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.
- Q121.
The Neelkanth Mahadev Temple, near Rishikesh, is located in:
A. Jammu and KashmirB. UttarakhandC. Himachal PradeshD. Uttar PradesheasyAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q122.
The Lakshmana Temple at Khajuraho is dedicated to:
A. Lord LakshmanaB. Goddess DurgaC. Lord VishnuD. Lord ShivamediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q123.
The Kadri Manjunatha Temple in Mangaluru is dedicated to:
A. Lord GaneshaB. Lord KrishnaC. Lord ShivaD. Lord VishnumediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q124.
The Karni Mata Temple at Deshnok, Rajasthan, is famous for its:
A. CowsB. RatsC. PeacocksD. MonkeyseasyAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q125.
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 › - Q126.
Swayambhunath, the ancient stupa also popularly called the 'Monkey Temple', is located in:
A. BhutanB. NepalC. Sri LankaD. MyanmareasyAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q127.
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 › - Q128.
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 › - Q129.
The Dwarkadhish Temple in Gujarat is located on the banks of the:
A. Gomti RiverB. Sabarmati RiverC. Narmada RiverD. Tapi RivermediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q130.
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 › - Q131.
Badrinath, Dwarka, Puri and Rameswaram together are known as the:
A. Char DhamB. Panch KedarC. SaptapuriD. JyotirlingaseasyAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q132.
The Ekambareswarar Temple, the Pancha Bhoota Sthalam representing earth, is located at:
A. ChidambaramB. KanchipuramC. TiruvannamalaiD. ThiruvanaikavalmediumAsked in DefenceView solution › - Q133.
The Sri Venkateswara Swamy Vaari Temple, one of the world's most visited Hindu temples, is located at:
A. Bhadrachalam, TelanganaB. Srisailam, Andhra PradeshC. Tirumala, Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh)D. Simhachalam, Andhra PradesheasyAsked in DefenceView solution › - Q134.
The Ramanathaswamy Temple, famous for its long pillared corridors, is located in:
A. Andhra PradeshB. Tamil NaduC. KarnatakaD. KeralaeasyAsked in DefenceView solution › - Q135.
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 › - Q136.
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 ›