Q: Who built the Sanchi Stupa?
A: Emperor Ashoka
Q: Qutub Minar was started by which ruler?
A: Qutb-ud-din Aibak
Q: Kailasa Temple at Ellora was built under which dynasty?
A: Rashtrakuta dynasty
Q: Who built the Brihadeeswarar Temple at Thanjavur?
A: Raja Raja Chola I
Q: Fatehpur Sikri was founded by which Mughal emperor?
A: Akbar
Q: The Taj Mahal was built in memory of whom?
A: Mumtaz Mahal
Q: Who designed India Gate?
A: Sir Edwin Lutyens
Q: Red Fort in Delhi was built by which Mughal ruler?
A: Shah Jahan
Q: Where is the Konark Sun Temple located?
A: Odisha
Q: Hampi was the capital of which empire?
A: Vijayanagara Empire
Q: Charminar is located in which city?
A: Hyderabad
Q: Who built Humayun’s Tomb?
A: Haji Begum
Q: Ajanta Caves belong mainly to which religion?
A: Buddhism
Q: Who built the Buland Darwaza?
A: Akbar
Q: The Gateway of India was built to commemorate whose visit?
A: King George V (1911)
Q: Victoria Memorial is located in which Indian city?
A: Kolkata
Q: The Khajuraho temples were built by which dynasty?
A: Chandela dynasty
Q: Rani ki Vav is situated in which state?
A: Gujarat
Q: Jantar Mantar (Jaipur) was built by whom?
A: Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II
Q: What is the architectural style of Sun Temple, Konark?
A: Kalinga architecture
Q: Gol Gumbaz is located in which state?
A: Karnataka
Q: Elephanta Caves are near which city?
A: Mumbai
Q: The Palace of Mysore was built by which dynasty?
A: Wodeyar dynasty
Q: Kumbhalgarh Fort was built by which ruler?
A: Rana Kumbha
Q: Where is the Sarnath Lion Capital located originally?
A: Sarnath, Uttar Pradesh
Q: Who built the Qutub Minar’s topmost storey?
A: Firoz Shah Tughlaq
Q: The Lingaraj Temple is located in which city?
A: Bhubaneswar
Q: Jama Masjid in Delhi was built by which ruler?
A: Shah Jahan
Q: Where is the Great Living Chola Temples UNESCO site located?
A: Tamil Nadu
Q: Who built the Meenakshi Temple gopurams?
A: Nayaka rulers
Q: The Hawa Mahal is located in which city?
A: Jaipur
Q: The Golden Temple (Harmandir Sahib) is located in?
A: Amritsar, Punjab
Q: Agra Fort was built by which emperor?
A: Akbar
Q: Who built the Jagannath Temple at Puri?
A: Chodagangadeva (Eastern Ganga dynasty)
Q: Rajarani Temple is located in which city?
A: Bhubaneswar
Q: Amaravati Stupa is located in which state?
A: Andhra Pradesh
Q: The Cellular Jail is located where?
A: Port Blair, Andaman & Nicobar
Q: Sabarmati Ashram is associated with which leader?
A: Mahatma Gandhi
Q: Dilwara Temples are located on which hill station?
A: Mount Abu
Q: Where is Golconda Fort located?
A: Hyderabad
Q: The Iron Pillar of Delhi belongs to which period?
A: Gupta period
Q: Bibi ka Maqbara is located in which city?
A: Aurangabad
Q: Rock-cut caves at Elephanta depict which deity primarily?
A: Lord Shiva
Q: Nalanda Mahavihara ruins are in which state?
A: Bihar
Q: The famous painting "Dancing Girl" was excavated from which site?
A: Mohenjo-daro
Q: Red sandstone was mainly used in which Mughal emperor’s buildings?
A: Akbar
Q: White marble was extensively used in whose buildings?
A: Shah Jahan
Q: Who built the famous Golkonda Fort?
A: Kakatiya rulers (later expanded by Qutb Shahis)
Q: Ajanta caves are famous for what type of art?
A: Fresco paintings
Q: The inscription of Queen Rudramadevi is found in which temple complex?
A: Thousand Pillar Temple, Warangal
Q: Which Mughal emperor built the octagonal chamber called “Zafar Mahal” in Mehrauli?
A: Bahadur Shah II (Zafar)
Q: The “Pancha Rathas” at Mahabalipuram are carved out of what type of rock?
A: Single monolithic granite rock
Q: In which monument is the “Diwan-i-Khas” inscription “If there is Paradise on Earth…” found?
A: Red Fort, Delhi
Q: The “Vijaya Vittala Temple’s musical pillars” are located in which city?
A: Hampi
Q: Who commissioned the “Jama Masjid of Fatehpur Sikri”?
A: Akbar
Q: Which Delhi Sultan initiated the construction of “Adhai Din ka Jhopra Mosque” at Ajmer?
A: Qutb-ud-din Aibak
Q: The “Bada Imambara” of Lucknow was completed during whose rule?
A: Asaf-ud-Daula (Awadh)
Q: Which Chola ruler constructed the Airavatesvara Temple at Darasuram?
A: Rajaraja Chola II
Q: The world-famous “Lion of Ashoka” capital is housed today in which museum?
A: Sarnath Museum
Q: The “Lalit Mahal Palace” was built during the rule of which dynasty?
A: Wodeyar dynasty (Mysore)
Q: The ancient site of Ratnagiri Monastery belongs to which Buddhist school?
