General Knowledge Test with questions about different types of Indian Culture for exams like UPSC, SSC, UPPSC, Banking, RPSC, MPSC, KAS, MPPSC, and others.
1. Which museum, formerly known as the Prince of Wales Museum, was designed by George Wittet?
- Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, Mumbai
- National Museum, New Delhi
- Indian Museum, Kolkata
- Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad
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Answer: Option A. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, Mumbai
2. Who established the Nipponzan Myohoji Buddhist temple, also known as Peace Pagoda or Shanti Stupa?
- Dalai Lama
- Mahatma Gandhi
- Nichidatsu Fujii
- Jawaharlal Nehru
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Answer: Option C. Nichidatsu Fujii
3. Who was the architect behind the design of the city of Chandigarh?
- Le Corbusier
- Louis Kahn
- Frank Gehry
- Zaha Hadid
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Answer: Option A. Le Corbusier
4. In which city is Watson’s Hotel, also known as Esplanade Mansion, India’s oldest surviving cast iron building, located?
- Kolkata
- Chennai
- New Delhi
- Mumbai
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Answer: Option D. Mumbai
5. Who played a key role in designing New Delhi alongside Edwin Lutyens?
- Le Corbusier
- Herbert Baker
- Frank Lloyd Wright
- Antoni Gaudí
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Answer: Option B. Herbert Baker