Friday, February 18, 2011

Indian Temples

1.  Who built Brihadeshwara temple in Tanjore?
A.  Raja Raja Chola
 
2.  Name the temple built in Nagara style and located at Kajuraho?
A.  Nilakanteshwara
 
3.  Which is the tallest of all medieval Indian Temples?
A.  Brihadeswara at Tanjore
 
4.  Name the temple built by Krishnadeva Raya at Hampi-Vijayanagara?
A.  Vittalswamy temple, Krishnaswamy temple and hazaraRamaswamy temple
 
5.  Which is the largest temple in the world?
A.  According to the Guinness Book of Records 1999, Angkor Wat (“City Temple”) in Cambodia is the largest religious structure ever built, covering an area of 402 acres. The entire temple complex has a total area of 15 by 5 miles and consists of 72 major monuments, the construction of which began in AD 900.
 
6.  The famous Thirumala Thirupathi Venkateswara Temple is in which district?
A.  Chittoor
 
7.  Which place in Assam is said to be the meeting place of Buddhism, Hinduism and Islam?
A.  Hajo
 
8.  Lord Mahavira breathed his last at
A.  Pavapuri

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