1. ____________ is a famous museum located in Hyderabad, Telangana. (a) Nizam’s Museum (c) Sikandar Museum
(b) Qutub Shahi Museum (d) Salarjung Museum ( ✔ )
2. ______________, in Srinagar are the most famous gardens in India, overlooking the Dal Lake.
(a) Brindavan Gardens (c) Shahi Gardens
(b) Mughal Gardens ( ✔ ) (d) Farooque Gardens
3. In September 2023, 12th century _____________ Temples of Karnataka were included in the list of World Heritage Sites by UNESCO.
(a) Hampi (c) Pattadakal
(b) Hoysala ( ✔ ) (d) Belur-Halebeedu
4. _______________ Temple is the richest temple in the World.
(a) Sri Padmanabha Swamy Temple, Thiruvananthapuram ( ✔ )
(b) Meenakshi Ammal Temple, Madurai
(c) Balaji Temple, Tirupati
(d) Vatican City, Rome
5. _____________, located in Bengaluru is a nationally and internationally recognized centre for botanical art, the scientific study of plants, and plant conservation. (a) Cubbon park (c) Muniamma Garden
(b) Kempe Gowda Garden (d) Lalbagh Garden ( ✔ )
6. National Rail Museum is located at _____________.
(a) New Delhi ( ✔ ) (c) Mumbai
(b) Kolkata (d) Chennai
7. The world famous ______________ Temple is located at Puri in Odisha. (a) Sun (c) Jagannath ( ✔ )
(b) Balaji (d) Kamakshi
8. _____________ city is also known as the ‘Pink City’.
(a) Jodhpur (c) Kota
(b) Udaipur (d) Jaipur ( ✔ )
9. Mallikarjuna Temple is located at _____________, a temple town on the Southern bank of River Krishna.
(a) Srisailam ( ✔ ) (c) Kurnool
(b) Amaravati (d) Vijayawada
10. __________, considered the largest religious structure in the world, is a temple complex located in Cambodia, and is a famous World Heritage site.
(a) Machu Pichu (c) Angkor Wat ( ✔ )
(b) Phnom Bakheng (d) Banteay Samre
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11. ______________ Caves are 29 rock-out Buddhist cave monuments dating from the second century BCE to about 480 CE in the Aurangabad District of Maharashtra state and are listed among the World Heritage sites.
(a) Ellora (c) Elephant
(b) Khandagiri (d) Ajanta ( ✔ )
12. The ____________ is a series of fortifications built, rebuilt and extended over the centuries to protect China from outside invaders.
(a) The Canyon of China (c) Great Wall of China ( ✔ ) (b) The Sorrow of China (d) The Great Fort of China 13. How many UNESCO World Heritage Sites are there in India, as on 01 Nov 2023. (a) 42 ( ✔ ) (c) 17
(b) 27 (d) 34
14. Christ The Redeemer is an Art Deco statue of Jesus Christ located in ___________. (a) Brazil ( ✔ ) (c) Jerusalem
(b) Vatican City (d) Johannesburg
15. The _____________ in Uttrakhand, dotted with gleaming glaciers, tumbling streams, and flower-filled meadows, is a visual feast for hikers and nature enthusiasts. (a) Chamoli range (c) Valley of Flowers ( ✔ )
(b) Garhwal Hills (d) Haridwar Valley
16. The __________ Mosque, located in Srinagar (Kashmir), is believed to be the site where a hair of Islamic Prophet Muhammad is preserved.
(a) Charar-e-Sharief ( ✔ ) (c) Hazratbal
(b) Anjum Masjid (d) Jamia Masjid
17. The _____________ of Giza, built in 2570 BC and still standing today, finds mention among the seven wonders of the world.
(a) Great Statue (c) Ancient Temple
(b) Great Pyramid ( ✔ ) (d) Colossus
18. The famous Sufi Tomb (dargah) of Khawaja Moinuddin Chishti is located at ________________ in Rajasthan.
(a) Jaipur (c) Kota
(b) Jaisalmer (d) Ajmer ( ✔ )
19. Sculpted by the Colorado River over five million years ago, the _____________ is one of the most distinguishable landmarks in the US.
(a) Great Lakes (c) Niagara Falls
(b) Grand Canyon ( ✔ ) (d) Statue of Liberty
20. ____________ is NOT a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
(a) Manas Wildlife Sancuary, Assam (c) The Jantar Mantar, Rajasthan (b) Mountain Railway, Tamil Nadu (d) Charminar, Telangana ( ✔ )
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21. _____________ is a spectacular mosque built by Emperor Shah Jahan in Delhi and can house 25,000 people at a time.
(a) Sunehri masjid (c) Fatehpuri Masjid
(b) Jama Masjid ( ✔ ) (d) Red Fort
22. At ____________ Temple near Ujjain, Bhasma Arti is done to the deity with freshly sourced ashes from nearby cremation ground.
