top 100 qustions of rajasthan tamples in english (rajasthan art and culture)

 (1) Which one of the following temples of Chittorgarh Fort is a Jain temple?

                                                                             (RAS/RTS Ex. 2018)

(A) Kambhashyam Temple

(B) Sitavish Deori

(c) Samidheshwar Temple

(D) Tulja Bhavani Temple                    

Ans.  (B)

(2) Where is the temple of Mallinath situated?

                                                                            (Prison Sentinel 2018)

(A) Alwar

(B) Barmer

(c) Jodhpur

(D) Nagaur 

Ans.  (B)

 

(3) In which district is the Jain temple of Osian located?

                                               (Second Grade Teacher (Sanskrit) B0A9)

(A) Jaisalmer

(B) Barmer

(c) Jodhpur

(D) Jaipur

Ans.  (B)

(4) Where is the 12th Jyotirlinga located in Rajasthan?

                                               (Second Grade Teacher (Sanskrit) B0A9

(A) Shivad

(B) Mr. Kolayat

(c) Amer

(D) Pushkar 

Ans..  (A)

(5) Which Chauhan ruler built the Sahveshwar Shiva temple in Menal?

 (Lab Assistant 2019)

(A) Vigraharaj-IV

(B) apargangay

(c) Prithviraj II

(D) Vigraharaj III 

Ans. (c)

(6) To which deity is the Sahastra Bahu temple located in Nagda dedicated?

(Prison Sentinel 2018)

(A) Lakshmi

(B) Brahma

(c) Shiva

(D) Vishnu 

Ans..  (D)

7. Which of the following religious importance has been included in the 'PRASAD' scheme for development in Rajasthan?

(Professor Exam 2020)

(A) Ajmer

(c) Tanot

(B) Nathdwara

(D) Kolayat

Ans.  (A) 

8. Where is the 'Temple of Saat saheliya' located?

                                                  (Librainan Ex. 2020)

(A) Pilani

(B) Bhinmal

(c) Jhalrapatan

(D) Nagda 

Ans. (c)

9. Which Chauhan ruler built the Suhveshwar Shiva temple in Menal? 

                                                (Laboratory Assistant 2019)

(A) Vigraharaja IV

(B) Apargangay

(c) Prithviraj II

(D) Vigraharaj III

Ans. (c)

10. In which district of Rajasthan Ganveshwar Sthal is located?

                                   (Woman Superwiser 2019)

(A) Ganganagar

(B) Bhilwara

(c) Bharatpur

(D) Sikar

Ans.   (D)

11. Under which tree are the 'Than' of Lokdevta Gogaji commonly found? 

                                    (Laboratory Assistant B0A9)

(A) Khejdi

(B) People

(c) Banyan

(D) Neem

Ans.  (A)

12. Lokdevi Jeenmata Temple is situated? 

                                               ( Jail Sentinel B0A8 )

(A) Sikar

(B) Bilara

(c) Jalore

(D) Karauli

Ans. (A) 

Explanation: The temple of Jeen Mata is located in Sikar district. This temple is about a thousand years old.

13. In which district of Rajasthan are the Char Chauma Temples?

(Second Grade Teacher 2018)

(A) Jhalawar

(B) Sikar

(c) Bundi

(D) Kota 

Ans. (D)

14.Which one of the following temples is not of the Gurjara Pratihara architectural style? 

(SI Exam 2018)

(A) Someshwara Temple of Kiradu

(B) Sun Temple of Osiya

(c) Dadhimati Mata Temple of Goth Manglod

(D) Shiva temple of Char Chauma. 

Ans. (D)

15.Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

(Second Grade Teacher 2018)

         (Temple)                     (Location) 

(A) Dwarkadhish Temple -   Kankroli

(B) Sundh Mata Temple -     Bhinmal

(c) Aimata Temple -              Bilara

(D) Jwala Mata Temple -      Talwara

Ans. d

Explanation: Jwalamukhi Temple, 30 km from Kangra Valley. In the south lies Himachal Pradesh. This temple is included in the 51 Shakti Peethas. Maharaja Ranjit Singh and Raja Sansarchand completed the complete construction of this temple in 1835.

