Question

Bhed Kund, where Arjun took aim at the fish to win Draupadi swayamvar, is situated in:
1. Etawah
2. Firozabad
3. Farrukhabad
4. Barabanki

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Farrukhabad

The correct answer is Farrukhabad.

 

• Farrukhabad is a city in Uttar Pradesh.
• Farrukhabad was founded by Nawab Mohammad Khan Bangash in 1714.
• it was here that the famous Svayamvara of Draupadi.
  • Arjun took aim at the fish to win Draupadi swayamvar at Bhed Kund in Farrukhabad.
  • Draupadi’s father, Drupad was fond of Arjuna and secretly hoped that Arjuna will win her daughter’s hand.
  • Drupad set forth a condition which was impossible for anyone except Arjuna, to fulfil.
  • The challenge was to pierce the eye of a revolving fish, which was erected on a pole, by looking at the reflection in a water-filled vessel.
• During the Bronze age, numerous pre historical weapons and tools were found in Farrukhabad.
• The death of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb in 1707 leads to the establishment of several independent principalities in north India of which was the territory of Farrukhabad which played an important part in the subsequent history of the district.
• The district formerly included present-day Kannauj district.

 

• Etawah is a city in Uttar Pradesh.
  • It is situated on the banks of the Yamuna River.
• Firozabad is a city in Uttar Pradesh.
  • The modern city of Firozabad was founded by Raja Todar Mal in 1566.
• Barabanki is a city in Uttar Pradesh.
  • It is also known as the 'entrance to Poorvanchal’,