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Famous Historical and Philosophical Sites in India

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Q101. In which district is Corbett National Park located?

  1. ANainital
  2. BChamoli
  3. CAlmora
  4. DHaridwar
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Answer: A) Nainital

Q102. Where is Krishnaraja Sagar located?

  1. AIn Mysore
  2. Bin Udaipur
  3. Cin Kota
  4. DIn Hyderabad
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Answer: A) In Mysore

Q103. Which emperor's pillar is there in Sarnath?

  1. AAkbar
  2. BAshoka
  3. CSher Shah
  4. DShahjahan
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Answer: B) Ashoka

Q104. The oldest planetarium in India is

  1. AIn Kolkata
  2. Bin Patna
  3. CIn Kurukshetra
  4. DIn Hyderabad
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Answer: A) In Kolkata

Q105. What is Bijapur known for?

  1. Asevere drought conditions
  2. BGol Gumbaz
  3. CStatue of Gomateshwara
  4. Dheavy rain
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Answer: B) Gol Gumbaz

Q106. Where is Amarnath Cave located?

  1. AJammu and Kashmir
  2. BHimachal Pradesh
  3. CTibet
  4. DUttarakhand
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Answer: A) Jammu and Kashmir

Q107. Who built the 'Vijay Stambh' in the fort of Chittor?

  1. ARana Sanga
  2. BRana Ratan Singh
  3. CRana Hamir Dev
  4. DRana Kumbha
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Answer: D) Rana Kumbha

Q108. In which state of India was Nalanda University located?

  1. AWest Bengal
  2. BBihar
  3. COdisha
  4. DUttar Pradesh
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Answer: B) Bihar

Q109. In which year was the foundation stone of 'Gateway of India' laid in Mumbai?

  1. A1905 AD
  2. B1913 AD
  3. C1915 AD
  4. D1920 AD
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Answer: B) 1913 AD

Q110. In which period was the famous Victoria Terminus station (presently Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus) Mumbai built?

  1. A1878-88
  2. B1843-53
  3. C1933-43
  4. D1911-21
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Answer: A) 1878-88

Q111. Where is Garo Hills?

  1. ATripura
  2. BManipur
  3. CMeghalaya
  4. DNagaland
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Answer: C) Meghalaya

Q112. The Mughal Gardens' located in Rashtrapati Bhavan, the official residence of the President of India, is opened to the public every year on ..............

  1. AJanuary and February
  2. BMarch and April
  3. CFebruary and March
  4. DApril and May
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Answer: C) February and March

Q113. What is Nava Nalanda Mahavihara famous for?

  1. AHiuen Tsang Memorial
  2. BBirthplace of Mahavira
  3. CPoly Research Institute
  4. Darchive
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Answer: C) Poly Research Institute

Q114. Who built the tomb of Itimauddaula in Agra?

  1. AAkbar
  2. BJahangir
  3. CNoorjahan
  4. DShahjahan
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Answer: C) Noorjahan

Q115. Where in Bihar is the 'Vishwa Shanti Stupa', said to be the world's tallest?

  1. AVaishali
  2. BNalanda
  3. CRajgir
  4. DPatna
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Answer: C) Rajgir

Q116. The great stupa of Sanchi is

  1. AIn Uttar Pradesh
  2. BIn Madhya Pradesh
  3. CIn Arunachal Pradesh
  4. Din Andhra Pradesh
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Answer: B) In Madhya Pradesh

Q117. What was the name of Ujjain in ancient times?

  1. ATaxila
  2. BAvantika
  3. CIndraprastha
  4. Dnone of the above
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Answer: B) Avantika

Q118. It is a famous pilgrimage site for both Jain and Buddhist religions in Uttar Pradesh.

  1. ASarnath
  2. BKushinagar
  3. CKashi
  4. DDevipatan
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Answer: C) Kashi

Q119. Sri Aurobindo Ashram is located at

  1. AIn Tamil Nadu
  2. BIn Karnataka
  3. Cin Rameswaram
  4. Din Pondicherry
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Answer: D) in Pondicherry

Q120. The ruins of which place represent the ancient capital of Vijayanagara?

  1. AAhmednagar
  2. BBijapur
  3. CHampi
  4. DGolconda
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Answer: C) Hampi

Q121. Who founded the Ramakrishna Mission?

  1. AVivekananda
  2. BRamakrishna Paramahamsa
  3. CM.G. Ranade
  4. DKeshav Chandra Sen
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Answer: A) Vivekananda

Q122. Which of the following is not actually a garden?

  1. AHanging Gardens-Mumbai
  2. BEden Gardens – Kolkata
  3. CBrindavan Gardens - Mysore
  4. DKhusro Garden – Lucknow
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Answer: B) Eden Gardens – Kolkata

Q123. Where is India's 'Silicon Valley' located?

  1. AHyderabad
  2. BSrinagar
  3. CDehradun
  4. DBengaluru
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Answer: D) Bengaluru

Q124. Four monasteries were established at Sringeri, Badrinath, Dwarka and Puri.

  1. Aby Ramanuja
  2. BBy Madhava Vidyaranya
  3. Cby Adi Shankaracharya
  4. DBy Ashok
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Answer: C) by Adi Shankaracharya

Q125. Which of the following is not a part of the Char Dham Yatra in North India?

  1. ABadrinath
  2. BGangotri
  3. CVaishno Devi
  4. DKedarnath
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Answer: C) Vaishno Devi

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