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.
- Q81.
Gurdwara Panja Sahib, a sacred Sikh shrine, is located in:
A. PakistanB. AfghanistanC. IndiaD. BangladeshmediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q82.
The 'Forbidden City', the former imperial palace complex, is located in:
A. Hanoi, VietnamB. Tokyo, JapanC. Beijing, ChinaD. Seoul, South KoreaeasyAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q83.
The Inca citadel of Machu Picchu is located in:
A. PeruB. MexicoC. BoliviaD. ChileeasyAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q84.
The 'Christ the Redeemer' statue is located in:
A. MexicoB. BrazilC. PortugalD. ArgentinaeasyAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q85.
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 › - Q86.
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 › - Q87.
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 › - Q88.
The famous Pashupatinath Temple is located in:
A. TibetB. IndiaC. NepalD. BhutaneasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q89.
The Sirpur group of ancient temples and Buddhist monuments is situated in:
A. JharkhandB. OdishaC. ChhattisgarhD. Madhya PradeshmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q90.
In South Indian (Dravidian) temples, the pyramidal tower over the main shrine is known as the:
A. GarbhagrihaB. AntaralaC. VimanaD. MandapamediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q91.
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 › - Q92.
In Dravidian (South Indian) temple architecture, the monumental entrance gateway tower is called the:
A. GopuramB. ToranaC. ShikharaD. MandapaeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q93.
The style of temple architecture popular in northern India is known as:
A. DravidaB. NagaraC. VesaraD. Indo-SaraceniceasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q94.
The Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in:
A. 2014B. 2002C. 1993D. 1983mediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q95.
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 › - Q96.
The Konark Sun Temple, also called the 'Black Pagoda', is built in which architectural style?
A. Indo-Islamic architectureB. Kalinga architectureC. Dravidian architectureD. Hoysala architectureeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q97.
The Hinglaj Mata Temple, one of the 51 Shakti Peethas, is situated in:
A. IndiaB. NepalC. BangladeshD. PakistanmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q98.
The presiding deity of the Dakshineswar Kali Temple in Kolkata is:
A. Goddess Bhavatarini KaliB. Goddess DurgaC. Goddess LakshmiD. Goddess SaraswatimediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q99.
The Arulmigu Kapaleeshwarar Temple is located in:
A. KeralaB. Andhra PradeshC. Tamil NaduD. KarnatakaeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q100.
The roof of Gurdwara Hemkund Sahib in Uttarakhand is shaped like an inverted:
A. DomeB. UmbrellaC. BellD. LotusmediumAsked in SSCView solution ›