word “Dorje” meaning the thunderbolt of Indra, the king of Gods and “Ling” meaning a place of land. Thus “Dorje-Ling” means the ‘land of the thunderbolts’. Motif | 559 | definition | 0.980 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1329/download/4330/DH_2011_1901_PART_B_DCHB_DARJILING.pdf | Thus “Dorje-Ling” means the ‘land of the thunderbolts’. | 5 | page=5,block=0 | 0.700 | valid |
| What does the Tibetan word 'Dorje' mean? | the thunderbolt of Indra, the king of Gods | Further the intermittent cloud and sunshine combine to impact the unique character of Darjiling tea. The Darjiling hill station was founded by the British in 1835 with a military cantonment and a health sanatorium. Tea plantation had started around 1850s and the British also introduced various flowers and fruits to the area. It had grown in stature which is incomparable in the world. The word ‘Darjiling’ comes from the the Tibetan word “Dorje” meaning the thunderbolt of Indra, the king of Gods and “Ling” meaning a place of land. Thus “Dorje-Ling” means the ‘land of the thunderbolts’. Motif | 456 | definition | 0.980 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1329/download/4330/DH_2011_1901_PART_B_DCHB_DARJILING.pdf | The word ‘Darjiling’ comes from the the Tibetan word “Dorje” meaning the thunderbolt of Indra, the king of Gods and “Ling” meaning a place of land. | 5 | page=5,block=0 | 0.700 | valid |