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)