Architecture in Ancient India Quiz 3

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Question 1. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below.

List-I  List-II
(a) Gandhar Art1.Menander
(b) Junagarh rock inscription2.Patika
(c) Milinapanho 3.Kushanas
(d) Taxila inscriptions4.Rudradaman I

Code

(a)(b)(c)(d)
(A)1342
(B)2431
(C)3412
(D)2134
View Answer
(A) 1 3 4 2

Question 2. Which of the following is/are famous for Sun temples?

  1. Arasavalli
  2. Amarkantak
  3. Omkareshwar

Select the correct answer using the code given below

(A) 1, 2 and 3

(B) Only 2 and 3

(C) Only 1 and 3

(D) Only 1

View Answer
(D) Only 1

Question 3. The ancient monuments of Elephanta are mostly:

  1. Buddhist
  2. Jain
  3. Shaivite
  4. Vaishnavite

Select the correct answer from the code given below.

(A) 1 and 3

(B) Only 3

(C) Only 2

(D) Only 1

View Answer
(A) 1 and 3 

Question 4. Where is the famous Virupaksha Temple located? 

(A) Srikalahasti

(B) Hampi

(C) Chidambaram

(D) Bhadrachalam

View Answer
(B) Hampi

Question 5. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched? 

(A) Mahabalipuram Temple – Rashtrakutas

(B) Khajuraho Temple – Chandelas

(C) Meenakshi Temple – Pallavas

(D) Ellora Caves – Shakas

View Answer
(B) Khajuraho Temple – Chandelas

Question 6. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below.

 List-I  List-II
(a) Hampi1. Puducherry
(b) Nagarjunakonda2. Karnataka
(c) Shishupalgarh3. Andhra Pradesh
(d) Arikamedu4. Odisha

Code

(a)(b)(c)(d)
(A)2341
(B)3241
(C)1324
(D)4231
View Answer
(A) 2 3 4 1

Question 7. What is/are common to the two historical places known as Ajanta and Mahabalipuram?

  1. Both were built in the same period.
  2. Both belong to the same religious denomination.
  3. Both have rock-cut monuments.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(A) Only 1 and 3

(B) Only 3

(C) Only 1 and 2

(D) None of the statements given
above is correct

View Answer
(B) Only 3 

Question 8. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the given code. 

 List-I  List-II
(a) Nalanda 1. Ashoka Pillar
(b) Sarnath2. University
(c) Sanchi3. Sun Temple
(d) Konark4. Stupa

Code

(a)(b)(c)(d)
(A)1243
(B)2143
(C)1234
(D)2341
View Answer
(B) 2 1 4 3

Question 9. Where is the Dilwara Jain Temple is located?

(A) Madhya Pradesh

(B) Rajasthan

(C) Uttar Pradesh

(D) Assam

View Answer
(B) Rajasthan

Question 10. Which of the following Rath temples is the smallest? 

(A) Dharmaraj Rath

(B) Arjun Rath

(C) Bhima Rath

(D) Draupadi Rath

View Answer
(D) Draupadi Rath

Question 11. With reference to the Indian history of art and culture, consider the following pairs:

Famous work of Site sculpture

  1. A grand image of Buddha’s Mahaparinirvana with numerous celestial musicians above and the sorrowful figures of his followers below: Ajanta
  2. A huge image of Varaha Avatar (boar incarnation) of Vishnu, as he rescues Goddess Earth from the deep and chaotic waters, sculpted on the rock: Mount Abu
  3. ‘Arjuna’s Penance’/Descent of Ganga Sculpted on the surface of huge boulders: Mamallapuram

Which of the pairs given above is/ are correctly matched?

(A) 1, 2 and 3

(B) Only 1 and 3

(C) Only 3

(D) Only 1 and 2

View Answer
(B) Only 1 and 3

Question 12. Consider the following historical places:

  1. Ajanta Caves
  2. Lepakshi Temple
  3. Sanchi Stupa

Which of the above places is/are also known for mural paintings?

(A) 1, 2 and 3

(B) 1 and 2

(C) Only 1

(D) None of these

View Answer
(B) 1 and 2 

Question 13. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists. 

List-I (Historical Sites)List-II (States)
(a) Bhimbetka1. Assam
(b) Shore temple 2. Madhya Pradesh
(c) Hampi 3. Tamil Nadu
(d) Manas4. Karnataka

Code

(a)(b)(c)(d)
(A)2134
(B)2341
(C)1342
(D)4231
View Answer
(B) 2 3 4 1

Question 14. Dilwara Jain Temple is in _________.

(A) Nilgiri Hills

(B) Khajuraho

(C) On the bank of Indus

(D) Aravali mountain in Mount Abu

View Answer
(D) Aravali mountain in Mount Abu

Question 15. Who among the following was responsible for the creation of Ratha monuments at Mamallapuram?

(A) Chalukyas

(B) Pandyas

(C) Pallavas

(D) Cholas

View Answer
(C) Pallavas

Question 16. Match the following.

