Places and wonders of world
Places- Questions | Places-Answer | ||
1 | Where is Statue of Liberty is situated and its height ? | 1 | New York, USA, and height is 93 meter |
2 | Where is Eiffle Tower is situated ? | 2 | Paris, France |
3 | Where is Leaning tower of Pisa is situated ? | 3 | Italy |
4 | Where is Humayu tomb is situated ? | 4 | Delhi |
5 | Where is Lotus temple is situated ? | 5 | Delhi |
6 | Where is Kutub Minar is situated ? | 6 | Delhi |
7 | Where is India Gate is situated ? | 7 | Delhi |
8 | Where is Red Fort is situated ? | 8 | Delhi |
9 | Where is Sanchi Stupa is situated and who made it ? | 9 | M.P, King Ashok |
10 | Where is Sun temple is situated and what is the other name of it ? | 10 | Konark (Odisha) , black Pagoda |
11 | Where is Char minar is situated and who created it ? | 11 | Hyderabad (Telangana ), created by Oli Kutub Shah |
12 | Where is Taj mahal is situated ? | 12 | Agra |
13 | Where is Ajanta and Ellora is situated ? | 13 | Aurangabad |
14 | Where is Meenaxi temple is situated ? | 14 | Madurai |
15 | Which city is known as Morning calm ? | 15 | Korea |
16 | Which country is known as land of rising Sun ? | 16 | Japan |
17 | Where is Tower of silence is situated in India ? | 17 | Mumbai |
18 | Where is Somnath temple is situated ? | 18 | Gujarat |
19 | Where is Delwara temple is situated ? | 19 | Mt. Abu (Rajasthan) |
20 | Where is Fatehpur sikri is situated ? | 20 | Near Agra |
21 | Where is Gate way of India is situated ? | 21 | Mumbai |
22 | Where is Gol gumbaz is situated ? | 22 | Bijapur |
23 | Which country is land of mid night Sun ? | 23 | Norway |
24 | Where is India gate situated ? | 24 | Delhi |
25 | Where is Golkunda Fort is situated ? | 25 | Telangana |
26 | Where is Golden temple is situated ? | 26 | Amritsar |
27 | Where is Hawa mahal is situated and how many Jharokhas or windows in it ? | 27 | Jaipur, and 900 Jharokhas or windows |
28 | Where is Rock garden is situated ? | 28 | Chandigarh |
29 | Where is Vijay Stambh is situated ? | 29 | Chittorgarh |
30 | At which place Azad Hind Fauz formed ? | 30 | Singapore |
31 | Where is home of Dalai Lama ? | 31 | Dharam Shala |
32 | What is the nick name of New York city ? | 32 | The big Apple |
33 | Who gave statue of liberty and why ? | 33 | It is given by France to US to celebrate friendship |
34 | who was designer/Engineer of Eiffle tower ? | 34 | Gustav Eiffle |
35 | What is the name of 2nd highest mountain peak in the world ? | 35 | K2 or Mount Godwin Austen |
36 | Where is shanti stupa ? | 36 | Shanti stupa in Leh |
37 | In which state remains of Nalanda University found ? | 37 | Bihar |
38 | Where is holiest place for Muslim is found ? | 38 | Mecca in Saudi Arabia |
39 | On which river bank Vatican city situated ? | 39 | Vatican City (Roman catholic church) at Tiber river |
40 | Where is birth place of Gautam Buddha ? | 40 | Lumbini (Nepal) |
41 | Where is birth place of Lord Mahavira ? | 41 | Vaishali (Bihar) |
42 | Where is pilgrimage site for Sikhs ? | 42 | Golden Temple (Amritsar) |
43 | Where is pilgrimage site for Jews ? | 43 | Jerusalem (Israel ) called western or waiting wall on which visitors write write their prayers on papers and insert into wall . |
44 | Where is world’s largest religious structure ? | 44 | Angkorwat (Cambodia) |
45 | Where is pilgrimage site for followers of Baha i faith ? | 45 | The shrine of Bab–Israel |
46 | Where is Sphinx situated ? | 46 | It is human’s head and lions body situated at Giza (Egypt) at Nile river bank |
47 | Where is Sunderban Delta, how it is formed and why its name is Sunderban ? | 47 | At Kolkata where Ganga and Brahmputra meet, Sundari trees so named Sunderban |
48 | Where is Merlion Statue situated ? | 48 | Singapore (Lion head & fish body, 37 meter tall ) |
49 | What is the name of entertainment capital of world ? | 49 | Las Vegas |
50 | At which place Windsor castle is situated ? | 50 | Residence of British Royal Family in London (UK) |
51 | Where is Mount Rushmore & why it is famous ? | 51 | It is in USA & has faces of 4 US President–Abraham Lincon, Roosevelt, Thomas Jefferson & George Washington (Faces are carved on it) |
52 | How the capital (of Nepal) Kathmandu derived ? | 52 | Derived from woodden shelter, in sanskrit it means Kasth mandap |
53 | How the capital (of Bangla desh) Dhaka derived ? | 53 | Named after Dhakeshwari temple |
54 | What are ancient wonders of world ? | 54 | …Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt (only surviving and
oldest) …Light House of Alexandria in Egypt …Colossus of Rhodes in Greece …Statue of Zesus at Olympia in Greece …Mausoleum at Halicarnassus (tomb) in Turkey …Temple of Artemis at Ephesus in Turkey dedicated to Godess Artemis …Hanging garden of Babylon in Iraq |
