Temples, Mosques, and Gurudwaras in India: MCQ Test (25 questions)

Question 1 of 25

'Brihadeshwara Temple' is located at-

Ain Thanjavur
Bin Madurai
Cin Rameswaram
Din chidambaram

Question 2 of 25

Which of the following temples was not built during the 8th century AD?

AKailashnath Temple, Kanchipuram
BBrihadeeswarar Temple, Thanjavur
CShore Temple, Mamallapuram
DVirupaksha Temple, Pattadakal

Question 3 of 25

In which city is 'Badrinath Dham' located?

ADehradun
BRudraprayag
CPauri
DChamoli

Question 4 of 25

'Amarnath Cave' is located at-

AUttarakhand
BHimachal Pradesh
CJammu and Kashmir
DAssam

Question 5 of 25

Where is 'Sharda Peeth' located?

ABadrinath
BPuri
CDwarka
DMysore

Question 6 of 25

Which Sufi saint's dargah is in Ajmer?

AHazrat Nizamuddin
BSheikh Salim Chishti
CBaba Farid
DMuinuddin Chishti

Question 7 of 25

Which statement is not correct about the 'Brihadeshwara Temple' in Thanjavur?

AThe temple is an excellent example of Chola architecture.
BIt was built by Emperor Rajaraja
CThe temple is built of granite
DThe temple is a monument dedicated to Lord Vishnu.

Question 8 of 25

Match the following- List-I (Famous Temples) List-II (Cities) A Kailash Nath 1. Bhubaneswar B Lingaraja 2. Khajuraho C Kandariya Mahadev 3. Mount Abu D Dilwara 4. Kanchipuram

AABCD
BABCD
CABCD
DABCD

Question 9 of 25

Where is the 'Dargah of Sheikh Salim Chishti' located?

AAjmer
BBihar Sharif
CAgra
DFatehpur Sikri

Question 10 of 25

Which large temple was initially designed and constructed during the reign of Suryavarman?

ASri Mariamman Temple
BAngkor Wat Temple
CBatukeruj Temple
DKamakhya Temple

Question 11 of 25

Where is Swaminarayan Temple (Akshardham) located?

ADwarka
BPuri
CMathura
DGandhinagar

Question 12 of 25

Panchayatan style is related to what?

Aa form of painting
BA South Indian dance form
CA method of town planning
DTemple architecture

Question 13 of 25

Which dynasty built the Pancha Rathas in Mahabalipuram?

AChola
BCher
CSatavahanas
DPallavas

Question 14 of 25

The famous 'Kandariya Mahadev Temple' is located at-

Ain Thanjavur
BIn Kalpi
Cin Rameswaram
Din Khajuraho

Question 15 of 25

Match- List-I (Peeth) List-II (Place) A Jyotish Peeth 1. Badrinath (Uttarakhand) B Govardhana Peeth 2. Puri (Odisha) C Sharda Peeth 3. Dwarka (Gujarat) D Sringeri Peeth 4. Mysore (Karnataka)

AABCD
BABCD
CABCD
DABCD

Question 16 of 25

'Khajuraho Temple' is related to which religion?

ABuddhism
BJainism
CHinduism
DHinduism and Jainism

Question 17 of 25

'Har Ki Pauri' located in Haridwar was constructed by-

AKing Mangalsen
BKing Vikramaditya
CKing Ashoka
DRaja Harpal

Question 18 of 25

Who built the famous 'Shiva Temple' at Ellora?

ASamudragupta, the Gupta ruler
BChalukya king Pulakeshin II
CRashtrakuta ruler Krishna I
DMauryan Emperor Ashoka

Question 19 of 25

Konark, which houses the famous Sun God temple, a marvel of Hindu architecture, is located in which state?

AOdisha
BGujarat
CKarnataka
DMadhya Pradesh

Question 20 of 25

To which deity is the 'Srivardarajan Temple' (Kachipuram) dedicated?

AShiva
BVishnu
CBrahma
DSun

Question 21 of 25

The foundation of 'Lingaraja Temple' was laid by-

AJajati Kesari
BLalatendu Kesari
CNarasimhadeva II
DPratap Rudradev

Question 22 of 25

Where is 'Dakshineswar Temple' located?

AKolkata
BHyderabad
CChennai
DMysore

Question 23 of 25

To whom is the 'Dilwara Temple' of Mount Abu dedicated?

ALord Vishnu
BLord Shiva
CLord Buddha
DJain Tirthankaras

Question 24 of 25

Match- List-I (Temples) List-II (State) A Vrihadeshwar Temple 1. Odisha B Dilwara Temple 2. Tamil Nadu C Lingaraj Temple 3. Karnataka D Hampi Group of Monuments Temple 4. Rajasthan

AABCD 3 1 4 2
BABCD 3 2 4 1
CABCD
DABCD 2 4 1 3

Question 25 of 25

Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

AVrindavan Temple - Mathura
BJ. Of. Temple - Lucknow
CVishwanath Temple - Varanasi
DDevi Patan Temple - Tulsipur