Famous Places in India Questions and Answers

Answer: D

Hampi is in Karnataka.

Hampi, on the Tungabhadra river in the Vijayanagara district of Karnataka, was the capital of the Vijayanagara Empire in the fourteenth to sixteenth centuries. Its ruins, including the Virupaksha temple and the stone chariot of the Vittala temple, were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1986.

It is not in Kerala, Andhra Pradesh or Tamil Nadu.

Answer: A

Kanjli Wetland is in Kapurthala district.

It was formed in 1870 by a headworks built across the Kali Bein, the rivulet associated with Guru Nanak Dev, near the town of Kapurthala. It was declared a Ramsar site in 2002, together with Harike and Ropar, and is known for its resident and migratory waterbirds.

Moga, Tarn Taran and Fazilka are other districts of Punjab. Tarn Taran shares the Harike wetland at the Beas-Sutlej confluence with Ferozepur and Kapurthala, which is a likely source of confusion, but Kanjli itself lies in Kapurthala.

Answer: A

James Tod would have chosen Bhainsrodgarh.

Bhainsrorgarh fort stands on a ridge at the meeting of the Chambal and Bamani rivers, near Rawatbhata in Chittorgarh district. Col. James Tod was so taken with the site that he wrote that if he were offered a jagir in Rajasthan, he would choose Bhainsrorgarh.

Chittorgarh, Mehrangarh and Junagarh are better known forts, but Tod's remark about choosing a jagir was made about Bhainsrorgarh.

Answer: D

The Amber Fort is a blend of Hindu and Mughal styles.

Raja Man Singh I of Amber was one of Akbar's leading generals, and his fort-palace combines Rajput (Hindu) planning and ornament with Mughal features such as the Diwan-i-Aam, the Sheesh Mahal, charbagh gardens and cusped arches. The fusion is typical of Rajput architecture under Mughal influence.

Persian elements reached Amber only through the Mughal style, and Roman and Belgian styles have nothing to do with it.

Answer: B

Sawai Jai Singh built Nahargarh Fort.

Nahargarh, on the Aravalli ridge overlooking Jaipur, was built by Sawai Jai Singh II in 1734 to strengthen the defences of his new city, and the account the question follows describes it as protection against Maratha incursions. Together with Amber and Jaigarh it formed Jaipur's ring of hill forts.

Jaigarh was built mainly by Jai Singh II too, but to guard Amber and its foundry; Bhangarh belonged to the Kachhwaha chiefs of Bhangarh, and Taragarh at Ajmer is far older.

Answer: B

The North Western Railway zone has its headquarters at Jaipur.

The North Western Railway was formed in 2002 from parts of the Northern and Western Railways and covers most of Rajasthan and parts of neighbouring states. Its headquarters is at Jaipur, with divisions at Jaipur, Ajmer, Bikaner and Jodhpur.

New Delhi is the headquarters of the Northern Railway, Mumbai of the Central and Western Railways, and Allahabad (Prayagraj) of the North Central Railway.

Answer: A

The fort is Bhainsrorgarh Fort.

Bhainsrorgarh, at the meeting of the Chambal and Bamani rivers in Chittorgarh district, takes its name from the traders Bhainsa Shah and Roda Charan, who, by tradition, built it to protect their caravans from bandits in the hills.

Chittor Fort is the great fort of the Mewar rulers, Churu Fort is in the Shekhawati region, and Jaigarh Fort guards Amer near Jaipur. None of them is linked with these traders.

Answer: A

The fort called Suvarnagiri in inscriptions is Jalore Fort.

The hill on which Jalore Fort stands was known as Suvarnagiri (golden hill), and the fort as Sonalgarh or Swarnagiri. It was a stronghold of the Paramaras and later of the Songara Chauhans, whose ruler Kanhad Dev defended it against Alauddin Khilji in 1311.

Jaisalmer Fort is called Sonar Qila for its yellow sandstone, which is a different name. Gagron is a water fort in Jhalawar, and Jaigarh is at Amer.

Answer: A

The Rajasthan site is Gagron Fort.

Gagron Fort in Jhalawar, a water fort surrounded on three sides by the Ahu and Kali Sindh rivers, is one of the six Hill Forts of Rajasthan inscribed as a World Heritage Site in 2013, with Chittorgarh, Kumbhalgarh, Ranthambore, Amer and Jaisalmer.

Dholavira, the Harappan city, is in Gujarat; the Sun Temple at Konark is in Odisha; and Humayun's Tomb is in Delhi.

Answer: B

The answer is the Temples of Kiradu.

The Kiradu temples, about 35 km from Barmer town in the Thar desert, are a group of 11th-12th century temples, the main one dedicated to Shiva (the Someshvara temple). Their rich carving has earned them the name 'Khajuraho of Rajasthan'.

The Rani Bhatiyani temple at Jasol is dedicated to a local goddess, the Bhand Devra temple at Ramgarh is in Baran district in the south-east, not the Thar, and the Ganga Mandir is at Bharatpur.