CITIES AND IT'S NICKNAMES

 UPSC/TNPSC GENERAL KNOWLEDGE




  • City of Golden Temple- Amritsar

  • Blue Mountains- Nilgiri

  • Hill Queen- Simla

  • Land of Five Rivers - Punjab

  • Pearl of the Orient- Goa

  • God's Own Country- Kerala

  • Pink City- Jaipur

  • Queen of Arabian Sea- Cochin

  • Switzerland of India- Kashmir


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