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Which hill station's name means place of the thunderbolt ?

A

Gangtok

B

Shillong

C

Oottacamand

D

Darjeeling

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D

The name Darjeeling comes from the Tibetan word .dorje,. meaning the thunderbolt scepter of the Hindu detty Indra, and ling, a place or land. So it means .place of the thunderbolt.. Located in the Mahabharata Range or Lesser Himalaya, Darjeeling is situated in West Bengal.
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