General Knowledge – Section 1- History of India | Ancient History – Architecture in Ancient India | Part 3

33. The art of Ajanta was mainly patronised by the [Jharkhand PCS (Pre) 2013]

(A) Chalukyas
(B) Pallavas
(C) Vakatakas
(D) Gangas

34. Ajanta caves are linked with [MPPCS (Pre) 2012]

(A) Ramayana
(B) Mahabharat
(C) Jataka stories
(D) Panchatantra stories

35. The painting of Bodhisattva Pad-mapani is one of the most famous and oft-illustrated paintings at [IAS (Pre) 2017]

(A) Ajanta
(B) Badami
(C) Bagh
(D) Ellora

36. Who built the Konark Sun Temple? [RAS/RTS (Pre) 1999 UPPCS (Pre) 1993, 1995]

(A) Narasimhadeva Varman
(B) Rajendra Chola
(C) Ashoka
(D) Krishnadev Rai

37. Which among these is known as ‘Black Pagoda’? [UP Lower Sub. (Pre) 2009]

(A) Shore Temple
(B) Khajuraho Temple
(C) Konark Sun Temple
(D) Deogarh Temple

38. Where is ‘Black Pagoda’? [Uttarakhand PCS (Pre) 2010]

(A) Madurai
(B) Konark
(C) Khajuraho
(D) None of these

39. Which one of the following is Sun Temple? [UPPCS (Mains) 2006]

(A) Lingaraj Temple
(B) Rajarani Temple
(C) Konark Temple
(D) Jagannath Temple

40. The Sun Temple of Modhera lies in which state? [Chhattisgarh PCS (Pre) 2011]

(A) Bihar
(B) Gujarat
(C) Odisha
(D) Bengal

41. Which one of the following Sun Temples is located in Patan, Gujarat? [RAS/RTS (Pre) 1992]

(A) Modhera
(B) Dakshinark
(C) Konark
(D) Martand

42. Lingaraj Temple is located at [UPPCS (Spl)(Mains) 2004 IAS (Pre) 2001]

(A) Bhubaneswar
(B) Bijapur
(C) Kolkata
(D) Varanasi

43. Which among the following is the largest and the tallest surviving temple in Orissa? [UPPSC (GIC) 2010]

(A) Brahmesvara Temple
(B) Jagannath Temple
(C) Lingaraj Temple
(D) Rajarani Temple

44. Jagannath Temple is located in state of [MPPSC (Pre) 1995]

(A) Bengal
(B) Orissa
(C) Kerala
(D) Uttar Pradesh

45. The temple of Bhubaneswar and Puri were built in [UPPCS (Pre) 1997]

(A) Nagara style
(B) Dravidian style
(C) Besara style
(D) None of the above

46. Angkor-Wat Vishnu Temple is located in [UPPCS (Pre) 1992, 95]

(A) Java
(B) Sumatra
(C) Cambodia
(D) Champa

47. In which country is the ‘Angkor-Wat Temple’ complex located? [Chhattisgarh PCS (Pre) 2011]

(A) Indonesia
(B) Myanmar
(C) Sri Lanka
(D) Kampuchea

48. Where is Borobudur Stupa situated? [UPPCS (Mains) 2013]

(A) Cambodia
(B) Java
(C) Sumatra
(D) Borneo

 

Answer Sheet:-

33. (C)

34. (C)

35. (A)

36. (A)

37. (C)

38. (B)

39. (C)

40. (B)

41. (A)

42. (A)

43. (C)

44. (B)

45. (A)

46. (C)

47. (D)

48. (B)

 

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