General Knowledge for Competitive Exam – Temples in India
Q1. Where is the 11-story Pagal Baba Temple located in Uttar Pradesh?
Correct Answer: C. Vrindavan
Q2. Which temple is generally called the Monkey Temple or Monkey Valley?
Correct Answer: A. Galtaji Temple (located in Jaipur, Rajasthan)
Q3. Which temple is known as the Khajuraho of Rajasthan?
Correct Answer: C. Kiradu Temple of Barmer
Q4. Which temple is 56 meters high and is where Lord Vishnu is worshipped?
Correct Answer: A. Brihadeeswarar Temple (built by Chola King Raja Raja I)
Q5. Where is the Golden Temple (Harmandir Sahib) located?
Correct Answer: A. Amritsar, Punjab
Q6. The Golden Temple in Amritsar is situated in the middle of which sarovar (pool)?
Correct Answer: B. Amrit Sarovar
Q7. Which of the following temples is known as the Black Pagoda?
Correct Answer: A. Sun Temple, Konark (Odisha)
Q8. The Konark Sun Temple was built during the reign of which king?
Correct Answer: B. King Narasimhadeva I (Ganga Dynasty)
Q9. Where is the Modhera Sun Temple located?
Correct Answer: B. Gujarat
Q10. Where is the Meenakshi Temple located?
Correct Answer: C. Madurai, Tamil Nadu
Q11. The Vitthala Temple in Hampi was established by whom?
Correct Answer: C. Devaraya II (of the Vijayanagara Empire)
Q12. The roof of Guru Hemkund Sahib looks like which structure/flower?
Correct Answer: C. Lotus (Kamal)
Q13. Which temple is dedicated to Lord Jagannath and is located in Puri, Odisha?
Correct Answer: D. Jagannath Puri Temple (built by King Anantavarman of the Ganga Dynasty)
Q14. Tawang Monastery, which is India’s largest Buddhist monastery, is located where?
Correct Answer: C. Arunachal Pradesh
Q15. Along with Yamunotri, Gangotri, and Kedarnath, what is the fourth Dham in Uttarakhand?
Correct Answer: C. Badrinath
Q16. What is the most important part of a temple where the idol of God is kept?
Correct Answer: C. Garbhagriha