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History of India | Ancient History | Architecture in Ancient India

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1. Which dynasty gave India its famous temples of Khajuraho?

Paramara
Mauryas
Chandelas
Holkars

2. The temples of Khajuraho are related with

Buddhist religion
Hindu religion
Hindu and Jain
Jain religion

3. The associates of Khajuraho Temple Architecture were

Chandela
Gurjara - Pratihara
Chahamana
Paramara

4. The Temple of Kandariya Mahadev at Khajuraho was built by

Paramara
Chedi
Rashtrakuta
Chandela

5. Matangesvara Temple at Khajuraho is dedicated to

Vishnu
Shiva
Surya
Parvati

6. Which of the following temples is not located at Khajuraho?

Kandariya Mahadev
Chausath Yogini
Dashavatara
Chitragupta

7. Which of the following is not a world heritage sites?

Khajuraho temples
Bhimbetka rock shelters
Sanchi stupa
Mandu fort

8. The pinnacle of which of the following is built in Dravida style?

Bhitargaon Temple
Teli Temple of Gwalior
Kandaria Mahadev Temple
Oriya Temple

9. Which centre consists more than 100 Buddha caves?

Ajanta
Karley
Kanheri
Rajgrih

10. In which of the following rock cut caves eleven headed Bodhisattava image is depicted?

Ajanta
Ellora
Kanheri
Karle

11. Jain temple of Abu is made of

Sand stone
Lime stone
Granite
Marble

12. Palitana temple is located near

Bhavnagar
Mount Abu
Nasik
Ujjain

13. The Elephanta caves were mainly sculptured for which of the following devotees?

Buddhist
Jain
Shaiva
Vaishnava

14. Famous cave temples of Elephanta are ascribed to

Chalukyas
Cholas
Pallavas
Rashtrakutas

15. Which of the following caves is famous for "Trimurti'?

Ajanta
Bhaja
Elephanta
Ellora

16. The caves and rock-cut temples at Ellora represent only

Buddhists
Buddhists and Jains
Hindus and Jains
Hindus, Buddhists and Jains

17. Which of the following temples is an example of rock-cut architecture?

Shore Temple, Mamallapuram
Rajarajeshwara Temple, Thanjavur
Kailasa Temple, Ellora
Jagannatha Temple, Puri

18. Which of the following places is famous for Buddhist Cave Temples?

Elephanta
Nalanda
Ajanta
Khajuraho

19. Which of the following temples is considered as a wonder of rock-cut architecture?

Brihadisvara Temple, Tanjavur
Lingaraja Temple, Bhuban-eshwar
Kailasa Temple, Ellora
Kandaria Mahadeva Temple, Khajuraho

20. Which dynasty constructed the Ellora Kailasa Temple?

Rashtrakuta
Satvahana
Maurya
Pallava

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

Chalukyas
Cholas
Pallavas
Rashtrakutas

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

Dantidurga
Krishna-I
Krishna-II
Govind-III

23. Kailash temple of Ellora was constituted by

Govind-III
Krishna-I
Krishna-II
Krishna-III

24. The caves of Ajanta and Ellora are in

Andhra Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Rajasthan

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

Aurangabad (Maharashtra)
Nasik (Maharashtra)
Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh)
Golconda (Andhra Pradesh)

