Monuments & Religious Places Questions with Solutions
This topic covers India's important monuments, temples, mosques, churches, gurudwaras and pilgrimage sites, who built them and when, their architectural styles, and India's UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Questions ask who built a monument, where it is located, or which dynasty or style it belongs to. For example, the Qutub Minar was begun by Qutbuddin Aibak, and the Sun Temple at Konark was built by the Eastern Ganga king Narasimhadeva I. Revise the UNESCO World Heritage Sites as a list, noting the most recent additions. Practise the monuments and religious places questions below, written in the style of the general awareness sections of exams such as SSC, banking, railways, CUET GAT, MAH CET and CLAT. Each question comes with a detailed explanation that adds related facts, so every question helps you revise more than one point.
- Q1.
The Somnath Jyotirlinga temple is located in which state?
A. UttarakhandB. GujaratC. MaharashtraD. Madhya PradesheasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q2.
The Kamakhya Temple is located in:
A. Imphal (Manipur)B. Agartala (Tripura)C. Shillong (Meghalaya)D. Guwahati (Assam)easyAsked in SSC +1View solution › - Q3.
The Mahabodhi Temple is situated at:
A. Kushinagar (Uttar Pradesh)B. Sarnath (Uttar Pradesh)C. Bodh Gaya (Bihar)D. Lumbini (Nepal)easyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q4.
The famous Brihadeeswara Temple, built by Rajaraja Chola I, is situated in:
A. KeralaB. KarnatakaC. Andhra PradeshD. Tamil NadueasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q5.
The 'Vijay Stambh' (Tower of Victory) is situated in which state?
A. Uttar PradeshB. GujaratC. RajasthanD. Madhya PradesheasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q6.
The Vivekananda Rock Memorial is situated at:
A. KanyakumariB. BelurC. RameswaramD. PurieasyAsked in SSC +1View solution › - Q7.
The Bhimbetka rock shelters are located in:
A. Madhya PradeshB. KarnatakaC. MaharashtraD. ChhattisgarheasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q8.
The 18-metre-high monolithic statue of Lord Gomateshwara (Bahubali) is located at:
A. Palitana, GujaratB. Shravanabelagola, KarnatakaC. Karkala, KarnatakaD. Mount Abu, RajasthaneasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q9.
The Bibi ka Maqbara in Aurangabad (Maharashtra) was built in imitation of the:
A. Gol GumbazB. Itimad-ud-Daulah's TombC. Humayun's TombD. Taj MahaleasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q10.
The 'Rani ki Vav' (Queen's Stepwell), on the banks of the Saraswati river, is located in:
A. Adalaj, GujaratB. Patan, GujaratC. Abhaneri, RajasthanD. Bundi, RajasthaneasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q11.
The 'Panch Mahal', a five-storeyed palace pavilion, is located at:
A. Fatehpur SikriB. Agra FortC. Amber FortD. Red Fort, DelhieasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q12.
The Dhamek Stupa is located in:
A. Uttar PradeshB. Madhya PradeshC. OdishaD. BihareasyAsked in SSC +1View solution › - Q13.
The ancient Nalanda University, one of the world's earliest residential universities, is located in:
A. West BengalB. OdishaC. Uttar PradeshD. BihareasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q14.
The Ellora Caves are located in:
A. Aurangabad district, MaharashtraB. Raigad district, MaharashtraC. Kurnool district, Andhra PradeshD. Raisen district, Madhya PradesheasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q15.
The Elephanta Caves are located in which state?
A. MaharashtraB. GoaC. KarnatakaD. GujarateasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q16.
Which city is known as the 'Temple City of India'?
A. PuriB. BhubaneswarC. MaduraiD. VaranasieasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q17.
The Hawa Mahal, built by Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh, is located in:
A. JaipurB. BikanerC. UdaipurD. JodhpureasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q18.
The Umaid Bhawan Palace is located in:
A. UdaipurB. JaipurC. JodhpurD. BikanereasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q19.
The Janjira Fort, situated on an island in the Arabian Sea, lies off the coast of:
A. MaharashtraB. GoaC. KarnatakaD. GujarateasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q20.
The longest continuous wall in India, often called the 'Great Wall of India', is at:
A. Gwalior Fort, Madhya PradeshB. Chittorgarh Fort, RajasthanC. Golconda Fort, TelanganaD. Kumbhalgarh Fort, RajasthaneasyAsked in SSCView solution ›