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 Sheesh Mahal (Palace of Mirrors) at Patiala was built by:
A. Baba Ala SinghB. Maharaja Bhupinder SinghC. Maharaja Narinder SinghD. Maharaja Ranjit SinghhardAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q2.
The Vikramkhol cave, known for its ancient inscriptions, is located in:
A. ChhattisgarhB. OdishaC. JharkhandD. Madhya PradeshhardAsked in DefenceView solution › - Q3.
The Manora Fort, built by the Maratha ruler Serfoji II to commemorate the British victory over Napoleon, is located in:
A. Tamil NaduB. MaharashtraC. KarnatakaD. KeralahardAsked in SSCView solution › - Q4.
The Buxa Fort and the Kurumbera Fort are located in:
A. West BengalB. AssamC. BiharD. OdishahardAsked in SSCView solution › - Q5.
The Bhima Devi Temple Complex, an archaeological site with ancient temple remains, is situated at:
A. Mandi, Himachal PradeshB. Kurukshetra, HaryanaC. Pinjore, HaryanaD. Rupnagar, PunjabhardAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q6.
The Shawala Teja Singh Temple, an ancient Hindu shrine, is situated in:
A. PakistanB. BangladeshC. NepalD. IndiahardAsked in SSCView solution › - Q7.
The Imphal Peace Museum in Manipur was built with the support of:
A. United StatesB. MyanmarC. JapanD. United KingdomhardAsked in SSCView solution › - Q8.
The Heliopolis Commonwealth War Grave Cemetery, honouring Indian soldiers of the First World War, is located in:
A. Baghdad, IraqB. Cairo, EgyptC. Haifa, IsraelD. Gallipoli, TurkeyhardAsked in DefenceView solution › - Q9.
The Jagannath Temple at Puri, Odisha, is built in which form of temple architecture?
A. VesaraB. Rekha DeulaC. Pidha DeulaD. Khakhara DeulahardAsked in SSCView solution › - Q10.
The Kadam Rasul Mosque, which holds a stone said to bear the footprint of the Prophet, is located at:
A. Ahmedabad, GujaratB. Gaur, West BengalC. Hyderabad, TelanganaD. Lucknow, Uttar PradeshhardAsked in SSCView solution › - Q11.
The 'Soniji Ki Nasiyan' Jain temple in Ajmer is dedicated to:
A. Lord NeminathB. Lord Rishabhdev (Adinath)C. Lord ParshvanathD. Lord MahavirahardAsked in RailwayView solution ›