 List-I  List-II
(a) Sun Temple Karnataka
(b) Lingaraja TempleKonark
(c) Hawa Mahal Jaipur
(d) Statue of GomateshwaraBhubaneswar

Code

(a)(b)(c)(d)
(A)2431
(B)2413
(C)4213
(D)3124
View Answer
(A) 2 4 3 1

Question 17. With reference to the history of Indian rock-cut architecture, consider the following statements.

  1. The caves at Badami are the oldest surviving rock-cut caves in India.
  2. The Barabar rock-cut caves were originally made for Ajivikas by Emperor Chandragupta Maurya.
  3. At Ellora, caves were made for different faiths.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct? 

(A) Only 3

(B) 2 and 3

(C) Only 1

(D) All of these

View Answer
(A) Only 3 

Question 18. With reference to the art and archaeological history of India, which one among the following was made earliest?

(A) Varaha Image of Udayagiri

(B) Rock-cut Monuments at Mahabalipuram

(C) Rock-cut Elephant at Dhauli

(D) Lingaraja Temple at Bhubaneswar

View Answer
(C) Rock-cut Elephant at Dhauli

Question 19. Dilwara Jain Temple is situated at ________.

(A) Girnarji

(B) Sonagiri

(C) Mount Abu

(D) Palitana

View Answer
(C) Mount Abu 

Question 20. Who constructed the Ratha Temples at Mahabalipuram?

(A) Pulakesin-II

(B) Harsha

(C) Samudragupta

(D) Narasingh Varman-I

View Answer
(D) Narasingh Varman-I 

Question 21. Match List-I with List-II and choose the right answer from given code.

List-I (Place)List-II (Monument)
(a) Baijnath Dham1. Jain Temple
(b) Sarnath2. Shiva Temple
(c) Dilwara3. First sermon place of Buddha
(d) Badrinath4. Vishnu Temple

Code

(a)(b)(c)(d)
(A)2314
(B)1234
(C)1423
(D)4132
View Answer
(A) 2 3 1 4

Question 22. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below. 

List-I (Gupta Temple)List-II (Location)
(a) Brick-built Temple1. Eran
(b) Dasavatara Temple2. Deogarh
(c) Shiva Temple3. Bhitargaon
(d) Vishnu Temple4. Bhumara

Code

(a)(b)(c)(d)
(A)4234
(B)3241
(C)2142
(D)1331
View Answer
(B) 3 2 4 1

Question 23. Naimisharanya famous pilgrimage is located in which of the following district? 

(A) Jabalpur

(B) Sitapur

(C) Mathura

(D) Ujjain

View Answer
(B) Sitapur

Question 24. The historical Digambar Jain Temple of Sonagiri is in ____________. 

(A) Orissa

(B) Madhya Pradesh

(C) Rajasthan

(D) Uttar Pradesh

View Answer
(B) Madhya Pradesh

Question 25. The Seven Ratha Temple of Mahabalipuram was built by __________.

(A) Nandi Varman

(B) Parmeshwar Varman

(C) Narasimha Varman

(D) Mahendra Varman

View Answer
(C) Narasimha Varman

Question 26. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.

List-I (Place)List-II (Monument)
(a) Elephanta1. Stupa
(b) Shravanabelagola2. Temple
(c) Khajuraho3. Cave
(d) Sanchi4. Statue

Code

(a)(b)(c)(d)
(A)2431
(B)3421
(C)2431
(D)3241
View Answer
(B) 3 4 2 1

Question 27. Ellora cave temples are related to

  1. Hinduism 
  2. Buddhism
  3. Jainism

Choose right answer from code.

(A) 1, 2 and 3

(B) 1 and 2

(C) Only 2

(D) Only 1

View Answer
(A) 1, 2 and 3

Question 28. With reference to the cultural history of India, the term ‘Panchayatan’ refers to _______.

(A) An administrative functionary

(B) A style of temple construction

(C) A religious sect

(D) As assembly of village elders

View Answer
(B) A style of temple construction

Question 29. Sonagiri, the highest among 108 Jain temples, lies in the proximity of?

(A) Lalitpur

(B) Orchha

(C) Jhansi

(D) Datia

View Answer
(D) Datia

Question 30. The Rath temples at Mahabalipuram were built by ________.

(A) Chalukyas

(B) Chedis

(C) Pallavas

(D) Cholas

View Answer
(C) Pallavas

Question 31. The Nagara, the Dravida, the Vesara are ______________.

(A) The three main musical gharanas prevalent in India

(B) The three main styles of Indian temple architecture

(C) The three main linguistic divisions into which the languages of India can be classified

(D) The three main racial groups of the Indian subcontinent

View Answer
(B) The three main styles of Indian temple architecture

Question 32. Between which of the following was the ancient town of Takshashila located?

(A) Ravi and Beas

(B) Chenab and Ravi

(C) Jhelum and Chenab

(D) Indus and Jhelum

View Answer
(D) Indus and Jhelum

Question 33. Rock-cut temples of Mahabalipuram were built by ____________.

(A) Rashtrakutas

(B) Chalukyas

(C) Cholas

(D) Pallavas

View Answer
(D) Pallavas
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