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  1. Which became India’s 45th World Heritage Site in July 2026?
    1. Moidams
    2. Ancient Buddhist Site of Sarnath
    3. Maratha Military Landscapes
    4. Santiniketan
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    Answer: (B) Ancient Buddhist Site of Sarnath

    Sarnath was added on 25 July 2026 at the 48th session in Busan (South Korea); the Maratha forts in 2025 and Moidams in 2024.

  2. Which is India’s only mixed World Heritage Site?
    1. Kaziranga National Park
    2. Nanda Devi National Park
    3. Khangchendzonga National Park
    4. Sundarbans National Park
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    Answer: (C) Khangchendzonga National Park

    Khangchendzonga (Sikkim, 2016) was listed under both nature and culture criteria; the other three are natural sites.

  3. Which of these did not become a World Heritage Site in 1983?
    1. Ajanta Caves
    2. Ellora Caves
    3. Qutub Minar
    4. Agra Fort
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    Answer: (C) Qutub Minar

    The Qutub Minar was added in 1993; the four sites of 1983 are Ajanta, Ellora, Agra Fort and the Taj Mahal.

  4. The Buland Darwaza was built to mark which victory of Akbar?
    1. Deccan victory
    2. Gujarat victory
    3. Bengal victory
    4. Chittor victory
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    Answer: (B) Gujarat victory

    After the Gujarat victory (1572–73), around 1575–76; an inscription of 1601 on it also records the Deccan victory.

  5. Who built the Alai Darwaza?
    1. Iltutmish
    2. Qutbuddin Aibak
    3. Alauddin Khalji
    4. Firoz Shah Tughlaq
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    Answer: (C) Alauddin Khalji

    In 1311, as the southern gateway of the Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque; it is taken to have the first true dome.

  6. Where is the Gol Gumbaz?
    1. Hyderabad
    2. Golconda
    3. Bidar
    4. Vijayapura (Bijapur)
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    Answer: (D) Vijayapura (Bijapur)

    It is the tomb of the Adil Shahi Sultan Muhammad Adil Shah (1656); Golconda is the Qutb Shahi fort of Hyderabad.

  7. Who built the Charminar?
    1. Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah
    2. Ibrahim Adil Shah II
    3. Aurangzeb
    4. Mahmud Gawan
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    Answer: (A) Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah

    In 1591, when Hyderabad city was founded.

  8. Who built the Sun Temple at Konark?
    1. Narasimhadeva I
    2. Anantavarman Chodaganga
    3. Bhima I
    4. Lalitaditya Muktapida
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    Answer: (A) Narasimhadeva I

    The Eastern Ganga king Narasimhadeva I, around 1250; Anantavarman Chodaganga built the Jagannath Temple at Puri.

  9. In which state is the Modhera Sun Temple?
    1. Odisha
    2. Gujarat
    3. Rajasthan
    4. Jammu & Kashmir
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    Answer: (B) Gujarat

    In Mehsana (Gujarat), built by the Solanki king Bhima I (1026–27). Konark is in Odisha, Martand in Kashmir.

  10. Which Chola king built the Brihadeeswara Temple of Thanjavur?
    1. Rajendra I
    2. Rajaraja I
    3. Kulottunga I
    4. Rajaraja II
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    Answer: (B) Rajaraja I

    Completed in 1010; Rajendra I built Gangaikondacholapuram and Rajaraja II the temple at Darasuram.

  1. A king of which dynasty built the Kailasa Temple at Ellora?
    1. Chalukya
    2. Pallava
    3. Rashtrakuta
    4. Chola
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    Answer: (C) Rashtrakuta

    The Rashtrakuta king Krishna I (8th century); the whole rock was cut from the top downwards.

  2. Which cave group has caves of all three faiths — Buddhist, Hindu and Jain?
    1. Ajanta
    2. Ellora
    3. Elephanta
    4. Karla
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    Answer: (B) Ellora

    Of Ellora’s 34 caves, 12 are Buddhist, 17 Hindu and 5 Jain.

  3. Where is “Rani ki Vav”?
    1. Patan (Gujarat)
    2. Ahmedabad (Gujarat)
    3. Bundi (Rajasthan)
    4. Dausa (Rajasthan)
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    Answer: (A) Patan (Gujarat)

    Built by Queen Udayamati in the 11th century; World Heritage 2014; on the new ₹100 note. Chand Baori is in Dausa.

  4. The “Statue of Equality” is a statue of whom?
    1. Sardar Patel
    2. Ramanujacharya
    3. Basaveshwara
    4. Dr Ambedkar
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    Answer: (B) Ramanujacharya

    At Muchintal near Hyderabad, 216 ft, 2022. Ambedkar’s statue at Vijayawada is the “Statue of Social Justice”.

