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World Landmarks and Heritage

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World landmarks and heritage sites include ancient ruins, historic highways, and famous statues. These questions assess knowledge of global cultural heritage and significant geographical features. Improve your static general knowledge by exploring these global monuments.

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World Landmarks and Heritage Questions

Multiple choice geography punjab along the plains northern plains northern plains of india

Which of the following is considered as the significance of Northern Plains?

  1. It forms most fertile region

  2. Forms an important pilgrim centre

  3. Attracts tourists because of its scenic beauty

  4. All of these
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Great northern plains are formed by the sediments brought down by the Indus-Ganga-Brahmaputra and their tributaries and it is popularly known as the Indo-Ganga-Brahmaputra plain. Following are the characteristics of northern plains: It forms most fertile region, forms an important pilgrim centre, attracts tourists because of its scenic beauty.

Multiple choice geography preservation of our heritage preserving indian heritage applied history spread and propagation of indian culture

The buildings in the royal complex in Hampi had ________________.

  1. Splendid Arches

  2. Domes

  3. Pillared Halls

  4. All of the above
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Hampi is located in the Krishna-Tungabhadra basin, which formed the nucleus of the Vijayanagara Empire, founded in 1336. The magnificent ruins at Hampi reveal a well-fortified city. No mortar or cementing agent was used in the construction of these walls and the technique followed was to wedge them together by interlocking. The architecture of Hampi was distinctive. The buildings in the royal complex had splendid arches, domes and pillared halls with niches for holding sculptures. They also had well-planned orchards and pleasure gardens with sculptural motifs such as the lotus and corbels.

Multiple choice social studies from stone to metal progress in history prehistoric age indus valley civilization

The then capital city of Inkes civilization is called by which name now ?

  1. Chile

  2. Peru

  3. Mexico

  4. Detroit
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The then capital city of Inkes civilization is called by Peru. Inkes Civilization was flourished in the regions of Equidor, Peru, Chili in the South America. This Civilization was flourished in 14th and 15th Centuries AD.

Multiple choice geography europe - location, political divisions and physical features mediterranean climatic region location, political and physical divisions of europe environmental regions

Mount Etna, Mount Stromboli and Mount Vesuvius are famous ______________.

  1. mountain peaks

  2. volcanoes

  3. plateaus

  4. none of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Volcanoes,

Stromboli is one of the most active volcanoes on Earth and has been erupting almost continuously since 1932. Because it has been active for much of the last 2,000 years and its eruptions are visible for long distances at night, it is known as the "Lighthouse of the Mediterranean". It is among the world's most visited volcanoes.
Stromboli is widely known for its spectacular eruptions which jet fountains of molten rock from its lava-filled central crater. Because these eruptions are so distinctive and well known, geologists use the word "Strombolian" to clearly describe similar eruptive activity at other volcanoes.
Stromboli forms the northeastern-most of the Aeolian islands. Its base begins over 1000 meters below the surface of the Tyrrhenian Sea and it rises to an elevation of 924 meters above sea level.

Multiple choice geography europe - location, political divisions and physical features mediterranean climatic region location, political and physical divisions of europe environmental regions

The Meseta of Spain is a ___________.

  1. mountain

  2. volcano

  3. plateau

  4. river valley
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C Correct answer
Explanation
Spain is the second most mountainous country in Europe, but it isn’t only its mountains that impress.  About 40% of Spain’s land mass is made up of a high central plateau (Meseta) ranging from 400 to 1000 metres in height. 

Covering Castilla-León, Castilla-La Mancha, Extremadura, and chunks of Aragón and La Rioja, the Meseta is bordered on the north by the Cordillera Cantábrica, split near the middle into northern and southern halves by the Sierra de Guadarrama and the Sierra de Gredos, and rimmed to the south by the Sierra Morena.  
Multiple choice history the river valley civilisations: egyptian, mesopotamian and chinese civilisation ancient civilisations of the world egyptian, mesopotamian, and chinese civilization other ancient civilizations of the world

What the tomb of the Egyptian Pharaoh is known?

  1. Temple

  2. Pyramid

  3. Palace

  4. Calan
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The tomb of the Egyptian Pharaoh is known as Pyramid.The people of Egypt believed that after death, the soul returns back to the body.So they preserved the dead body of the Pharaoh by applying chemicals in it.This preserved body of the Pharaoh was known as "Mummy". It was covered with cloth and kept inside a coffin.

Multiple choice

The name of a famous hunting lodge in Austria is…

  1. Franz Josef.

  2. Osterreich.

  3. Mayerling.

  4. Treetops.
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Mayerling is a village in Austria famous for the Mayerling incident, where Crown Prince Rudolf and his mistress were found dead in a hunting lodge. The other options are either a name of a ruler or the German name for Austria.

Multiple choice

Where in Turkey are demonstrations forbidden on May 1?

  1. Taksim Square

  2. Cappadocia

  3. Göbeklitepe

  4. Istinye Park
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Taksim Square in Istanbul is a frequent site of political protests and has been historically restricted for May 1 demonstrations by the Turkish government.

Multiple choice

Large dome like shrine that housed remains

  1. stuppa

  2. coffin

  3. tomb

  4. haunted house
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A Correct answer
Explanation

A stupa (misspelled as 'stuppa' here) is a Buddhist shrine containing sacred relics. The dome-shaped structure is the most distinctive architectural form of Buddhist religious architecture, housing remains of the Buddha or other holy figures. Coffins and tombs are burial containers, not dome-shaped shrines, while 'haunted house' is unrelated to religious architecture.