16. In which district is the temple of 'Dhaulagarh Devi' located?

(PTI Exam 2018)

(A) Alwar

(B) Bundi

(c) Bharatpur

(D) Kota 

Ans. (A)

17. The temple of Latyal Devi is situated at?

(PTI IIIGr. Teacher 2012)

(A) Ranakpur

(B) Abu

(c) Phalodi

(D) Nagaur

Ans. (C)

18.Who had established the idol of Shrinathji in Nathdwara?

(Police 2008, 2014)

(A) Maharana Raj Singh

(B) Maharana Pratap

(c) Maharana Sanga

(D) Mahararana Kumbha 

Ans.  (A)

19. Where is the Ranganatha Temple, famous for its Gopuram shape, built by Seth Pooranmal in 1844 AD, located?

(Junior Accountant-2016)

(A) Pushkar

(B) Nathdwara

(c) Karauli

(D) Abu Road 

Ans. (A)

20. In which district of Rajasthan is the temple of 'Eklingji' located? 

(Junior Accountant- 2016), (Junior Engineer 2015)

(A) Udaipur

(B) Jaisalmer

(c) Ajmer

(D) Rajsamand

Ans. (A)

21. Where is the 16 ancient temple of Mandakala, the penance of the sage Mandava located?

(Mechanics Diploma- 2016)

(A) Bikaner

(B) Dholpur

(c) Jodhpur

(D) Tonk

Ans. (D)

22. In which district is the ancient Pandupol temple located?

(Police- 2008)

(A) Ajmer

(B) Jaipur

(c) Alwar

(D) Dausa

Ans. (C)

23. Where is the temple of Ranganath ji?

(Police- 2008)

(A) Nathdwara

(B) Pushkar

(c) Jaipur

(D) Bikaner

Ans. (B)

24. The mixed style of temple architecture was called?

(Police- 2007)

(A) Nagar style

(B) Dravidian style

(c) Mathura style

(D) Basser style

Ans. (D) 

25. Where is the Chulgiri Jain Temple?

(Jail Prahari 2017), (Ayurveda Medical Officer 2016)

(A) Mahavir ji

(B) Jodhpur

(c) Jaipur

(D) all

Ans. (C)

26. Where is the temple of Madan Mohan ji?

(IIIGr. Tea. L-II 2013), (Police- 2008)

(A) Kishangarh

(B) Ajmer

(c) Jaipur

(D) Karauli

Ans. (D)

27. Where is the temple of Saas-Bahu located?

                                                                (RAS Pre. 1995)

(A) Adhuna

(B) Nagda

(c) Somnath

(D) Ahad 

Ans. (B) 

28. The group of temples at Osia near Jodhpur is due to?

(Police 2014), (IIGr. Tea. 2010), (RAS Pre. 2009), (E.0.2008)

(A) Rathod

(B) Guhilot

(c) Chauhan

(D) Gurjara-Pratihara 

Ans. (D)

29. Where is the door of the Tarkin located?

                                              (Laboratory Assistant-2016)

(A) Ajmer

(B) Gagron

(c) Fatehpur

(D) Nagaur

Ans. (D)

30. In Godwada, Sirohi, Abu, Mewar and Gujarat, the largest number of statues representing the living master form of a Tirthankara of Jainism were produced, this living Swami, Tirthankar

(RPSC IIIGr. Tea, 2015)

(A) Parshvanath

(B) Neminath

(c) Mahavir

(D) Adinath

Ans. (C)

31. Budhadit Sun Temple is located at?

(college lecturer 2016)

(A) Didwana

(B) Dig

(c) Digod

(D) Desiuri

Ans. (C)

32. Mahamaru was the patron of temple building architecture?

(college lecturer 2016)

(A) Chauhan

(B) Guhil

(c) Parmar

(D) Pratihara

Ans. (D)

33. Ardhanarishvara Pratima has been found from which of the following temple site?

(college lecturer 2016)

(A) Buchkala

(B) Kansua

(c) Abhaneri

(D) Kiradu

Ans. (C)

34.Which one of the following goddesses is famous as the goddess of rats?

(IIIGr. Tea. 2013), (IIIGr. Tea. 2004)

(A) Sheetla Mata

(B) arrow mother

(c) Jeen Mata

(D) Karni Mata

Ans. (D)

35. In which district is the Gurdwara Budda Johra situated?

(IIIGr. Tea. L-1, 2013)

(A) Gurdaspura

(B) Amritsar

(c) Hoshiarpur

(D) Sriganganagar 

Ans. D

36. 'Mazar-e Fakhri' is situated in which of the following district?

