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1. The Chhatrapati Sivaji Railway Terminus in Mumbai was formerly named after which British Queen?
a. Elizabeth
b. Margaret
c. Anne
d. Victoria
2. Who built the Allahabad Fort in 1583?
a. Shah Jahan
b. Akbar
c. Jahangir
d. Aurangazeb
3. Whose statue is this found in Prayagraj?
a. Lala Lajpat Rai
b. Bhagat Singh
c. Mangal Pandey
d. Chandrasekar Azad
4. Whose ancestral home is the Anand Bhavan in Prayagraj?
a. Mangal Pandey
b. Sardar Vallabhai Patel
c. Jawaharlal Nehru
d. Subash Chandra Bose
5. Identify this palace in Hampi.
a. Lotus Mahal
b. Hampi Mahal
c. Jal Mahal
d. Hibiscus Mahal
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Answers
1. The Chhatrapati Sivaji Railway Terminus in Mumbai was formerly named after which British Queen?
a. Elizabeth
b. Margaret
c. Anne
d. Victoria
Did You Know?
The Victoria Terminus was renamed Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in 1996.
Read more about it in this link.
2. Who built the Allahabad Fort in 1583?
a. Shah Jahan
b. Akbar
c. Jahangir
d. Aurangazeb
Did You Know?
The Allahabad fort houses the Ashoka Pillar. Since the fort is used by the Indian Army, entry is limited.
Read more about it in this link.
3. Whose statue is this found in Prayagraj?
a. Lala Lajpat Rai
b. Bhagat Singh
c. Mangal Pandey
d. Chandrasekar Azad
Did You Know?
Known today as the Chandra Sekar Azad Park, it was called the Company Bagh during the British times.
Read more about it in this link.
4. Whose ancestral home is the Anand Bhavan in Prayagraj?
a. Mangal Pandey
b. Sardar Vallabhai Patel
c. Jawaharlal Nehru
d. Subash Chandra Bose
Did You Know?
The building houses a museum with artefacts used by Nehru and his family.
Read more about it in this link.
5. Identify this palace in Hampi.
a. Lotus Mahal
b. Hampi Mahal
c. Jal Mahal
d. Hibiscus Mahal
Did You Know?
Lotus Mahal is built with the infusion of Hindu and Muslim styles of architecture.
Read more about it in this link.
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