Start learning →

RRB NTPC Monuments — practice questions — page 3

Explore 78 free Monuments questions in RRB NTPC General Knowledge. Open each question or exercise to read its content, reference answers and available explanation.

Practise Monuments with Quill →

Monuments questions and exercises with answers

Showing questions 61–78 of 78.

Who built the Jantar Mantar observatory in Jaipur?Read the answer and worked solution →How many astronomical instruments does the Jantar Mantar at Jaipur have?Read the answer and worked solution →The Jaipur Jantar Mantar features the world's largest what?Read the answer and worked solution →Which architect designed the India Gate in New Delhi?Read the answer and worked solution →India Gate is a memorial to Indian soldiers who died in which war?Read the answer and worked solution →The Amar Jawan Jyoti beneath India Gate was built after which conflict?Read the answer and worked solution →The Mahabodhi Temple marking the Buddha's enlightenment is in which town?Read the answer and worked solution →Which dynasty built most of the Khajuraho temples between 885 and 1000 CE?Read the answer and worked solution →The Khajuraho temples are famous for which style of architecture?Read the answer and worked solution →In which year were the Khajuraho monuments inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List?Read the answer and worked solution →Which British engineer reported the forgotten Khajuraho temples in 1838?Read the answer and worked solution →The ancient stone slab known as Vajrasana inside Mahabodhi Temple dates to which century?Read the answer and worked solution →Fatehpur Sikri gained UNESCO World Heritage Site status in which year?Read the answer and worked solution →Who served as the chief architect for Jaipur's five-storey Hawa Mahal?Read the answer and worked solution →The motif of Sanchi Stupa appears on the reverse of which Indian currency denomination?Read the answer and worked solution →The Gateway of India arch in Mumbai was constructed primarily using which stone?Read the answer and worked solution →Which honorific title meaning Meru of the South is given to Thanjavur's Brihadisvara Temple?Read the answer and worked solution →In 1819, which British officer accidentally stumbled upon the Ajanta Caves while hunting?Read the answer and worked solution →

Worked practice questions

Who built the Jantar Mantar observatory in Jaipur?

  1. Sawai Pratap Singh
  2. Raja Man Singh I
  3. Raja Todar Mal
  4. Sawai Jai Singh
Show answer and solution

Correct answer: D. Sawai Jai Singh

The Rajput king Sawai Jai Singh, founder of Jaipur, built it and completed it in 1734.

Open this question →

How many astronomical instruments does the Jantar Mantar at Jaipur have?

  1. 12
  2. 14
  3. 19
  4. 24
Show answer and solution

Correct answer: C. 19

The monument is a collection of 19 astronomical instruments.

Open this question →

The Jaipur Jantar Mantar features the world's largest what?

  1. Stone sundial
  2. Star chart
  3. Telescope
  4. Water clock
Show answer and solution

Correct answer: A. Stone sundial

It has the world's largest stone sundial.

Open this question →

How to practise

  1. Choose a Monuments question and try to work out your answer.
  2. Open the question to check the correct answer and read its worked solution.
  3. Continue in the app for bite-sized lessons, explanations and review with Quill. You can start without creating an account.

Put it into practice

Continue with Monuments practice for RRB NTPC. Read explanations as you go. No signup form needed to start.

Practise Monuments →

More General Knowledge topics

Indian Art And CultureList of Prime Ministers of IndiaIndian LiteratureUnited NationsAbbreviationsGeneral Knowledge