(Information Assistant 2018)

(A) Jaipur

(B) Bikaner

(c) Dungarpur

(D) Sawai Madhopur 

Ans. (c)

37. In which place of Rajasthan are the temples of Rishabhdev located?

(Industry Extension Officer 2018)

(A) Dhulev

(B) Ranakpur

(c) Kankroli

(D) Dungarpur

Ans. (D)

38. Where is the temple of Tripura Sundari Devi located?

(LDC Ex. .2018)

(A) Dungarpur

(B) Chittor

(c) Banswara

(D) Udaipur

Ans. (C) 

39. Which of the following rulers got the famous temple 'Shri Kalyan Ji' built in Tonk?

(LDC Ex. .2018)

(A) Rao Surjan Hada

(B) Raja Digva

(c) Maharana Pratap

(D) Rana Raj Singh 

Ans. (B)

40. In which district of Rajasthan is Dilwara Jain Temple situated?

(Police Exam 2018)

(A) Bhilwara

(B) Hanumangarh

(c) Sirohi

(D) Tonk

Ans. (C)

41. Harni Mahadev Temple is situated in __?

(Police Exam 2018)

(A) Bhilwara

(B) Churu

(c) Banswara

(D) Sikar

Ans (A)

42. Someshwar Temple at Kiradu and Harshad-Mata Temple at Abhaneri are built in which of the following architectural styles?

(IIGr. Teacher 2017)

(A) Secret

(B) Gurjara-Pratihara

(c) Maurya

(D) Dravid

Ans. (B)

43. Shila Devi Temple is located in which of the following fort? 

(IIGr. Teacher 2017), (IIIGr.LI Teacher 2013)

(A) Mehrangarh

(B) Amer

(c) Kumbhalgarh

(D) Achalgarh

Ans. (B )

44. 'Muchela Mahavir' temple is located at?

(Livestock Assistant (TSP) 2016)

(A) Ghanerao

(B) Delwara

(c) Nathdwara

(D) Mainal

Ans. (A)

45. 'Brahmani Mata's Temple' is located at?

(Livestock Assistant (TSP) B0A6)

(A) Dholpur

(B)  Jaipur

(c) Kota

(D) Bara

Ans. (D)

46.Which code is not correctly matched?

                                                    (Livestock Assistant 2016)

        (Tourist Place)                      (District)

(A) Viratra Mata Mandir               Barmer

(B) Bankar Mata Garh Temple     Jodhpur

(c) Three gates of Khamkhah       Ajmer

(D) Sun Temple  of Budhadeet     Kota

Ans. (B)

47. Apart from the Brahma temple in Pushkar, the second temple of Brahma ji is located in Rajasthan?

(Jail Prahari 2017),(Police-2008)

(A) Osian

(B) Asotra

(c) Aashapurn

(D) Dig

Ans. (C)

48. Where is the famous 'Vimalshahi' and 'Lunavashahi' temples?

(Jail Prahari 2017),(Police-2008)

(A) Mount Abu

(B) Abu Road

(c) Ranakpur

(D) Balotra

Ans. (A)

49. Where is the 'Temple of Lord Vitthal' located in Rajasthan?

(Asst. Cons. Forest 2011)

(A) Kotputli (Jaipur)

(B) Aur Gav (Sirohi)

(c) Kaithoon (Kota)

(D) Nagda (Udaipur)

Ans. (B)

50. The famous temples of Abu-Vimal-Vasahi and Lun-Vasahi are?

(Steno. A0AA)

(A) Vaishnava Temple

(B) Shaivite temple

(c) Buddhist temple

(D) Jain Temple

Ans. (D)

51. To which deity is the temple located at Galata Teerth dedicated?

(Steno.2011)

(A) Shri Ram

(B) Shri Krishna

(c) Agni

(D) Surya

Ans. (D)

 

52. Identify the wrong pair from the following?

(PTI IIIGr. Teacher B0AB)

(A) Sun Temple-Osian

(B) Delwara Temple-Abu

(c) Jagat Shiromani Temple-Ajmer

(D) Mahamaleshwar Temple- Menal

Ans. (C)