  5. Where is the “Statue of Belief” (Vishwas Swaroopam)?
    1. Kevadia (Gujarat)
    2. Nathdwara (Rajasthan)
    3. Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu)
    4. Hyderabad (Telangana)
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    Answer: (B) Nathdwara (Rajasthan)

    A 369 ft statue of Shiva at Nathdwara, Rajsamand district, October 2022.

  6. The Gateway of India was built to mark which event?
    1. Death of Queen Victoria
    2. Soldiers of the First World War
    3. The Revolt of 1857
    4. Arrival of King George V and Queen Mary in India
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    Answer: (D) Arrival of King George V and Queen Mary in India

    Marks their arrival in December 1911; architect George Wittet; completed in 1924.

  7. Who was the architect of India Gate?
    1. George Wittet
    2. William Emerson
    3. F.W. Stevens
    4. Edwin Lutyens
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    Answer: (D) Edwin Lutyens

    Lutyens also designed Rashtrapati Bhavan; Emerson — Victoria Memorial; Stevens — CSMT.

  8. When was the new Parliament House opened?
    1. 15 August 2022
    2. 26 January 2023
    3. 28 May 2023
    4. 19 September 2023
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    Answer: (C) 28 May 2023

    Opened on 28 May 2023; the first sitting in the new building was on 19 September 2023.

  9. Which is India’s highest dam?
    1. Bhakra
    2. Hirakud
    3. Sardar Sarovar
    4. Tehri
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    Answer: (D) Tehri

    Tehri on the Bhagirathi (about 260.5 m); Hirakud is the longest dam.

  10. Who built the Hawa Mahal of Jaipur?
    1. Sawai Pratap Singh
    2. Sawai Jai Singh II
    3. Sawai Ram Singh II
    4. Man Singh I
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    Answer: (A) Sawai Pratap Singh

    In 1799; architect Lalchand Usta; 953 jharokhas.

  1. Which city is called the “Scotland of the East”?
    1. Coorg
    2. Darjeeling
    3. Shillong
    4. Gangtok
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    Answer: (C) Shillong

    Shillong (Meghalaya); Coorg is called the “Scotland of India”.

  2. Which of these cities stands on the Gomti river?
    1. Kanpur
    2. Varanasi
    3. Ayodhya
    4. Lucknow
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    Answer: (D) Lucknow

    Kanpur and Varanasi are on the Ganga, Ayodhya on the Saryu.

  3. On which river does Surat stand?
    1. Narmada
    2. Sabarmati
    3. Tapti
    4. Mahi
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    Answer: (C) Tapti

    The Tapti (Tapi); Ahmedabad is on the Sabarmati, Bharuch and Jabalpur on the Narmada.

  4. In which year did Gandhiji’s Champaran Satyagraha take place?
    1. 1915
    2. 1917
    3. 1919
    4. 1922
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    Answer: (B) 1917

    1917, for the indigo farmers of Bihar — his first satyagraha in India.

  5. The place where the Battle of Plassey (1757) was fought is in which state today?
    1. West Bengal
    2. Bihar
    3. Odisha
    4. Jharkhand
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    Answer: (A) West Bengal

    Palashi is in West Bengal; Buxar (1764) is in Bihar.

  6. Which state has the most of the 12 jyotirlingas?
    1. Gujarat
    2. Madhya Pradesh
    3. Maharashtra
    4. Uttarakhand
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    Answer: (C) Maharashtra

    Maharashtra has three — Bhimashankar, Trimbakeshwar, Grishneshwar.

  7. Whose mortal remains are kept in the Basilica of Bom Jesus, Goa?
    1. St Thomas
    2. St Paul
    3. Mother Teresa
    4. St Francis Xavier
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    Answer: (D) St Francis Xavier

    The tomb of St Thomas is believed to be at the San Thome Basilica, Chennai.

  8. As of October 2026, which of these is not a World Heritage Site?
    1. Rani ki Vav
    2. Jantar Mantar, Jaipur
    3. Golden Temple, Amritsar
    4. Ramappa Temple
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    Answer: (C) Golden Temple, Amritsar

    The Golden Temple has been only on the Tentative List since 2004.

  9. Which fort of the “Maratha Military Landscapes” is outside Maharashtra?
    1. Gingee
    2. Raigad
    3. Sindhudurg
    4. Pratapgad
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    Answer: (A) Gingee

    Gingee is in Tamil Nadu; the other 11 forts are in Maharashtra.

  10. Which state has the most World Heritage Sites?
    1. Uttar Pradesh
    2. Rajasthan
    3. Karnataka
    4. Maharashtra
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    Answer: (D) Maharashtra

    Maharashtra — 6 sites of its own and a part of the Western Ghats.

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