55 | What are today’s wonders of world ? | 55 | …Great wall of China, largest man made structure on the
Earth …Petra in Jordan …Taj Mahal in India …Roman Colosseum in Rome …Chichan Itza in Mexico …Machu Picchu in Peru …Christ the Redeemer Statue in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) construction of statue started in 1926 and completed in 1931 |
Places and wonders of world V2
Places- Questions | Places –Answers | ||
1 | Which city of India is known as city of 7 Islands ? | 1 | Mumbai |
2 | Which state of India is state of 5 Rivers ? | 2 | Punjab ( Sutlej,Ravi,Beas, Chenab , Jhelum) |
3 | Which city of India is known as city of Nawab ? | 3 | Lucknow |
4 | Which Harbour in India is known as Diamond Harbour ? | 4 | Kolkatta |
5 | Which city of India is known as city of temples and Ghats ? | 5 | Varanasi |
6 | Which city of India is known as twin city ? | 6 | Hyderabad and Sikandrabad |
7 | Where is great Bear lake in the world ? | 7 | Canada |
8 | Who built Tajmahal ? | 8 | Shah Jahan in 1632 |
9 | Who is Architect of Ram Mandir of Ayodhya ? | 9 | Chandrakant Sompura |
10 | Why Angkorwat is famous ? | 10 | Lagest hindu temple of Lord Vishnu |
11 | What is the other name of river Nile ? | 11 | Cradle (origin) of civilisation |
12 | What is the name of cleanest river of the world ? | 12 | Yellow river ( Hwang-Ho ) in China |
13 | Where is Gobi desert ? | 13 | It’s cold desert in Mangolia and China |
14 | Where is Sahara desert ? | 14 | South Africa |
15 | What is the name of national capital of South Africa ? | 15 | South Africa has 3 capitals.1. Cape town.2 Pretoria. 3.Bloemfontein |
16 | Why Guntur is famous ? | 16 | Tobacco export |
17 | What is the name of Eternal city of World ? | 17 | Rome, capital of Italy ( Rome will remain for ever ) |
18 | What is the name of windy city of the world ? | 18 | Chicago, located on shores of lake michigan, naturally breezy area |
19 | Which countries are land locked countries ? | 19 | Liechtenstein and Uzbekistan |
20 | Which country has 3 countries in it ? | 20 | Great Britain–1.England-London,2.Wales–Cardiff,3. Scoland–Edinburg , 4. Northern Ireland-Belfast |
21 | What is the other name of Antarctica ? | 21 | South Pole |
22 | What is the name of ancient Gandhar MahaJanpad ? | 22 | Taxsila |
23 | Which University is named after 1st Prime Minister ? | 23 | JNU, Delhi |
24 | Where is Salim Ali National Park ? | 24 | Jammu and Kashmir |
25 | Where is Bibi ka Maqbara ? | 25 | Aurangabad ( Constructed by Aurangjeb in memory of first wife-Dilras Bano |
26 | Which country lies in 2 Continents ? | 26 | Turkey ( Asia and Europe) |
27 | In which country desert of death exist ? | 27 | Dasht-e Margo in Afghanistan |
28 | At which place Eastern and Western Ghats meet ? | 28 | Palghat, it is in between Coimbatore (T.N.) and Palakkad (Kerala) |
29 | In which state of India Amritdhara natural water falls found ? | 29 | Chattisgarh and originates from Hasdeo river which is tributary of Mahanadi |
30 | In which state of India silent valley national park is situated ? | 30 | Kerala |
31 | Where is Mahabaleshwar located ? | 31 | Situated at western Ghats in Maharashtra |
32 | Where is Kullu located ? | 32 | Kullu is known as valley of Gods and located along Beas river |
33 | Which place in India is known as Scotland of East ? | 33 | Shillong (Capital of Meghalaya ) |
34 | Which place in India is known as Jewels of Nilgiris ? | 34 | Ooty in Tamil Nadu |
35 | Where is gir sanctuary situated in India ? | 35 | Gujarat |
36 | Where is Niagra Falls in the world ? | 36 | It is located between Ontario (Canada) and New york (USA). It has 3 falls. |
37 | Where is Angel Falls ? | 37 | Venezuala, it is the world’s highest (979 meter )water fall. |
38 | Where is Jog fall in India ? | 38 | This fall is created by Sharavathi river in Karnataka |
39 | Where is Yosemite falls ? | 39 | It is the tallest (739 meter) water fall in USA |
40 | Where is tallest man made water fall in the world ? | 40 | Cascade Delle Marmore in Italy. |
41 | Where is largest volcano in the world ? | 41 | Hawaii’s Mauna Loa at south central part of Hawai island |
42 | Where U shaped lake is found in the world ? | 42 | Oxbow lake in Papua New Guinea |
43 | The name of Athenes is named after whom ? | 43 | Greek Goddess Athena |
44 | Which island is known as bird island ? | 44 | Namibia (island of west coast of Africa) |
45 | What is the name of place where almost nights and days are equal ? | 45 | Kanyakumari because it is nearer to Equator |