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.
- Q41.
The Meguti Jain Temple, which bears the famous inscription of Ravikirti, is located in:
A. RajasthanB. Madhya PradeshC. KarnatakaD. GujaratmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q42.
Kardang Monastery is situated in:
A. Arunachal PradeshB. SikkimC. Himachal PradeshD. LadakhmediumAsked in SSC +1View solution › - Q43.
The Airavatesvara Temple (Iravatanesvara) at Darasuram is situated in:
A. KarnatakaB. Tamil NaduC. KeralaD. Andhra PradeshmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q44.
The Phodong Monastery is located in:
A. Himachal PradeshB. LadakhC. SikkimD. Arunachal PradeshmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q45.
The Sabarimala Temple in Kerala is located inside the:
A. Periyar Tiger ReserveB. Silent Valley National ParkC. Eravikulam National ParkD. Parambikulam Tiger ReservemediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q46.
Govardhan Math, one of the four mathas established by Adi Shankaracharya, is located at:
A. Joshimath, UttarakhandB. Sringeri, KarnatakaC. Puri, OdishaD. Dwarka, GujaratmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q47.
The famous terracotta (brick) temples of the Malla kings are located at:
A. Khajuraho, Madhya PradeshB. Bishnupur, West BengalC. Kanchipuram, Tamil NaduD. Bhubaneswar, OdishamediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q48.
Poa Mecca, a holy place for Muslims, is situated on the Garurachal Hill at Hajo in:
A. West BengalB. BiharC. AssamD. TripuramediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q49.
The Lakshmana Temple at Khajuraho is dedicated to:
A. Lord LakshmanaB. Goddess DurgaC. Lord VishnuD. Lord ShivamediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q50.
The Kadri Manjunatha Temple in Mangaluru is dedicated to:
A. Lord GaneshaB. Lord KrishnaC. Lord ShivaD. Lord VishnumediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q51.
Aihole has an ancient temple, among the earliest of the Chalukya period, named:
A. Lingaraja TempleB. Kailasa TempleC. Shore TempleD. Lad Khan TemplemediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q52.
Which UNESCO World Heritage Site in Karnataka has a group of nine Hindu temples and a Jain sanctuary?
A. HampiB. PattadakalC. AiholeD. BelurmediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q53.
The Gnana Saraswati Temple, one of the few temples dedicated to Goddess Saraswati, is located at:
A. Pushkar, RajasthanB. Sringeri, KarnatakaC. Kollur, KarnatakaD. Basar, TelanganamediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q54.
The Dwarkadhish Temple in Gujarat is located on the banks of the:
A. Gomti RiverB. Sabarmati RiverC. Narmada RiverD. Tapi RivermediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q55.
In 2011, which Indian temple was reported to be the richest in the world after the discovery of huge treasures in its vaults?
A. Sree Padmanabhaswamy TempleB. Shirdi Sai Baba TempleC. Vaishno Devi TempleD. Tirumala Venkateswara TemplemediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q56.
The Ekambareswarar Temple, the Pancha Bhoota Sthalam representing earth, is located at:
A. ChidambaramB. KanchipuramC. TiruvannamalaiD. ThiruvanaikavalmediumAsked in DefenceView solution › - Q57.
The Namdroling Monastery, one of the largest teaching centres of Nyingma Tibetan Buddhism, is situated in:
A. Himachal PradeshB. Arunachal PradeshC. SikkimD. KarnatakamediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q58.
The Khajuraho Group of Monuments, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is located in which district of Madhya Pradesh?
A. ChhatarpurB. TikamgarhC. DamohD. PannamediumAsked in SSCView solution ›