(a) Bhasmeswar (c) Mahakaleswar ( ✔ )
(b) Aghora (d) Pashupathi
23. ___________ city is also known as the ‘City of Joy’.
(a) Bengaluru (c) Kolkata ( ✔ )
(b) Srinagar (d) Varanasi
24. The mines around ____________ Fort, in Telangana were known for the diamond trade and it has produced some of the most exquisite diamonds in the world. (a) Warangal (c) Rachakonda
(b) Golconda ( ✔ ) (d) Gandikota
25. The _____________ of Babylon are considered one of the ancient Seven Wonders of the World.
(a) Hanging Gardens ( ✔ ) (c) Ancient Murals
(b) Intricate Carpets (d) Great Gardens
26. The ____________ is a historic fort in the Old Delhi, that served as the main residence of the Mughal emperors.
(a) Purana Quila (c) Siri Fort
(b) Feroz Shah Kolta Fort (d) Red Fort ( ✔ )
27. The _____________ Palace, in Jodhpur, India is one of the largest and most beautiful palaces in India.
(a) Umaid Bhawan ( ✔ ) (c) Rambagh
(b) Lalgarh (d) Amber
28. _____________ is located in Hyderabad, Telangana and was owned by the Nizam of Hyderabad.
(a) Chowmahall Palace (c) Falaknuma Palace ( ✔ ) (b) Asmangarh Palace (d) Basheer Bagh Palace
29. ___________, also known as the Great Wall of India, is a Mewar fortress on the westerly range of Aravalli Hills, near Udaipur in Rajasthan.
(a) Kumbhalgarh Fort (c) Amber Fot
(b) Chittorgarh Fort ( ✔ ) (d) Mehrangarh Fort
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30. ____________ Snake Park, located at Guindy, is very famous for a large variety of reptiles it displays.
(a) Madurai (c) Trichy
(b) Tambaram (d) Chennai ( ✔ )
31. Dasara is the State Festival of Karnataka, and the most extravagant Dasara Procession is conducted at Mysuru, that starts from _____________, which was the official residence of the Wadiyar kings.
(a) Mysore Palace ( ✔ ) (c) Rajendra Vilas Palace
(b) Jagan Mohan Palace (d) Lalitha Mahal Palace
32. Nandankanan Zoolaogical park is located ont eh outskirts of _____________ in Odisha. (a) Sambalpur (c) Kendrapara
(b) Bhubneswar ( ✔ ) (d) Puri
33. ______________ National Park is a national park in India located in the Nainital district of Uttarakhand state, and is home to a large number of tigers. (a) Bandipur (c) Jim Corbette ( ✔ )
(b) Similipal (d) Ranipur
34. The _____________ National Park near Sawai Madhopur in Rajasthan in famous for hosting large number of tigers.
(a) Sariska (c) Keoladeo
(b) Ranthambore ( ✔ ) (d) Desert
35. ___________ Jail in Delhi is a complex of 9 functional prisons spread across 400 acres. (a) Dwaraka (c) Tihar ( ✔ )
(b) Rohini (d) Mandoli
36. _____________ National Park in Assam is famous for hosting large number of Rhinoceros.
(a) Manas National Park (c) Dibru National Park
(b) Orang National Park (d) Kaziranga National Park ( ✔ ) 37. ______________ is known as the most deadly / toughest jail in India. (a) Kala Pani Jail, Andaman ( ✔ ) (c) Tihar Jail, Delhi
(b) Yerwada Jail, Maharashtra (d) Ballari Jail, Karnataka
38. The ____________, located in Kolkata is the largest library in in India by volume. (a) American Library (c) Kolkata Metropolitan Library (b) National Library of India ( ✔ ) (d) British Council Library
39. The __________ National Park in Madhya Pradesh in home to a large number of tigers. (a) Kanha ( ✔ ) (c) Manas
(b) Sundarbans (d) Bhadra
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40. The maximum number of elephants in India are found in _____________ and ____________ States.
(a) Andhra Pradesh and Telangana (c) Tamil Nadu and Uttrakhand (b) Assam and Bihar (d) Karnataka and Assam ( ✔ ) 41. ____________, located in USA, is the largest library in the world.
(a) The American Library ( ✔ ) (c) The Library of Congress (b) The Pentagon Library (d) The Lincoln Library
42. Carved in the Sahyadri range of hills in the ___________ district of Maharashtra, the Ajanta and Ellora caves are the epitome of art and architecture.
(a) Ahmednagar (c) Jalgaon
(b) Aurangabad ( ✔ ) (d) Nashik
43. ___________, near Kentucky, US is the longest known cave system in the world, with 426 miles (686 km) explored so far.
