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 brick temple of Bhitargaon, one of the oldest surviving brick temples of India, is situated in:
A. Madhya PradeshB. Uttar PradeshC. BiharD. ChhattisgarhmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q2.
The Bharhut Stupa is located in which state?
A. Madhya PradeshB. Uttar PradeshC. BiharD. Andhra PradeshmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q3.
The tomb 'Chini-ka-Rauza' is located in:
A. AgraB. LahoreC. DelhiD. AurangabadmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q4.
The height of the five-storeyed Qutub Minar in Delhi is about:
A. 72.5 metresB. 84 metresC. 54 metresD. 37 metresmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q5.
The Lomas Rishi cave is situated in:
A. The Western Ghats, MaharashtraB. The Satpura Range, Madhya PradeshC. The Udayagiri Hills, OdishaD. The Barabar Hills, BiharmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q6.
The 'Raniji ki Baori' (Queen's Stepwell) is located in:
A. Bundi, RajasthanB. Jaisalmer, RajasthanC. Patan, GujaratD. Jodhpur, RajasthanmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q7.
The heritage town of Orchha, known for the Ram Raja Temple and the Jahangir Mahal, is located in:
A. Uttar PradeshB. Madhya PradeshC. RajasthanD. ChhattisgarhmediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q8.
Who founded the city of Jaipur and built the Jantar Mantar observatories at Delhi, Jaipur, Ujjain, Mathura and Varanasi?
A. Raja Man Singh IB. Sawai Pratap SinghC. Sawai Jai Singh IID. Sawai Ram Singh IImediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q9.
The Enchey, Ralang and Pemayangtse monasteries are located in:
A. LadakhB. Himachal PradeshC. SikkimD. Arunachal PradeshmediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q10.
The Chunar Fort, on the banks of the Ganga, is located in:
A. Uttar PradeshB. BiharC. Madhya PradeshD. UttarakhandmediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q11.
The largest concentration of Buddhist stupas in India is found in which state?
A. BiharB. Madhya PradeshC. Andhra PradeshD. Uttar PradeshmediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q12.
The ancient Vikramashila University was located in:
A. Bhagalpur district, BiharB. Gaya district, BiharC. Varanasi district, Uttar PradeshD. Nalanda district, BiharmediumAsked in State PCSView solution › - Q13.
The Shah-e-Hamdan Mosque (Khanqah-e-Moula) in Srinagar stands on the banks of the:
A. Jhelum riverB. Tawi riverC. Indus riverD. Chenab rivermediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q14.
The Tomb of Sheikh Chilli is located at:
A. Thanesar, Kurukshetra (Haryana)B. Sirhind (Punjab)C. Agra (Uttar Pradesh)D. Ajmer (Rajasthan)mediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q15.
The Virasat-e-Khalsa museum, depicting Sikh history and Punjabi culture, is located at:
A. ChandigarhB. Anandpur Sahib, PunjabC. Patiala, PunjabD. Amritsar, PunjabmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q16.
The Chalukya-style Ravana Phadi cave temple is located in:
A. MaharashtraB. KarnatakaC. Tamil NaduD. Andhra PradeshmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q17.
The Bekal Fort, the largest fort in Kerala, is located in:
A. Kasaragod district, KeralaB. Thrissur district, KeralaC. Kannur district, KeralaD. Kollam district, KeralamediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q18.
The Uparkot Buddhist caves are located in:
A. Nashik, MaharashtraB. Junagadh, GujaratC. Bhopal, Madhya PradeshD. Guntur, Andhra PradeshmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q19.
The Chitradurga Fort, locally known as 'Elusuttina Kote' (fort of seven circles), is located in:
A. MaharashtraB. TelanganaC. KarnatakaD. Tamil NadumediumAsked in DefenceView solution › - Q20.
The Sufi shrine of Charar-e-Sharif is located near:
A. AjmerB. DelhiC. LucknowD. SrinagarmediumAsked in SSCView solution ›