Famous Places in India Questions and Answers

Answer: B

Mohankheda Jain Tirth is in Dhar district.

Mohankheda, near Rajgarh in Dhar district, is a major Shwetambar Jain pilgrimage centre associated with Acharya Rajendra Suri.

Dewas, Burhanpur and Khargone are neighbouring districts in western Madhya Pradesh, but the tirth is in Dhar.

Mohankheda is visited by Jain pilgrims from across western India and is one of the important tirthas of the Malwa region.

Answer: B

The Indira Gandhi National Tribal University is at Amarkantak.

The university was set up by an Act of Parliament in 2007 as a central university at Amarkantak, in Anuppur district, near the source of the Narmada. Its aim is to promote higher education and research for tribal communities.

Maheshwar is a historic town on the Narmada known for its sarees, Morena is in the Chambal region, and Datia is known for its palace and the Pitambara Peeth. None is the seat of the university.

Answer: B

Mandhata was the ancient name of Onkareshwar.

Onkareshwar stands on the island of Mandhata in the Narmada, in Khandwa district. The island is named after King Mandhata of the Ikshvaku line, who is said to have worshipped Shiva there, and the Omkareshwar temple on it holds one of the twelve jyotirlingas.

Kamadgiri is the sacred hill at Chitrakoot, Amarkantak is the source of the Narmada, and Maheshwar is the old Mahishmati; none was called Mandhata.

Answer: C

The Matangeshwar temple is at Khajuraho.

The Matangeshwar temple, dedicated to Shiva, belongs to the western group of the Khajuraho temples in Chhatarpur district, built by the Chandela kings. It houses a large Shiva linga and, unlike most temples of the group, is still in active worship.

Ujjain is known for the Mahakaleshwar temple, Maheshwar for its ghats and the Ahilyabai fort, and Vidisha for sites such as the Udayagiri caves and the Heliodorus pillar.

Answer: C

The Tungabhadra sanctuary is in Karnataka.

The Tungabhadra river is formed in Karnataka by the Tunga and the Bhadra, and its dam and reservoir at Hosapete are in Karnataka. The protected area along the river named after it, the Tungabhadra Otter Conservation Reserve, is in Karnataka too.

Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal lie far from the Tungabhadra basin, which drains parts of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh into the Krishna.

Answer: A

The leaning temple of Huma is dedicated to Shiva.

The temple stands on the bank of the Mahanadi at Huma, near Sambalpur in Odisha, and is dedicated to Lord Shiva as Bimaleswar. It is famous because the main temple leans noticeably to one side, yet has stood for centuries.

It is not a temple of Rama, Krishna or Hanuman.

Answer: A

The largest herbarium of India is at Kolkata.

The Central National Herbarium of the Botanical Survey of India is at the Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden in Howrah, Kolkata. It holds well over a million preserved plant specimens, including many type specimens collected since the eighteenth century.

Lucknow is home to the National Botanical Research Institute, and Coimbatore to the Botanical Survey's southern regional centre, but neither holds the country's largest herbarium. Mumbai is not the answer either.

Answer: B

The Silver City of India is Cuttack.

Cuttack in Odisha is called the Silver City for its centuries-old craft of silver filigree, known locally as tarakasi, in which fine silver wire is twisted and soldered into delicate jewellery and ornaments.

Jaipur is the Pink City, Kolkata the City of Joy, and Madurai the Temple City (also called the City of Jasmine).

Answer: D

NEERI is located at Nagpur.

The National Environmental Engineering Research Institute is a laboratory of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), headquartered at Nagpur in Maharashtra. It works on water supply, waste treatment, air pollution and environmental impact assessment.

It is not at Pune, Delhi or Mumbai, although it has zonal laboratories in several cities.

Answer: B

Araku Valley is in Andhra Pradesh.

Araku Valley is a hill station in the Eastern Ghats in the Alluri Sitharama Raju district (earlier Visakhapatnam district) of Andhra Pradesh, about 110 km from Visakhapatnam. It is known for its coffee, its tribal culture and the Borra Caves nearby.

It is not in Kerala, Karnataka or Tamil Nadu.