GK About India

1. Where is Taj Mahal Located?

a. Jaipur
b. Delhi
c. Mathura
d. Agra

Ans: Option d


2. Jantar Mantar was built in how many cities?

a. 3
b. 4
c. 5
d. 6

Ans: Option c


3. Who built the Red Fort?

a. Humayun
b. Akbar
c. Shahjahan
d. Jehagir

Ans: Option c


4. Where are the Ajanta & Ellora Caves located?

a. Karnataka
b. Maharashtra
c. Tamil Nadu
d. Odisha

Ans: Option b


5. Who built the Sanchi Stupa?

a. Ashoka
b. Binbsara
c. Chandraputa Maurya
d. Siddhartha

Ans: option a


6. Which monument was built to commemorate the visit of King George V and Queen Mary to Bombay?

a. India Gate
b. Gateway of India
c. Victoria Terminus
d. Elephanta Caves

Ans: option b


7. The Brihadisvara temple at Thanjavur, in Tamil Nadu was built by?

a. Marthanda Varma
b. Tipu Sultan
c. Vikramaditya
d. Rajaraja Chola

Ans: option d


8. Which monument was built by Mohammed Quli Qutab Shah in 1591 to commemorate the end of Plague?

a. Charminar
b. Jama Masjid
c. Mecca Masjid
d. Toli Masjid

Ans: option a


9. Which city is fondly called the Pink City?

a. Udaipur
b. Jaisalmer
c. Jodhpur
d. Jaipur

Ans: option d


10. Who designed the Indian Parliament in New Delhi?

a. Gustave Eiffel
b. Le Corbusier
c. Edwin Landseer Lutyens
d. Bonanno Pisano

Ans: option c