26. The art of Ajanta was mainly patronised by the

Chalukyas
Pallavas
Vakatakas
Gangas

27. Ajanta caves are linked with

Ramayana
Mahabharat
Jataka stories
Panchatantra stories

28. The painting of Bodhisattva Pad- mapani is one of the most famous and oft-illustrated paintings at

Ajanta
Badami
Bagh
Ellora

29. Who built the Konark Sun Temple?

Narasimhadeva Varman
Rajendra Chola
Ashoka
Krishnadev Rai

30. Which among these is known as 'Black Pagoda'?

Shore Temple
Khajuraho Temple
Konark Sun Temple
Deogarh Temple

31. Where is 'Black Pagoda'?

Madurai
Konark
Khajuraho
None of these

32. Which one of the following is Sun Temple?

Lingaraj Temple
Rajarani Temple
Konark Temple
Jagannath Temple

33. The Sun Temple of Modhera lies in which state?

Bihar
Gujarat
Odisha
Bengal

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

Modhera
Dakshinark
Konark
Martand

35. Lingaraj Temple is located at

Bhubaneswar
Bijapur
Kolkata
Varanasi

36. Jagannath Temple is located in state of

Bengal
Orissa
Kerala
Uttar Pradesh

37. The temple of Bhubaneswar and Puri were built in

Nagara style
Dravidian style
Besara style
None of the above

38. Angkor - Wat Vishnu Temple is located in

Java
Sumatra
Cambodia
Champa

39. In which country is the 'Angkor-Wat Temple' complex located?

Indonesia
Myanmar
Sri Lanka
Kampuchea

40. Where is Borobudur Stupa situated?

Cambodia
Java
Sumatra
Borneo

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

Sri Mariamman Temple
Angkor Wat Temple
Batu Caves Temple
Kamakhya Temple

42. 'Gopuram' the temples of Dravidian style stands for

Sanctuary
Paintings on the walls
Pinnacle
Ornamental and multi-storied structures upon the gate ways

43. Rock-cut temples of Mahabali-puram were built by

Pallavas
Cholas
Chalukyas
Rashtrakutas

44. The Rath temples at Mahabali-puram were built by

Cholas
Pallavas
Chedis
Chalukyas

45. The Seven Ratha Temple of Mahabalipuram was built by

Mahendra Varman
Narasimha Varman
Parmeshwar Varman
Nandi Varman

46. Who constructed the Ratha Temples at Mahabalipuram?

Narasingh Varman-I
Samudragupta
Harsha
Pulakesin-II

47. Who among the following was responsible for the creation of Ratha monuments at Mamalla-puram?

Cholas
Pallavas
Pandyas
Chalukyas

48. Which of the following Rath temples is the smallest?

Draupadi Rath
Bhima Rath
Arjun Rath
Dharmaraj Rath

49. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?

Ellora Caves: Shakas
Meenakshi Temple: Pallavas
Khajuraho Temple: Chandelas
Mahabalipuram Temple : Rashtrakutas

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

Indus and Jhelum
Jhelum and Chenab
Chenab and Ravi
Ravi and Beas

51. Sonagiri, the highest among 108 Jain temples, lies in the proximity of

Datia
Jhansi
Orchha
Lalitpur

52. The historical Digambar Jain Temple of Sonagiri is in

Uttar Pradesh
Rajasthan
Madhya Pradesh
Orissa

53. Dilwara Jain Temple is situated at

Palitana
Mount Abu
Sonagiri
Girnarji

54. Dilwara Jain Temple is in

Aravali mountain in Mount Abu
On the bank of Indus
Khajuraho
Nilgiri Hills

55. Where is the Dilwara Jain Temple is located?

Assam
Uttar Pradesh
Rajasthan
Madhya Pradesh

56. Where is the famous Virupaksha Temple located?

Bhadrachalam
Chidambaram
Hampi
Srikalahasti

57. The Nagara, the Dravida, the Vesara are

The three main racial groups of the Indian subcontinent
The three main linguistic divisions into which the languages of India can be classified
The three main styles of Indian temple architecture
The three main musical gharanas prevalent in India

58. With reference to the cultural history of India, the term Panchayatan refers to

As assembly of village elders
A religious sect
A style of temple construction
An administrative functionary

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

Ujjain
Mathura
Sitapur
Jabalpur

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

Lingaraja Temple at Bhuba-neswar
Rock-cut Elephant at Dhauli
Rock-cut Monuments at Mahabalipuram
Varaha Image of Udayagiri