Religious Places
SSC Exams
⬥ Somnath Jyotirlinga temple is located – In Gujarat
⬥ Jagannath Puri temple is located – In Odisha
⬥ Inside the village is a brick temple – In Uttar Pradesh
⬥ Brihadeshwara Temple is located – In Tamil Nadu
⬥ Mahabodhi Temple is located - In Bodh Gaya ( Bihar )
⬥ The brick temple in Bhitar village is an example , architecture of Gupta period
⬥ ' Mukteshwar ' dance festival is organized - In Mukteshwar Temple ( Odisha )
⬥ The famous ' Pashupatinath Temple ' is situated - In Nepal
⬥ Sirpur shrine is located – In Chhattisgarh
⬥ Octagonal dome shaped on a temple The cube shaped shape is called - Peak
⬥ The shape of the main temple tower is called - Vimana
⬥ In Odisha , the center of Rath Yatra is , Jagannath Puri Temple
⬥ The Mahabodhi Temple complex in Bodh Gaya was made a UNESCO World Heritage Site - in 2002
⬥ ' Machail Mata ' temple located in Kishtwar district of Jammu is dedicated to - Goddess Durga
⬥ Dilwara temple located in Mount Abu, Rajasthan is related to - From Jainism
⬥ The 13th century Konark Sun Temple is located here - In Orissa
⬥ Visit the Sun Temple in Konark goes - As ' Kalepagoda '
⬥ The Brihadeeswarar Temple of Thanjavur was built by - By Raja Raja Chola I
⬥ The Shore Temples of Mahabalipuram were built in - During the reign of the Pallava dynasty
⬥ Virupaksha Temple in Hampi is dedicated to - To Lord Shiva
Kailasanathar temple was built in Kanchipuram - During the reign of the Pallava dynasty
⬥ Konark Sun Temple is dedicated to - To the Sun God
⬥ The entrance of Dravidian style ( South Indian architecture ) temples is called - Gopuram
⬥ Konark's Black Pagoda temple is built - In Kalinga architectural style
⬥ The architectural style of the Brihadeeswarar Temple of Tamil Nadu is - Dravidian Architecture
⬥ ' Hinglaj Mata ' temple is located - in Pakistan
⬥ The architectural style of temple prevalent in northern India is - Nagar Style
⬥ Panchayatana style architecture includes number of temples - 5
⬥ In the Dravidian style of architecture , the entrances to temples are called - Gopuram
⬥ Architectural elements like sanctum sanctorum , vimana and mandapa are found in - In Hindu temples
⬥ Meenakshi Amman Temple is located , on the southern bank of the Vaigai River
⬥ She is the presiding deity of Dakshineswar Temple in Kolkata - Goddess Bhavatarini Kali
⬥ The ritual of ' Kanya / Kumari Puja ' is conducted - During Sharad Navratri
⬥ Arulmigukapaleeswarar temple is located , In Tamil Nadu
⬥ Hemkund Sahib is situated – In Uttarakhand
⬥ Virupaksha temple was built in Karnataka in the 8th century – Queen Lokamaha Devi
⬥ Srikalahasti temple is located – In Andhra Pradesh
⬥ Tibetan Buddhist Golden Temple is located – In Karnataka
⬥ Sri Akal Takht Sahib is situated , in the golden temple complex
⬥ Ganesha - Rath Temple is located at - In Mahabalipuram
⬥ Puri's Jagannath temple represents which classical dance - Odyssey
⬥ The architecture of Kan Dariya Mahadev temple is an example of what - Of Nagar style
⬥ Who got the Dariya Mahadev temple constructed ? - The Chandela dynasty
⬥ The tower situated above the sanctum sanctorum and the pillared mandapams is called - Peak
⬥ In which style is the Sri Jagannath temple built in Odisha - Rekha Deula
⬥ Ramappa Temple ( Telangana ) is dedicated to - To Lord Shiva
The Lilawada Temple ( a Jain temple ) is located at - In Mount Abu ( Rajasthan )
Kamakhya temple is located - In Guwahati ( Assam )
Somnath temple is located – In Gujarat
Shore temple is located in - Mahabalipuram ( Tamil Nadu )
⬥ Mundeshwari temple is located - Bihar
⬥ The sanctum sanctorum ( inner chamber of the temple ) was a part of - The oldest Hindu temple
⬥ The Mahabodhi Temple complex is associated with whose life - From Lord Buddha
⬥ Mahabodhi Temple ( Bihar ) was built -By Emperor Ashoka
⬥ Mahabodhi Temple recognized as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO - In 2002
⬥ Virupaksha Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva is located - In Hampi
⬥ By what name is the Sun Temple ( Konark ) known? - Black Pagoda
⬥ Brihadeshwara Temple is located - In Thanjavur ( Tamil Nadu )
⬥ Meguti Temple is located – In Karnataka
⬥ Brihadeshwara Temple was constructed - By Rajaraja I
⬥ The shape of the roof of Guru Hemkund Sahib is - in the shape of an inverted lotus
⬥ Guru Hemkund Sahib is situated - Chamoli ( Uttarakhand )