(a) Jewel Cave (c) Fisher Ridge Cave
(b) Wind Cave (d) Mammoth Cave ( ✔ )
44. The ____________ was constructed in 1911 at Bombay, to commemorate the landing of King George V and Queen Mary.
(a) Colaba Gate (c) Gateway of India ( ✔ )
(b) India Gate (d) Mount Merry Church
45. _______________ is the highest gateway in the world and is and example of Mughal architecture.
(a) Buland Darwaza ( ✔ ) (c) Gol Gumbaz
(b) India Gate (d) Khooni Darwaza
46. The ___________ cave temples are a complex of Hindu and Jain cave temples located in the Bagalkot district in northern part of Karnataka.
(a) Badami ( ✔ ) (c) Pattadakal
(b) Aihole (d) Bellum
47. The ____________ is a war memorial located near the Kartavya path, formely called Rajpath in New Delhi.
(a) Gateway of India (c) Ajmeri Gate
(b) India Gate ( ✔ ) (d) Lahori Gate
48. _____________ is a towering, 73-metre-tall minaret, constructed on the outskirts of Delhi as a victory tower by a Mughal king.
(a) Pitampura Minar (c) Qutub Minar ( ✔ )
(b) Char Minar (d) Mehrauli Minar
49. The ___________ cave, in Kashmir is famous for a naturally formed ice Shiv ling, and an annual pilgrimage site for Hindus.
(a) Amarnath ( ✔ ) (c) Srinagar
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(b) Anantnag (d) Sheshnag
50. One of the most interesting building in India is the window-studded ___________ built using the red and pink sandstone, in Jaipur.
(a) Gosha Mahal (c) Mani Mahal
(b) Jal Mahal (d) Hawa mahal ( ✔ )
51. The symbol of Hyderabad, the distinctive ___________ easily recognizable for its four intricately carved minarets.
(a) Golconda Minar (c) Char Minar ( ✔ )
(b) Shahi Minar (d) Hussein Sagar Tower
52. Victoria Memorial was built in the city of ____________, in memory of Queen Victoria. (a) Calcutta ( ✔ ) (c) Bombay
(b) Delhi (d) Madras
53. Located near Bijapur (Vijayapura) in Karnataka, ___________ is the largest Dome in India (2nd largest dome in the world).
(a) Bara Imam Bara (c) Nawaz Darga
(b) Alai Darwaza (d) Gol Gumbaz ( ✔ )
54. _____________ Bridage is a railway bridage that connects the town the Mandapam in mainland India with Rameswaram, and is India’s first Sea Bridge.
(a) Rameswaram (c) Lankan
(b) Pamban ( ✔ ) (d) Pavitran
55. ______________ is the longest bridge in India having a length of 9.15 kilometres. (a) Indira Gandhi Setu (c) Jawahar Lal Nehru Bridge (b) Bhupen Hazarika Setu ( ✔ ) (d) Sardar Vallabh Bhai Setu 56. ____________ is the busiest bridge in India.
(a) Dibang Bridge (c) Howrah Bridge ( ✔ )
(b) Vikramshila Bridge (d) Nizamuddin Bridge
57. ____________ Bridge is the world’s tallest railway bridge, standing 359 metres above the river below.
(a) Chenab ( ✔ ) (c) Satlej
(b) Jhelum (d) Teesta
58. _____________ is the tallest statue in the world, standing 182 meters in height. (a) Statue of Liberty (c) Spring Temple Buddha (b) Statue of Equality (d) Statue of Unity ( ✔ )
59. _______________ is the largest functioning Hindu temple in the world. (a) Swaminarayan Akshardham, Delhi
(b) Padmanabhaswamy Temple, Thiruvananthapuram
(c) Ranganatha Swamy Temple, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu ( ✔ )
(d) Nataraja Temple, Chindambaram, Tamil Nadu
60. ______________ is the founder of Pataliputra (Patna) city.
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(a) Patanjali (c) Ajatashatru ( ✔ )
(b) Vikramaditya (d) Parashurama
61. Guru Ram Das founded the holy city of _____________.
(a) Anandpur (c) Hemkund
(b) Tarn Taran (d) Amritsar ( ✔ )
62. Fatehpur Sikri was founded by the Moghul emperor _____________. (a) Jahangir (c) Shah Jahan
(b) Akbar ( ✔ ) (d) Humayun
63. Jaipur was founded by ________________, a Rajput Ruler.
(a) Sawai Jai Singh ( ✔ ) (c) Raja Mann Singh
(b) Maharana Amar Singh (d) Prithviraj Chauhan
64. Baji Rao-I is considered to be the founder of ______________ city. (a) Mumbai (c) Pune ( ✔ )
(b) Nashik (d) Shirdi
65. Bengaluru was founded by _____________________.
(a) Kempe Gowda I ( ✔ ) (c) Krishnaraja Wadiyar
(b) Tipu Sultan (d) Hyder Ali
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