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.
- Q21.
Which city, where the City Palace is located, is known as the 'Venice of the East'?
A. JaisalmerB. KotaC. UdaipurD. JaipureasyAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q22.
The Gol Gumbaz is situated in which state?
A. TelanganaB. MaharashtraC. Andhra PradeshD. KarnatakaeasyAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q23.
The National Library of India is situated at:
A. KolkataB. New DelhiC. MumbaiD. ChennaieasyAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q24.
The Karla Caves are located in:
A. Madhya PradeshB. OdishaC. MaharashtraD. BihareasyAsked in Railway +1View solution › - Q25.
Which city of India is known as the 'Blue City'?
A. JaipurB. JaisalmerC. UdaipurD. JodhpureasyAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q26.
The Tawang Monastery, the largest Buddhist monastery in India, is located in:
A. Arunachal PradeshB. Himachal PradeshC. SikkimD. LadakheasyAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q27.
The famous rock relief 'Arjuna's Penance' is located at:
A. Hampi, KarnatakaB. Khajuraho, Madhya PradeshC. Ellora, MaharashtraD. Mahabalipuram, Tamil NadueasyAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q28.
The Cellular Jail, also known as 'Kala Pani', is located in:
A. DiuB. Car NicobarC. Port Blair (Sri Vijaya Puram)D. KavarattieasyAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q29.
The marble-carved Dilwara Jain temples are located at:
A. Shravanabelagola, KarnatakaB. Ranakpur, RajasthanC. Mount Abu, RajasthanD. Palitana, GujarateasyAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q30.
The 'Capital Complex', a UNESCO World Heritage Site designed by Le Corbusier, is located in:
A. New DelhiB. ChandigarhC. BhubaneswarD. GandhinagareasyAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q31.
The Thiksey Monastery is located in:
A. Arunachal PradeshB. LadakhC. SikkimD. Himachal PradesheasyAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q32.
The Rajghat memorial is situated in:
A. AhmedabadB. PorbandarC. DelhiD. WardhaeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q33.
The 'Ahom Raja's Palace' (Kareng Ghar or Garhgaon Palace) is located in:
A. ManipurB. TripuraC. MeghalayaD. AssameasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q34.
The Chota Imambara (Imambara Hussainabad Mubarak) is located in:
A. MurshidabadB. HyderabadC. LucknowD. BhopaleasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q35.
The Mattancherry Palace (Dutch Palace) is located in:
A. PuducherryB. GoaC. Kozhikode, KeralaD. Kochi, KeralaeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q36.
The Safdarjung's Tomb is located in:
A. HyderabadB. AgraC. LucknowD. DelhieasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q37.
The Sri Bhramaramba Mallikarjuna Swamy Temple at Srisailam is located in:
A. Andhra PradeshB. KarnatakaC. Tamil NaduD. TelanganaeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q38.
Velankanni, the famous Christian pilgrim centre known as the 'Lourdes of the East', is located in:
A. GoaB. Nagapattinam district, Tamil NaduC. Kochi, KeralaD. Mangaluru, KarnatakaeasyAsked in SSC +1View solution › - Q39.
The Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is situated in:
A. GujaratB. MaharashtraC. Madhya PradeshD. RajasthaneasyAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q40.
The Fort Aguada, built by the Portuguese in 1612, is located in:
A. MaharashtraB. KeralaC. GoaD. DamaneasyAsked in PoliceView solution ›