Friday, January 17, 2020

MONUMENTS OF INDIA - 3



This is the concluding part of the series on the "Monuments of India".





Q1. To celebrate 1000 years of existence of which temple, Govt of India issued commemorative Rs. 1000-coins in 2010?



A. Venkateswara Temple, Tirupati

B. Padmanabhaswamy Temple, Thiruvananthapuram

C. Brihadisvara Temple, Thanjavur





Q2. In which place of India will you find the Gurdwara "Hazur Sahib", one of the five takhts in Sikhism, where the tenth and last Sikh Guru Gobind Singh left his earthly life?



A. Nanded, Maharashtra

B. Patna, Bihar

C. Anandpur, Punjab




Q3. In which city of India, one can find the structure “Open Hand Monument” (as in pic below) which symbolizes "the hand to give and the hand to take; peace and prosperity, and the unity of mankind"?






A. Puducherry

B. Chandigarh

C. Gandhinagar





Q4. Which dargah in India has been featured in Bollywood films “Rockstar” (the song "Kun Faya Kun" was shot there) and “Bajrangi Bhaijaan”?



A. Nizamuddin Dargah

B. Haji Ali Dargah

C. Ajmer Sharif Dargah




Q5. Name this place in India where the “Dhamek Stupa” (shown in pic below) is erected (completed by 500 AD) commemorating an important event in the life of Gautama Buddha.





A. Bodh Gaya

B. Kushinagar

C. Sarnath

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