{"id":75688,"date":"2024-04-20T12:20:22","date_gmt":"2024-04-20T12:20:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=75688"},"modified":"2024-04-20T12:20:22","modified_gmt":"2024-04-20T12:20:22","slug":"darjeeling-a-hill-station-in-west-bengal-served-as-a-summer-retreat-for-british-officials-and-a-point-of-interaction-with-sikkim-due-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/darjeeling-a-hill-station-in-west-bengal-served-as-a-summer-retreat-for-british-officials-and-a-point-of-interaction-with-sikkim-due-to\/","title":{"rendered":"Darjeeling, a hill station in West Bengal, served as a summer retreat for British officials and a point of interaction with Sikkim due to:"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\n    <!-- Check if it's an AMP page -->\r\n            <!-- Non-AMP version -->\r\n        <div class=\"mcq-container\" data-quiz-id=\"quizState_6a97463c1a1b7\">\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option1\" data-is-correct=\"true\">\r\n                    Its strategic location                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option2\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    Shared cultural ties                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option3\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    Political agreements                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option4\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    Economic interests                <\/div>\r\n                            \r\n            <!-- Feedback messages for non-AMP -->\r\n            <div class=\"feedback\" data-feedback=\"wrong\">Answer is Right!<\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"feedback\" data-feedback=\"right\">Answer is Wrong!<\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <script>\r\n        document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function () {\r\n            var containers = document.querySelectorAll('.mcq-container');\r\n\r\n            containers.forEach(function(container) {\r\n                var options = container.querySelectorAll('.option');\r\n                var feedbackSelect = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"select\"]');\r\n                var feedbackWrong = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"wrong\"]');\r\n                var feedbackRight = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"right\"]');\r\n\r\n                options.forEach(function(option) {\r\n                    option.addEventListener('click', function() {\r\n                        var selectedOption = option.getAttribute('data-option-key');\r\n                        var isCorrect = option.getAttribute('data-is-correct') === 'true';\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Remove previous selections\r\n                        options.forEach(function(opt) {\r\n                            opt.classList.remove('correct', 'incorrect');\r\n                        });\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Add the correct\/incorrect class\r\n                        if (isCorrect) {\r\n                            option.classList.add('correct');\r\n                            feedbackRight.hidden = false;\r\n                            feedbackWrong.hidden = true;\r\n                        } else {\r\n                            option.classList.add('incorrect');\r\n                            feedbackRight.hidden = true;\r\n                            feedbackWrong.hidden = false;\r\n                        }\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Hide select feedback\r\n                        feedbackSelect.hidden = true;\r\n                    });\r\n                });\r\n            });\r\n        });\r\n        <\/script>\r\n    \r\n    <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The correct answer is: <strong>a) Its strategic location<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Darjeeling is a hill station in West Bengal, India. It is located in the Himalayas, at an elevation of 2,205 meters (7,234 feet). The town was founded in the 1830s by the British East India Company, and it served as a summer retreat for British officials. Darjeeling is also a popular tourist destination, known for its tea plantations, its views of Mount Everest, and its colonial architecture.<\/p>\n<p>Darjeeling&#8217;s strategic location made it an important point of interaction between the British and the Sikkimese. The town is located on the border between India and Sikkim, and it was a key trade route between the two countries. 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