General Knowledge – Section 1- History of India | Ancient History – Architecture in Ancient India | Part 2

17. The caves and rock-cut temples at Ellora represent only [IAS (Pre) 1994 UPPCS (Pre) 1998]

(A) Buddhists
(B) Buddhists and Jains
(C) Hindus and Jains
(D) Hindus, Buddhists and Jains

18. Buddhist, Hindu and Jain rock-cut caves coexist at [UPPCS (Mains) 2002, 2006]

(A) Ajanta
(B) Elephanta
(C) Ellora
(D) Karle

19. Which of the following temples is an example of rock-cut architecture? [UPPCS (Mains) 2012]

(A) Shore Temple, Mamallapuram
(B) Rajarajeshwara Temple,Thanjavur
(C) Kailasa Temple, Ellora
(D) Jagannatha Temple, Puri

20. The rock-cut caves in Western India are located in [IAS (Pre) 1993]

(A) Nasik, Ellora and Ajanta
(B) Junar, Kalyan and Pitalkhora
(C) Ajanta, Bhaja and Kondane
(D) Bhaja, Pitalkhora and Kondane

21. Which of the following places is famous for Buddhist Cave Temples? [Uttarakhand PCS (Mains) 2006]

(A) Elephanta
(B) Nalanda
(C) Ajanta
(D) Khajuraho

22. Ellora caves were built by [UPPSC (GIC) 2010 UPPCS (Pre) 1999]

(A) Pallavas
(B) Cholas
(C) Rastrakutas
(D) Palas

23. Which of the following temples is considered as a wonder of rock-cut architecture? [UPPCS (Mains) 2007]

(A) Brihadisvara Temple, Tanjavur
(B) Lingaraja Temple, Bhuban-eshwar
(C) Kailasa Temple, Ellora
(D) Kandaria Mahadeva Temple,Khajuraho

24. Which dynasty constructed the Ellora Kailasa Temple? [UPPCS (Mains) 2005 UPPCS (Pre) 1996, 2001]

(A) Rashtrakuta
(B) Satvahana
(C) Maurya
(D) Pallava

25. The Kailasa temple of Ellora was built by [UP UDA/LDA (Spl) (Mains) 2010 UP UDA/LDA (Spl)(Pre) 2010]

(A) Rastrakutas
(B) Chalukyas of Vatapi
(C) Ganga Rulers
(D) None of the above

26. Which dynasty of rulers is associated with the construction of famous Kailasa Temple of Ellora? [UP Lower Sub. (Spl)(Pre) 2008 UP Lower Sub. (Pre) 2004]

(A) Chalukyas
(B) Cholas
(C) Pallavas
(D) Rashtrakutas

27. Which Rashtrakuta ruler built the famous Shiva temple of Ellora? [RAS/RTS (Pre) 1999]

(A) Dantidurga
(B) Krishna-I
(C) Krishna-II
(D) Govind-III

28. Kailash temple of Ellora was constituted by [Chhattisgarh PCS (Pre) 2015]

(A) Govind-III
(B) Krishna-I
(C) Krishna-II
(D) Krishna-III
(E) None of these

29. Which religion had Rashtrakuta protection? [UP UDA/LDA (Pre) 2010]

(A) Buddha
(B) Jain
(C) Shaiva
(D) Shakta

30. Caves of Ajanta and Ellora are located in [MPPCS (Pre) 1990]

(A) Nasik
(B) Mumbai
(C) Aurangabad
(D) Pune

31. The caves of Ajanta and Ellora are in [UPPCS (Pre) 1993]

(A) Andhra Pradesh
(B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Rajasthan

32. In which one of the following places, the cave temples built by the Rashtrakutas in the Ellora mountains are located? [UPPCS (Pre) 2009]

(A) Aurangabad (Maharashtra)
(B) Nasik (Maharashtra)
(C) Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh)
(D) Golconda (Andhra Pradesh)

 

Answer Sheet:-

17. (D)

18. (C)

19. (C)

20. (A)

21. (C)

22. (C)

23. (C)

24. (A)

25. (A)

26. (D)

27. (B)

28. (B)

29. (B)

30. (C)

31. (C)

32. (A)

 

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