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.
'Mrignayani ka Mahal' (Gujari Mahal) is situated in:
A. GwaliorB. ChittorgarhC. OrchhaD. MandumediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q22.
The Napier Museum, built in the Indo-Saracenic style, is situated in:
A. Chennai, Tamil NaduB. Mumbai, MaharashtraC. Thiruvananthapuram, KeralaD. Bengaluru, KarnatakamediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q23.
The tomb of the Sufi saint Muhammad Ghaus, the spiritual teacher of Tansen, is located at:
A. DelhiB. Fatehpur SikriC. GwaliorD. AgramediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q24.
The Hill Palace Museum, the largest archaeological museum in Kerala, is located at:
A. ThrissurB. ThiruvananthapuramC. Tripunithura, KochiD. KozhikodemediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q25.
The Gugor Fort, the Khejarla Fort and the Bhatner Fort are located in:
A. Madhya PradeshB. PunjabC. RajasthanD. GujaratmediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q26.
The Leshan Giant Buddha, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is located in:
A. JapanB. MyanmarC. ChinaD. AfghanistanmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q27.
The Katas Raj Temples complex, with shrines associated with several faiths, is located in:
A. IndiaB. NepalC. PakistanD. AfghanistanmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q28.
The Lotus Temple in New Delhi was designed by Fariborz Sahba, an architect originally from:
A. AfghanistanB. TurkeyC. EgyptD. IranmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q29.
Gurdwara Panja Sahib, a sacred Sikh shrine, is located in:
A. PakistanB. AfghanistanC. IndiaD. BangladeshmediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q30.
The 'Freedom Trail', a 2.5-mile-long path linking historic sites, is situated in:
A. London, UKB. Boston, USAC. Washington, D.C., USAD. Philadelphia, USAmediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q31.
The Sirpur group of ancient temples and Buddhist monuments is situated in:
A. JharkhandB. OdishaC. ChhattisgarhD. Madhya PradeshmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q32.
In South Indian (Dravidian) temples, the pyramidal tower over the main shrine is known as the:
A. GarbhagrihaB. AntaralaC. VimanaD. MandapamediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q33.
In Odishan temple architecture, the large ribbed stone disc on top of the temple tower is called the:
A. GavakshaB. AmalakaC. KalashaD. ToranamediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q34.
The Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in:
A. 2014B. 2002C. 1993D. 1983mediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q35.
The 'Machail Mata' shrine in the Kishtwar district of Jammu is dedicated to:
A. Goddess DurgaB. Lord ShivaC. Goddess SaraswatiD. Lord HanumanmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q36.
The Hinglaj Mata Temple, one of the 51 Shakti Peethas, is situated in:
A. IndiaB. NepalC. BangladeshD. PakistanmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q37.
The presiding deity of the Dakshineswar Kali Temple in Kolkata is:
A. Goddess Bhavatarini KaliB. Goddess DurgaC. Goddess LakshmiD. Goddess SaraswatimediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q38.
The roof of Gurdwara Hemkund Sahib in Uttarakhand is shaped like an inverted:
A. DomeB. UmbrellaC. BellD. LotusmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q39.
The Ramappa Temple in Telangana is dedicated to:
A. Lord ShivaB. Lord HanumanC. Lord RamaD. Lord VishnumediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q40.
The Mundeshwari Temple, considered one of the oldest functional Hindu temples in India, is located in:
A. Uttar PradeshB. OdishaC. JharkhandD. BiharmediumAsked in SSCView solution ›