Architecture in Ancient India MCQ Quiz 2

Question 1. ‘Gopuram’ the temples of Dravidian style stands for _______.

(A) Ornamental and multi-storied structures upon the gate ways

(B) Pinnacle

(C) Paintings on the walls

(D) Sanctuary

Question 2. Angkor-Wat Vishnu Temple is located in _________.

(A) Champa

(B) Cambodia

(C) Sumatra

(D) Java

Question 3. The Sun Temple of Modhera lies in which state?

(A) Bengal

(B) Odisha

(C) Gujarat

(D) Bihar

Question 4. The painting of Bodhisattva Padmapani is one of the most famous and oft-illustrated paintings at ________.

(A) Ellora

(B) Bagh

(C) Badami

(D) Ajanta

Question 5. Caves of Ajanta and Ellora are located in? 

(A) Pune

(B) Aurangabad

(C) Mumbai

(D) Nasik

Question 6. The initial design and construction of which massive temple took place during the reign of Suryavarman II? 

(A) Kamakhya Temple

(B) Batu Caves Temple

(C) Angkor Wat Temple

(D) Sri Mariamman Temple

Question 7. The temple of Bhubaneswar and Puri were built in _________.

(A) Dravidian style

(B) Besara style

(C) Nagara style

(D) None of the above

Question 8. Which one of the following is Sun Temple? 

(A) Jagannath Temple

(B) Konark Temple

(C) Rajarani Temple

(D) Lingaraj Temple

Question 9. Ajanta caves are linked with ___________.

(A) Panchatantra stories

(B) Jataka stories

(C) Mahabharat

(D) Ramayana

Question 10. Which religion had Rashtrakuta protection?

(A) Shakta

(B) Shaiva

(C) Jain

(D) Buddha

Question 11. Where is Borobudur Stupa situated?

(A) Borneo

(B) Sumatra

(C) Java

(D) Cambodia

Question 12. Jagannath Temple is located in state of __________.

(A) Uttar Pradesh

(B) Kerala

(C) Orissa

(D) Bengal

Question 13. Where is ‘Black Pagoda’?

(A) Konark

(B) Madurai

(C) Khajuraho

(D) None of these

Question 14. The art of Ajanta was mainly patronised by the __________.

(A) Gangas

(B) Vakatakas

(C) Pallavas

(D) Chalukyas

Question 15. Kailash temple of Ellora was constituted by ____________.

(A) Krishna-III

(B) Krishna-II

(C) Krishna-I

(D) Govind-III

Question 16. Which among the following is the largest and the tallest surviving temple in Orissa?

(A) Rajarani Temple

(B) Lingaraj Temple

(C) Jagannath Temple

(D) Brahmesvara Temple

Question 17. Lingaraj Temple is located at ___________.

(A) Varanasi

(B) Kolkata

(C) Bijapur

(D) Bhubaneswar

Question 18. Which among these is known as ‘Black Pagoda’? 

(A) Deogarh Temple

(B) Konark Sun Temple

(C) Khajuraho Temple

(D) Shore Temple

Question 19. In which one of the following places, the cave temples built by the Rashtrakutas in the Ellora mountains are located?

(A) Golconda (Andhra Pradesh)

(B) Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh)

(C) Nasik (Maharashtra)

(D) Aurangabad (Maharashtra)

Question 20. Which Rashtrakuta ruler built the famous Shiva temple of Ellora? 

(A) Govind-III

(B) Krishna-II

(C) Krishna-I

(D) Dantidurga

Question 21. In which country is the ‘AngkorWat Temple’ complex located?

(A) Kampuchea

(B) Sri Lanka

(C) Myanmar

(D) Indonesia

Question 22. Which one of the following Sun Temples is located in Patan, Gujarat? 

(A) Martand

(B) Konark

(C) Dakshinark

(D) Modhera

Question 23. Who built the Konark Sun Temple?

(A) Krishnadev Rai

(B) Ashoka

(C) Rajendra Chola

(D) Narasimhadeva Varman

Question 24. The caves of Ajanta and Ellora are in _________.

(A) Rajasthan

(B) Maharashtra

(C) Madhya Pradesh

(D) Andhra Pradesh

Question 25. Which dynasty of rulers is associated with the construction of the famous Kailasa Temple of Ellora?

(A) Rashtrakutas

(B) Pallavas

(C) Cholas

(D) Chalukyas