⬥ Bhitargaon temple of Uttar Pradesh is built - made of baked bricks
⬥ Lingaraj temple is located - Bhubaneswar ( Odisha )
⬥ Ellora's rock cave temple is the largest - in monolithic structure
⬥ Konark Sun Temple is located - Odisha
⬥ 4 lion figures , Dharmachakra , bell with lotus base are the components , The Lion Capital of Sarnath
Kan Dariya Mahadev Temple is a place of ritual worship - Sanctum Sanctorum
⬥ Shri Brahmapureeswarar Temple is located – In Tamil Nadu
⬥ Kardang Monastery is located – In Himachal Pradesh
⬥ Stone like structure placed on top of temple in Odisha it is called a disk - Amalaka
⬥ Iravatneshwar Temple is located - In Tamil Nadu
⬥ Khajuraho temple is located – In Madhya Pradesh
⬥ Madan Mohan temple is located – In Uttar Pradesh
⬥ In Dravidian architecture there was an entrance called used to know - Gopuram
⬥ Harmandir Sahib is situated – In Amritsar
⬥ ' Sada Shiva ', representing the three forms of Lord Shiva , is found in , at Elephanta Caves
⬥ Establishment of International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) - , Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Neki
⬥ Phodong Monastery is located - In Sikkim
⬥ Hoysaleswara Temple is located – In Karnataka
⬥ The dargah of Moinuddin Chishti is located – In Ajmer
⬥ Rajarajeswara Temple - In Thanjavur ( Tamil Nadu )
⬥ ' Vahana Masterclass ', based on a book by Alfredo Covelli - On Lord Ganesha
⬥ Sabarimala Sri Dharmashastra Temple is located - Pathanamthitta ( Kerala )
⬥ Sabarimala temple is dedicated to , to Lord Ayyappa Swamy
⬥ Qadam Rasool Mosque is located , Gaud ( West Bengal )
⬥ Govardhan Math is situated - Puri ( Odisha )
⬥ Hemis Monastery is located ( near Leh city ) - In Ladakh
⬥ Dashavatara Temple ( Deogarh ( U.P. ) ) style of architecture is related to - By Panchayatan style
⬥ Dashavatara temple is dedicated - Lord Vishnu
⬥ Terracotta Temple is located at , in Bishnupur ( West Bengal )
Swaminarayan Akshardham Temple is located at – In New Delhi
⬥ Kartarpur Sahib is situated on the banks of which river - Ravi River
⬥ Kartarpur Sahib Gurudwara is located in- Pakistan
⬥ The birthplace of Guru Nanak is known by which name - Nankana Sahib
⬥ Biraja Temple , Rajarani Temple and Samaleswari Temple are located – In Odisha
⬥ The name of the fifth chariot out of the Panch Rath is - Draupadi Rath
Railway Exams
⬥ Missionaries of Charity was founded - in the 1950s
⬥ Argeling Gompa is located – In Arunachal Pradesh
⬥ In which state is Poa Makka located on the top of Garudachal hill - Assam
⬥ Sri Jagannath Temple Act was passed - In 1955
⬥ Shri Bhagwan Mahavir State Museum is located – In Andhra Pradesh
⬥ Jain pilgrimage center - Palitana temple is located – In Gujarat
⬥ The oldest Christ Church of Northeast India is located in - In Guwahati ( Assam )
⬥ Mahabodhi Temple related to Buddhism is located here - Bodh Gaya , in Bihar
⬥ ' Namdroling Monastery ' is located – In Karnataka
⬥ Popular in northern India , the style of temple architecture is known as - By the name of Nagar style
⬥ The Dariya Mahadev Temple was built by the ruler of which dynasty, Dhangdev, around 999 CE - Chandela Dynasty
⬥ Navakalevara Rath Yatra is organised - In Puri ( Odisha )
⬥ The temple of ' Soniji ki Nasiyan ' in Ajmer is dedicated to - To Lord Rishabhdev
⬥ In which Shiva temple located near Taliparamba in Kerala, women are allowed to enter only after 8 pm - Rajarajeswara Temple
⬥ There are preserved Buddhist caves called ' Karle ' in - Maharashtra
⬥ The group of monuments at Hampi includes - Vitthal Temple
The dargah of Sufi fakir Sheikh Fariduddin Ganjshakar is located - in Pakpattan ( Pakistan )
⬥ Kanchipuram Kailashnatha temple was built - By Pallava rulers
⬥ Mahakaleshwar temple is located , in Ujjain ( Madhya Pradesh )
⬥ Virupaksha temple is dedicated to - To Lord Shiva
Khajuraho temple is famous for being built by Chandela dynasty - For your erotic creation
South Indian temples is called - Gopuram
⬥ The term Panchayatan style in architecture is related to - From the temple
⬥ Sabarimala temple is located , Inside Periyar Tiger Reserve
⬥ St. Peter's Basilica Church is located , In Vatican City
Police Exams
⬥ The number of temples and monasteries in Ellora caves is - 34
⬥ Konark Sun Temple is located in , on the shore of the Bay of Bengal