A: Vajrayana Buddhism
Q: The “Bhojeshwar Temple” at Bhojpur was commissioned by which king?
A: King Bhoja (Paramara dynasty)
Q: In which temple is the world’s largest monolithic Nandi statue located?
A: Lepakshi Temple (Andhra Pradesh)
Q: “Gagan Mahal,” a palace built for the Adil Shahi rulers, is located in which city?
A: Bijapur
Q: Which Mughal monument contains the “Pishtaq” gateway style that later influenced Taj Mahal?
A: Humayun’s Tomb
Q: The “Martand Sun Temple,” now in ruins, belongs to which ancient kingdom?
A: Karkota dynasty of Kashmir
Q: Which monument contains the world’s tallest brick minaret in India?
A: Qutub Minar
Q: The “Kirti Stambh” (Tower of Fame) at Chittorgarh was built by which ruler?
A: Rana Kumbha
Q: Which monument’s outer walls depict the “Gaja-Vyala” (elephant-lion) motif extensively?
A: Sun Temple, Konark
Q: The Ajanta Caves were discovered in which century?
A: 19th century (1819)
Q: Who built the Charminar?
A: Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah
Q: Who built the Gol Gumbaz?
A: Muhammad Adil Shah
Q: The tallest minaret at Fatehpur Sikri is?
A: Buland Darwaza
Q: The Jagannath Temple is built in which architectural style?
A: Kalinga style
Q: Where is the Rock Garden of Nek Chand located?
A: Chandigarh
Q: The Virupaksha Temple is part of which UNESCO site?
A: Hampi
Q: The Dilwara Temples are dedicated to which religion?
A: Jainism
Q: The Tomb of Sher Shah Suri is located at?
A: Sasaram (Bihar)
Q: The Sanchi Stupa’s Toranas were added by which dynasty?
A: Shunga dynasty
Q: Which Mughal monument is also called the “Baby Taj”?
A: Tomb of Itmad-ud-Daula
Q: Ruins of Dholavira are located in which state?
A: Gujarat
Q: Who built the Lodi Gardens Tombs?
A: Lodi dynasty
Q: Where is the ancient Nalanda University located?
A: Bihar
Q: The Thousand Pillar Temple is located in?
A: Telangana (Warangal)
Q: “Vittala Temple” with musical pillars is located where?
A: Hampi
Q: Who built the Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru?
A: Kengal Hanumanthaiah
Q: The Victoria Memorial in Kolkata is built of which material?
A: Makrana marble
Q: The “Tower of Victory” (Vijay Stambha) is located where?
A: Chittorgarh Fort
Q: The “Tower of Fame” (Kirti Stambha) is dedicated to whom?
A: Adinatha (Jain Tirthankara)
Q: The famous Farakkabad Fort (Jharkhand) was built by which ruler?
A: King Vishnudeva
Q: Where is the Bhimbetka Rock Shelter located?
A: Madhya Pradesh
Q: The Lotus Temple was designed by which architect?
A: Fariborz Sahba
Q: Who built the Sher Mandal at Purana Qila?
A: Humayun (earlier Sher Shah)
Q: Jama Masjid of Agra was built by which Mughal princess?
A: Jahanara Begum
Q: The Shore Temple belongs to which dynasty?
A: Pallava dynasty
Q: The frescoes of Ajanta belong mainly to which period?
A: Gupta period
Q: The Iron Pillar is located in which complex?
A: Qutub Complex, Delhi
Q: Which fort is known as the “Golden Fort”?
A: Jaisalmer Fort
Q: The monolithic statue of Gomateshwara is at?
A: Shravanabelagola, Karnataka
Q: The Martand Sun Temple is located in which region?
A: Kashmir
Q: The Umaid Bhawan Palace is located in which city?
A: Jodhpur
Q: The Gateway of India overlooks which water body?
A: Arabian Sea
Q: The Great Bath was discovered at which Harappan site?
A: Mohenjo-daro
Q: Golconda Fort is famous for which diamond?
A: Koh-i-Noor
Q: The Lakshmi Narayan Temple (Birla Mandir) in Delhi is built by which industrial family?
A: Birla family
Q: “Rang Ghar,” Asia’s oldest amphitheatre, is in which state?
A: Assam
Q: The Stone Chariot is part of which temple complex?
A: Vittala Temple, Hampi
Q: The group of monuments at Mahabalipuram was built by which dynasty?
A: Pallavas
Q: Ajmer Sharif Dargah is dedicated to whom?
A: Moinuddin Chishti
Q: Where is the Kesariya Stupa located?
A: Bihar
Q: The Moorish Mosque in Kapurthala was inspired by which monument?
A: Alhambra Palace (Spain)
Q: The Amar Singh Gate is part of which fort?
A: Agra Fort
Q: The Badami cave temples are located in which state?
A: Karnataka
Q: The Jag Mandir palace is located in which lake?
A: Lake Pichola, Udaipur
Q: The fort of Ranthambore was built by which dynasty?
A: Chauhan dynasty
Q: Who built the magnificent Gwalior Fort?
A: Man Singh Tomar
Q: The “Seven Pagodas” refers to which site?
A: Mahabalipuram
Q: The Bada Imambara is located in which city?
A: Lucknow
Q: Who built the Golconda Fort’s outer walls?
A: Qutb Shahi rulers