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Important Places in India Quiz 01
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Q1. At which place Gautama Buddha first taught the Dharma?
A.
Chunar
B.
Kushinagar
C.
Sarnath
D.
None of these
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C
After attaining enlightenment, Buddha traveled to Sarnath near Varanasi where he gave his first sermon.
Q2. Tajmahal was built on the bank of Which river?
A.
Brahmaputra
B.
Bhagirathi
C.
Krishna
D.
Yamuna
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D
The Taj Mahal was commissioned by Shah Jahan in 1631 and is situated on the southern bank of the Yamuna river in Agra.
Q3. Which of the following temple is not in Odisha?
A.
Sakshi Temple
B.
Brahmeshwar Temple
C.
Lingraj Temple
D.
Dasawatar Temple
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D
The Dasawatar Temple is an early 6th-century Hindu temple located in Deogarh, Uttar Pradesh, not Odisha.
Q4. Indias First Satellite Launch station built at:
A.
Thumba
B.
Ahmedabad
C.
Srihari kota
D.
Balasore
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A
Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS) is an Indian rocket launch station operated by ISRO located in Kerala.
Q5. Largest Mint in India is located at:
A.
Kolkata
B.
Nasik
C.
Hyderabad
D.
Mumbai
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A
The India Government Mint in Alipore, Kolkata, is the largest mint in India in terms of area and production capacity.
Q6. In which state of India is the Pemayangtse Monastery situated?
A.
Himachal Pradesh
B.
Arunachal Pradesh
C.
Nagaland
D.
Sikkim
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D
Pemayangtse Monastery is a Buddhist monastery in Pemayangtse, near Pelling in the northeastern Indian state of Sikkim.
Q7. Who is the founder of Sun Temple in Orissa?
A.
Mahapadmananda
B.
Chandragupta Maurya
C.
Chola Gang Dev
D.
Narasimhadeva I
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D
The Konark Sun Temple was built by King Narasimhadeva I of the Eastern Ganga Dynasty around 1250 CE.
Q8. Where is the Bharat-Kala-Bhawan situated in Uttar Pradesh?
A.
Lucknow
B.
Varanasi
C.
Agra
D.
Allahabad
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B
Bharat Kala Bhavan is a university museum located in the Banaras Hindu University campus in Varanasi.
Q9. Jawaharlal Nehru Pattan (Port) is located in which of the following states?
A.
Karnataka
B.
Gujarat
C.
Goa
D.
Maharashtra
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D
Jawaharlal Nehru Port, also known as Nhava Sheva, is the largest container port in India, located in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra.
Q10. Diesel Locomotive Works is situated at:
A.
Bangalore
B.
Varanasi
C.
Perambur
D.
Kapurthala
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B
The Diesel Locomotive Works (DLW) in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, is a production unit owned by Indian Railways.
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