Indian Heritage and Monuments

The name of the ruined capital of Vijaynagar Empire was Halebid. Halebid is located in Hassan District, Karnataka, India. Halebid was the regal capital of the Hoysala Empire in the 12th century. This city was ruined two times by Bahmani Sultanate. 

Taj Mahal is said to possess the unique feature of being exactly equal in length and breadth. It took 20,000 workers and 1,000 elephants to complete this magnificent monument. This monument is built from white marble and stands on sandstone platform. It also has a 137-foot high dome on top.  

The early capital of cholas is Uraiyur.  Uraiyur (now in/part-of Thiruchirapalli) was their oldest capital. Kaveripattinam also served as an early Chola capital. Urayur, located near the city of Tiruchirapalli in Tamil Nadu, India, was the capital of the early Cholas, who were one of the three main kingdoms of the ancient Tamil country. 

The Rock Fort Temple is a historic fortification and temple complex built on an ancient rock in Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu.

The Dargah of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti is located in Ajmer, Rajasthan. It is one of the most significant Sufi shrines in India.

Alauddin Khalji built the city of Siri, and within it, he constructed a magnificent palace known as Kasr-i-Hazar-Sutan, meaning the Palace of a Thousand Pillars.

Sittanavasal, located in Tamil Nadu, is famous for its rock-cut Jain temple and ancient frescoes. It is a significant site for early South Indian art.

The Paradesi Synagogue in Cochin (Kochi), Kerala, is the oldest active synagogue in the Commonwealth of Nations. It was built in 1568.

The Bara Imambara is located in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. It was built by Asaf-ud-Daula, the Nawab of Awadh, in 1784.

The ruins of the Vijayanagara Empire are located at Hampi, which is a UNESCO World Heritage site in present-day Karnataka. The other options are not the primary archaeological centers for this empire.

Qutb-ud-din Aibak constructed the Adhai Din Ka Jhonpra mosque in Ajmer. It is a notable example of early Indo-Islamic architecture.

Sarnath is located near Varanasi, not Allahabad. The other pairs correctly associate the city with a major landmark.

Sarnath is the place where Gautama Buddha first taught the Dharma, located approximately 10 kilometers from Varanasi.

Fatehpur Sikri, a city built by Emperor Akbar, was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1987. The other options were either already recognized earlier or are not UNESCO heritage sites of that specific year.

UNESCO World Heritage Sites question. Agra Fort is given as correct. Agra Fort was indeed inscribed in 1983, long before 2008, but this may be asking which of these options is on the list.