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 'Capital Complex', a UNESCO World Heritage Site designed by Le Corbusier, is located in:
A. New DelhiB. ChandigarhC. BhubaneswarD. GandhinagareasyAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q42.
The Thiksey Monastery is located in:
A. Arunachal PradeshB. LadakhC. SikkimD. Himachal PradesheasyAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q43.
The largest concentration of Buddhist stupas in India is found in which state?
A. BiharB. Madhya PradeshC. Andhra PradeshD. Uttar PradeshmediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q44.
The Vikramkhol cave, known for its ancient inscriptions, is located in:
A. ChhattisgarhB. OdishaC. JharkhandD. Madhya PradeshhardAsked in DefenceView solution › - Q45.
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 › - Q46.
The Rajghat memorial is situated in:
A. AhmedabadB. PorbandarC. DelhiD. WardhaeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q47.
The 'Ahom Raja's Palace' (Kareng Ghar or Garhgaon Palace) is located in:
A. ManipurB. TripuraC. MeghalayaD. AssameasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q48.
The Chota Imambara (Imambara Hussainabad Mubarak) is located in:
A. MurshidabadB. HyderabadC. LucknowD. BhopaleasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q49.
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 › - Q50.
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 › - Q51.
The Mattancherry Palace (Dutch Palace) is located in:
A. PuducherryB. GoaC. Kozhikode, KeralaD. Kochi, KeralaeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q52.
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 › - Q53.
The Chalukya-style Ravana Phadi cave temple is located in:
A. MaharashtraB. KarnatakaC. Tamil NaduD. Andhra PradeshmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q54.
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 › - Q55.
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 › - Q56.
The Safdarjung's Tomb is located in:
A. HyderabadB. AgraC. LucknowD. DelhieasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q57.
The Buxa Fort and the Kurumbera Fort are located in:
A. West BengalB. AssamC. BiharD. OdishahardAsked in SSCView solution › - Q58.
The Uparkot Buddhist caves are located in:
A. Nashik, MaharashtraB. Junagadh, GujaratC. Bhopal, Madhya PradeshD. Guntur, Andhra PradeshmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q59.
The Chitradurga Fort, locally known as 'Elusuttina Kote' (fort of seven circles), is located in:
A. MaharashtraB. TelanganaC. KarnatakaD. Tamil NadumediumAsked in DefenceView solution › - Q60.
The Sri Bhramaramba Mallikarjuna Swamy Temple at Srisailam is located in:
A. Andhra PradeshB. KarnatakaC. Tamil NaduD. TelanganaeasyAsked in SSCView solution ›