53. The grand temple of Kushalmata, which was built by Maharana Kumbha, is located at?

(IIGr. Teacher B0A0), (IIIGr. Tea. B009)

(A) Banswara

(B) Bhilwara

(c) Badnore

(D) Sirohi

Ans. (C)

54. Which royal family of Rajasthan worships Shiva in the form of Eklingji?

(IIIGr. Tea. B0Ac)

(A) Mewar

(B) Marwar

(c) Kota

(D) Jaipur

Ans. (A)

55. Harshnath Temple is located at?

(IIIGr. Tea. B0Ac)

(A) Ajmer

(B) Sikar

(c) Nagaur

(D) Ganganagar

Ans. (B)

56. The pilgrimage center of Gujjars is?

(Prison Sentinel B0A7), (IIIGr. Tea. B0Ac)

(A) Sawai Bhoj Temple, Asind

(B) Kapil Sarowah, Kolayat

(c) Kanhad Dargah

(D) Karni Mandir, Deshnok

Ans. (A)

57. Where is the temple of 'Tripura Sundari Mata' located in Rajasthan? 

(Jail Sentinel B0A7), (JEn Mechanic NOn TSP-B0A6)

(A) Banswara

(B) Baramer

(c) Jalore

(D) Jaisalmer

Ans. (A)

58. The oldest temple of Bhumij style in Rajasthan is?

(JEn Civil Diploma-B0A6)

(A) Mewadi Jain Temple of Pali District

(B) Bhand Devra temple of Ramgarh

(c) Mahanaleshwar Temple of Mainal

(D) Somnath Temple of Dungarpur

Ans. (A)

59. Mewanagar in Rajasthan is famous?

(RAS Pre.B0A5)

(A) Parshvanath Jain Temple

(B) for export of dry fruits

(c) For the production of cumin

(D) for export of puppet items

Ans. (A)

60. In which district is the Khatushyam Temple located?

(Prison Sentinel B0A7 ), (IIIGr. Tea. L-I B0Ac)

(A) Sikar

(B) Sirohi

(c) Pali

(D) Sawai Madhopur 

Ans. (A)

61.The temple of which of the following goddess is situated in Sambhar Lake? 

(Jail Prahari B0A7 ), (RAS Pre. B0A5)

(A) Sheela Devi

(B) Bawan Devi

(c) Shakambhari Devi

(D) Kunjal Mata 

Ans. (c)

62. Why is Runicha famous?

(IIIGr. Tea. L-I B0Ac)

(A) Jain Temple

(B) Vishnu Temple

(c) Baba Ramdev Temple

(D) Krishna Temple 

Ans. (C)

63. Where is the temple of Govind Devji located? ,

(IIIGr. Tea. L-I B0Ac)

(A) Jaipur

(B) Ajmer

(c) Alwar

(D) Dausa

Ans. (A)

64. The 'Rankpur' temple is originally from?

(IIIGr. Tea. L-I B0Ac)

(A) Buddhist

(B) Jain

(c) Shiva

(D) Vishnu

Ans. (B)

65. Who built Jain temples in Ranakpur in the year 1439 during the period of Kambha? 

(AICTLI B0Ac)

(A) Mandan

(B) Someshwar

(c) Jain Shresthi Dharanak

(D) Jaita

Ans. (C)

66. Where is the temple of Muni Kapil Devji located?

(IIIGr. Tea. L-I B0Ac)

(A) Pachpadra

(B) Kolayat

(c) Degana

(D) Nagaur 

Ans. (D)

67. In which district is the Beneshwar Dham temple located?

(Police-B009)

(A) Pratapgarh

(B) Chittorgarh

(c) Banswara

(D) Dungarpur

Ans. (D)

68. In which district is the Kirad temple located? 

(IIIGr. Tea.L-II B0Ac),(Prison Sentinel B0A7), (IIGr. Tea.B009), (Palis-B009)

(A) Barmer

(B) Pali

(c) Bharatpur

(D) Jodhpur

Ans. (A)

69.  'Devtao ki shal ' is located at?

(Female Supervisor TSP B0A5)

(A) Pushkar

(B) Jhalrapatan

(c) Nathdwara

(D) Mandore

Ans. (D)

70. Parnath Mahadev Temple (2008) has been in the news a lot, which is located?

(A) Kota

(B) Chittorgarh

(c) Baran

(D) Bundi

Ans. (A)

71.Pakpar temple is not dedicated to which Tirthankar?

