Monuments & Religious Places Questions with Solutions

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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.

  1. Q61.

    The Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga temple is situated in:

    A. Nashik, MaharashtraB. Ujjain, Madhya PradeshC. Omkareshwar, Madhya PradeshD. Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
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  2. Q62.

    The Neelkanth Mahadev Temple, near Rishikesh, is located in:

    A. Jammu and KashmirB. UttarakhandC. Himachal PradeshD. Uttar Pradesh
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  3. Q63.

    The Karni Mata Temple at Deshnok, Rajasthan, is famous for its:

    A. CowsB. RatsC. PeacocksD. Monkeys
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  4. Q64.

    Swayambhunath, the ancient stupa also popularly called the 'Monkey Temple', is located in:

    A. BhutanB. NepalC. Sri LankaD. Myanmar
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  5. Q65.

    Badrinath, Dwarka, Puri and Rameswaram together are known as the:

    A. Char DhamB. Panch KedarC. SaptapuriD. Jyotirlingas
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  6. Q66.

    The Sri Venkateswara Swamy Vaari Temple, one of the world's most visited Hindu temples, is located at:

    A. Bhadrachalam, TelanganaB. Srisailam, Andhra PradeshC. Tirumala, Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh)D. Simhachalam, Andhra Pradesh
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  7. Q67.

    The Ramanathaswamy Temple, famous for its long pillared corridors, is located in:

    A. Andhra PradeshB. Tamil NaduC. KarnatakaD. Kerala
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