Famous places in India

Question 1

The world famous Ajanta Ellora caves are situated in

Answer 1

Aurangabad, Maharashtra

Question 2

Which is known as the white city of Rajasthan

Answer 2

Udaipur

Question 3

The famous rock garden is located in which city

Answer 3

Chandigarh

Question 4

Sanchi stupa is in which city

Answer 4

Bhopal, MP

Question 5

The Golconda fort is in which state

Answer 5

Telangana (Hyderabad)

Question 6

Kanchipuram is in

Answer 6

Tamil Nadu

Question 7

The famous Meenakshi temple is located in

Answer 7

Madurai, Tamil Nadu

Question 8

Tin Bhiga lease by India and Bangladesh was part of

Answer 8

West Bengal

Question 9

Indian Cancer research institute is located in

Answer 9

Bombay

Question 10

Sun Temple is located at

Answer 10

Konark, Orissa and Modhera ,Gujurat

Question 11

National school of mines is located at

Answer 11

Dhanbad, jharkhand

Question 12

National Archives are located at

Answer 12

New Delhi

Question 13

Garden city of India is

Answer 13

Bangalore

Question 14

Badrinath is situated at bank of which river

Answer 14

Alaknanda

Question 15

Khajuraho is in which state

Answer 15

Madhya Pradesh (Chattarpur)

Question 16

National police academy is in

Answer 16

Hyderabad

Question 17

Vijay Stambha is in

Answer 17

Chittor, Rajasthan

Question 18

The char minar is in

Answer 18

Hyderabad

Question 19

Central Arid Zone Research Institute is in

Answer 19

Rajasthan ( jodhpur)

Question 20

Which place is famous for its gigantic rock-cut statue of Buddha

Answer 20

Bamiyan, Hazarajat, Afghanistan

Question 21

Golden Temple is in

Answer 21

Amritsar (– ___ –)

Question 22

The headquarters of the National Power Training institute is located in

Answer 22

Faridabad

Question 23

Bagh , village in Gwalior is famous for

Answer 23

Cave Painting

Question 24

The electronic city of India is

Answer 24

Bangalore

Question 25

The silicon valley of India is

Answer 25

Bangalore

Question 26

The famous Dilwara temple is in

Answer 26

Rajasthan (Sirohi district)

Question 27

Dilwara temples were designed by

Answer 27

Vastupal Tejpal, The Jain Minister of Dholka

Question 28

Gol Gumbaz is in

Answer 28

Bijapur, Karnataka

Question 29

Which is the city of lakes

Answer 29

Udaipur

Question 30

Which city in India was designed by Le Corbusier

Answer 30

Chandigarh

Question 31

Which modern city was latest addition to world heritage sites by UN

Answer 31

Jaipur City 2019

Question 32

In which year was Taj mahal added to the world heritage sites list

Answer 32

1983

Question 33

how many monuments were added to the world heritage sites in 1983 ? name them

Answer 33

4 ; Agra fort , Ajanta caves, Ellora caves, Taj mahal

Question 34

In 1986 which monuments were added to the world heritage sites list

Answer 34

1) Churches and convents of Goa 2) Fatehpur Sikri 3) group of monuments at Hampi 4) Khajuraho group of monuments

Question 35

Fatehpur Sikri was built by______ in the honor of __________

Answer 35

Akbar; Sufi Saint Salim Chisti

Question 36

Franco architecture is seen in which part of India

Answer 36

Puducherry

Question 37

Aurangzeb made a tomb for his wife which is said to be an attempt to replicate the taj mahal. It is called ________

Answer 37

Bibi ka Makbara or Rabia-Ud Durani's tomb

Question 38

Mughal Gardens are called as Charbagh because

Answer 38

The gardens are divided in 4 square by pavements to walk on

Question 39

Jantar mantar was added to world heritage site list in the year

Answer 39

2010

Question 40

Jantar Mantar was a_________________

Answer 40

astronomical observatory

Question 41

Which were the latest additions to the world heritage site list

Answer 41

Dholavira a Harappan city Kakatiya Rudreshewara Temple ( ramappa)

Question 42

Dholavira in modern India is located at

Answer 42

Kutch, Gujurat

Question 43

Ramappa temple is at

Answer 43

Telangana

Question 44

How many natural world heritage sites are in India? name them with years

Answer 44

7 ; Great Himalayan national park conservation Area (2014) Kaziranga national park (1985) Keoladeo National park (1985) manas wildlife sanctuary (1985) Nanda devi and valley of flowers national parks (1988,2005) Sundarbans National Park (1987) Western ghats (2012)

Question 45

Name the mixed world heritage site of India

Answer 45

Khangchengzonga National Park in sikkim (2016)

Question 46

In which year was The sun temple of konark added to the world heritage sites list

Answer 46

1984

Question 47

How many places were added to the world heritage sites list in 2004. name them

Answer 47

1) Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus 3) Champaner Pavagadh

Question 48

How many places were added to the world heritage sites list in 2016

Answer 48

nalanda architectural work of le corbusier Khangchengzonga national park

Question 49

Victorian gothic and art deco ensembles of Mumbai were added in world heritage sites in the year

Answer 49

2018

Question 50

The cities known as the Venice of East in India

Answer 50

Udaipur ,Alleppey, Sri Nager

Question 51

Name all the places from India added to world heritage sites in 1987

Answer 51

1. Elephanta caves 2. The great living chola temples 3. Pattadakal monuments 4. sundrbans national park

Question 52

Monuments of Buddha of Sanchi were added to world heritage sites in which year

Answer 52

1989

Question 53

Humayun's tomb and qutub minar were part 9f world heritage sites in year ________

Answer 53

1993

Question 54

Mahabodhi temple was added to world heritage list in the year _____

Answer 54

2002

Question 55

Bhimbetka and red fort were added to world heritage list in the year _____ and __________ respectively

Answer 55

2003, 2007

Question 56

Rani ki vav was a part of world heritage sites in the year _____

Answer 56

2014