(Prison Sentinel 2017 ), (IIGr. Teacher 2009)

(A) Adinath

(B) Mahavir

(c) Neminath

(D) Parshvanath

Ans. (B)

72. In whose memory Raja Mansingh got the Jagat Shiromani Temple built at Amer?

(IIGr. Teacher 2010)

(A) Jagtsing (Son)

(B) Bharmal (Grandfather)

(c) Bhagwant Das (Father)

(D) Madho Singh (Near Relative) 

Ans. (A)

73. The Jain temple dedicated to Mahavir Swami at Osian was built during the reign of which king? (IIGr. Teacher 2009)

(A) Vatsaraja Pratihara

(B) Nagabhatta

(c) Devpal

(D) Trilochan Pal 

Ans. (A)

74. The Jagmandir of Udaipur was built by three kings and was named after the last Maharaja Jagatsingh? What were the names of the other two kings?

(DLB LDC 2016)

(A) Maharaja Karan Singh

(B) Raja Mansingh and Raja Dalip Singh

(c) Rana Udai Singh and Rao Jodha

(D) Veer Kunwar Singh and Jai Singh 

Ans. (A)

75. Ranakpur Jain Temple is situated on the bank of which river?

(IIGr. Teacher 2010)

(A) Mahi

(B) Gambhir

(c) Bedch

(D) Mathai

Ans. (D)

76. In whose reign did the Maha-Maru style prevail?

(IIGr. Teacher 2010)

(A) Gurjara-Pratihara

(B) Mihir Bhoj

(c) Raj Singh

(D) Raja Bhoj 

Ans. (A)

77. Where is the temple of Lokdevta Mallinathji?

(RAS Pre. B0AB)

(A) Tilwara (Barmer)

(B) Nagla Ship (Bharatpur)

(c) Saathiu Village (Jalore)

(D) Panchota Village (Jalore) 

Ans. (A)

78. Who is credited with bringing to light the Shiva temple of Bandoli?

(Asst. Jailor 2015)

(A) GH : Exorcist

(B) Bawan Devi

(c) Shakambhari Devi

(D) Kunjal Mata 

Ans. (C)

79. The famous Ambika temple of 10th century is?

(college lecturer B0A6)

(A) Aahad

(B) Osian

(c) Jagat

(D) Nagda 

Ans. (C)

80. At which of the following places in Rajasthan is the Someshwar temple located?

(college lecturer 2016)

(A) Kirad (Barmer)

(B) Osian (Jodhpur)

(c) Abhaneri (Dausa)

(D) Chandravati (Jhalawar) 

Ans. (A)

81. From the following temples of Rajasthan, select the temples built during the Gurjara-Pratihara period-   (College Lecturer 2016)

(i) Adivarah Temple of Ahar

(ii) Harshamata Temple at Abhaneri

(iii) Neel Kanthi Temple of Rajorgarh

(iv) Harihar Temple of Osian 

(A) (i) and (ii) 

(B) (i), (ii) and (iv) 

(c) (ii) and (iv) 

(D) (i), (ii) ), (iii) and (iv) 

Ans. (A).

82. The Shiva temple group named 'Barah Devara' is located at?

(Female Supervisor-2015)

(A) Bangu

(B) Ladnu

(c) Jahazpur

(D) Nohar

Ans. (C)

83.Chundhi Teerth is situated in Rajasthan?

(Female Supervisor-2015)

(A) Jaisalmer

(B) Jhalawar

(c) Kota

(D) Siroh 

Ans. (A)

84. Where is the Jain temple of Dilwara?

(Police-2010)

(A) Aburod

(B) Mount Abu

(c) Ranakpur

(D) Beawar.

Ans. (B)

85. Where is the temple of Karni Mata, popularly known as 'Temple of Rats' located?

(Police-2010)

(A) Jodhpur

(c) Ajmer

(A) Jaipur

(D) Bikaner

Ans. (D)

86. The temple of Barauli is related to which style?

(RAS Pre. 2007)

(A) Nagar

(B) Dravidian

(c) Besar

(D) Panchayatan 

Ans. (B)