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Famous places of India: GK questions and answers

Monuments, temples, national parks and city nicknames: these questions take you on a quick tour of the places that every Indian should be able to find on the map.

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20 questions on famous places of India

  1. In which city is the Taj Mahal? Agra It stands on the bank of the Yamuna.
  2. In which city is the Gateway of India? Mumbai
  3. In which city is the Charminar? Hyderabad
  4. In which city is the Hawa Mahal? Jaipur
  5. In which city is the Golden Temple (Sri Harmandir Sahib)? Amritsar
  6. In which state is the Sun Temple of Konark? Odisha
  7. In which city is the Meenakshi Temple? Madurai
  8. The Ajanta and Ellora caves are in which state? Maharashtra
  9. In which city is the Victoria Memorial? Kolkata
  10. The Statue of Unity is a statue of which leader? Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel It stands in Gujarat and is 182 metres tall.
  11. Who started the building of the Qutub Minar in Delhi? Qutb-ud-din Aibak It was completed by Iltutmish.
  12. Which Mughal emperor built the Red Fort in Delhi? Shah Jahan
  13. Kaziranga National Park in Assam is famous for which animal? One-horned rhinoceros
  14. Gir National Park in Gujarat is the home of which animal? Asiatic lion
  15. Which was the first national park of India, set up in 1936? Jim Corbett National Park It is in Uttarakhand.
  16. Which city is called the "Pink City"? Jaipur
  17. Which city is called the "City of Lakes"? Udaipur Bhopal is also given this name.
  18. Which city is called the "Silicon Valley of India"? Bengaluru
  19. Which city is called the "Blue City"? Jodhpur
  20. The ruins of Hampi, the capital of the Vijayanagara Empire, are in which state? Karnataka

These are well-established facts, written in our own words and last checked on 11 November 2026. If your textbook says something different, follow your textbook and tell us.

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