Tajmahal was built on the bank of Which river ?
Answer: D
The Taj Mahal stands on the Yamuna.
Shah Jahan built it at Agra between 1632 and 1653 for Mumtaz Mahal. The river matters to the design: the tomb is set at the far end of the garden rather than the centre, so that it is seen reflected from across the water.
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In which Indian state capital city Sanchi stupa located ?
Answer: B
Sanchi is in Madhya Pradesh.
The Great Stupa was begun by Ashoka in the third century BC and is the oldest stone structure in India. The site, near Vidisha, was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1989.
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The Konark Sun Temple is located in which state ?
Answer: A
Correct answer: Odisha
The thirteenth-century Sun Temple at Konark in Odisha is built as a colossal chariot with twenty-four carved wheels drawn by seven horses. European sailors called it the Black Pagoda and used it as a landmark.
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Which lake is located in Udaipur?
Answer: A
Pichola Lake is in Udaipur.
It was built in 1362 and the city grew around it; the Lake Palace and the Jag Mandir stand on islands in it. Karanji Lake is in Mysore, Vembanad in Kerala and Kolleru in Andhra Pradesh.
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In which indian city Tower of Silence is located ?
Answer: D
The Tower of Silence is in Mumbai.
The dakhma on Malabar Hill is where Parsis expose their dead to vultures, holding that a corpse must not defile earth, fire or water. The practice has become difficult since vulture numbers collapsed in the 1990s.
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The Gateway of India is located in which city ?
Answer: B
Correct answer: Mumbai
The Gateway of India stands on the Apollo Bunder waterfront in Mumbai, completed in 1924 to mark the visit of George V. British troops departed through it in 1948, a symmetry often noted.
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Elephanta Caves is located near ____ ?
Answer: C
The Elephanta Caves are near Mumbai.
They are on Gharapuri island in Mumbai harbour, about 10 km from the Gateway of India. The rock-cut Shaiva caves date from the fifth to eighth centuries, and the three-headed Trimurti of Shiva is their central image.
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The Victoria Memorial is located in which city ?
Answer: B
Correct answer: Kolkata
The Victoria Memorial stands on the Maidan in Kolkata, built between 1906 and 1921 in white Makrana marble. It now functions as a museum of the colonial period.
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The Meenakshi Temple is located in which city ?
Answer: C
Correct answer: Madurai
The Meenakshi Amman Temple stands on the south bank of the Vaigai in Madurai, dedicated to Meenakshi and Sundareshwar. Its fourteen gopurams, covered in thousands of painted figures, are its most striking feature.
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In which hill station is the Dilwara temple complex situated?
Answer: C
They are at Mount Abu.
The five Dilwara temples in Rajasthan were built between the eleventh and thirteenth centuries and are famous for marble carving so fine that the ceilings appear translucent.
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