⬥ The innermost chamber of a Hindu temple where the idol of the main deity is kept is called - Sanctum Sanctorum
⬥ Neelkanth Mahadev Temple is located – In Uttarakhand
⬥ Bishnupur group of temples is located – In West Bengal
⬥ The Vitthala temple in Hampi has 56 pillars which originate from We do - Musical tones
⬥ In the Odisha style of temple architecture the shikhara is called - Deul
⬥ Sukreswar Temple ( Assam ) is dedicated to , to lord shiva
⬥ The architectural style of Lakshmana Temple ( Khajuraho ) is - Nagar
⬥ Lakshmana temple of Khajuraho ( Madhya Pradesh ) is dedicated to - Lord Vishnu
⬥ The Gomateshwara statue at Shravanabelagola is carved out of a single block of stone , which is - Granite
⬥ The chief architect of Shri Ram Temple ( Ayodhya ) is - Chandrakant Bhai Sompura
⬥ The flat circular ( stone disc ) structure at the top of North Indian temple architecture is called - Amalaka
⬥ Pandrethan Temple of Srinagar is related to - Hinduism
⬥ ' Koneswaram ', Hindu temple , is located - In Sri Lanka
⬥ The idols of Sanghol Stupa in Punjab are related to - From Mathura style
⬥ Kailash temple of Ellora and Rath temple of Mahabalipuram are examples , Rock cut temple architecture
⬥ Kailash temple is built - from basalt rock
⬥ The dance hall within the quadrangular complex of the Odisha School of Architecture is called - Jagmohan
⬥ Kadri Manjunatha Temple in Mangaluru is dedicated to - To Lord Shiva
⬥ Rajarajeswara temple in Thanjavur is dedicated to - To Lord Shiva
⬥ The Karni Mata Temple is famous in Deshnok, Rajasthan - for mice
⬥ There is an ancient temple in Aihole whose name is - ' Lad Khan Temple '
⬥ The Dashavatara Temple of Devgarh is located , In Uttar Pradesh
⬥ Swayambhunath is also known as the Monkey Temple - In Nepal
⬥ Which UNESCO World Heritage Site includes nine Hindu temples and a Jain pilgrimage site ? - Pattadakal
⬥ Sabarimala Sree Dharmasanstha Temple , dedicated to - To Lord Ayyappa
⬥ Sabarimala Sri Dharmasanstha Temple is located – In Kerala
⬥ Virupaksha Temple is located – In Karnataka
⬥ Kashi Vishwanath Temple is located , On the banks of the River Ganges
⬥ Qadam Rasool Mosque is located , In Gauda ( West Bengal )
⬥ Govardhan Math is situated – In Puri
⬥ Hemis Monastery is located - In Ladakh
⬥ Lepakshi Temple is famous for its hanging pillars It is famous and built in Vijayanagara style which is called - Also known as Veerabhadra Temple
⬥ Gyan Saraswati Temple is located - In Basar ( Telangana )
⬥ Kardang Monastery is located – In Himachal Pradesh
⬥ Dwarkadheesh temple of Gujarat is located - On the banks of Gomti River
Mahabodhi Temple is located at – In Bihar
⬥ Vittala Temple of Karnataka is the most extraordinary architectural display - monument - Of Hampi
⬥ It is the world's largest rock - cut monument , Kailash Temple
⬥ Kailash Temple is located - In the caves of Ellora
⬥ ' The Wailing Wall ' is related to - From Jewish
⬥ According to Guinness World Records , the richest temple in the world in 2011 was , Padmanabha Swamy Temple
⬥ It is the largest Hindu temple in the world - Angkor Wat
⬥ Amritsar was earlier known as , By the name Ramdaspur
⬥ Considered to be the home of Sri Harmandir Sahib ( Golden Temple ) - to Amritsar city
⬥ Black Pagoda is located - In Konark ( Odisha )
' Black Pagoda ' is known as , Named after Sun Temple ( Konark )
⬥ Meenakshi temple is located - In Madurai ( Tamil Nadu )
⬥ The building built for Sufi meetings is called - Khanqah
⬥ Badrinath , Dwarka , Puri and Rameswaram are called together or collectively - Four Dhams
⬥ The historical Asamai temple is located , in Kabul ( Afghanistan )
⬥ Munneswaram temple is located - In Sri Lanka
⬥ The peak , which is curved in shape , is characteristic - in civil architecture
Defence Exams
⬥ Ekambareshwar Temple is located , in Kanchipuram , Tamil Nadu
⬥ Sri Padmanabhaswamy Temple is located , in Thiruvananthapuram , Kerala
⬥ Sri Venkateswara Swamy Vari Temple is located - Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh
⬥ Ramanathaswamy temple is located in - Tamil Nadu
⬥ The famous Gupta period Devgarh temple is located – In Uttar Pradesh
State PCS Exams
Matangeswara temple is located at - In Khajuraho
⬥ Kailash Temple is located - Inside the Ellora Caves
⬥ Kamakhya temple is located - In Guwahati ( Assam )
⬥ Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga temple is located , In Madhya Pradesh
