General Knowledge – Section 1- History of India | Ancient History – Architecture in Ancient India | Part 4

49. The Initial Design And Construction Of Which Massive Temple Took Place During The Reign Of Suryavarman- Ii? [Uppcs (Pre) 1993 Ias (Pre) 2006]

(A) Sri Mariamman Temple
(B) Angkor Wat Temple
(C) Batu Caves Temple
(D) Kamakhya Temple

50. ‘Gopuram’ the temples of Dravidian style stands for [UPPCS (Pre) 1998]

(A) Sanctuary
(B) Paintings on the walls
(C) Pinnacle
(D) Ornamental and multi-storied structures upon the gate ways

51. Rock-cut temples of Mahabali-puram were built by [UPPCS (Pre) 1994]

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

52. The Rath temples at Mahabali-puram were built by [UPPCS (Mains) 2014]

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

53. The Seven Ratha Temple of Maha-balipuram was built by [UPPCS (Mains) 2015]

(A) Mahendra Varman
(B) Narasimha Varman
(C) Parmeshwar Varman
(D) Nandi Varman

54. Who constructed the Ratha Temples at Mahabalipuram? [Uttarakhand UDA/LDA (Mains) 2007]

(A) Narasingh Varman-I
(B) Samudragupta
(C) Harsha
(D) Pulakesin-II

55. Who among the following was responsible for the creation of Ratha monuments at Mamalla-puram? [UPPCS (Mains) 2007]

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

56. Which of the following Rath temples is the smallest? [UPPCS (Mains) 2011]

(A) Draupadi Rath
(B) Bhima Rath
(C) Arjun Rath
(D) Dharmaraj Rath

57. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched? [IAS (Pre) 2006 UPPCS (Pre) 1994, 96, 2008, 2010 Meghalaya PSC (Pre) 2018]

(A) Ellora Caves – Shakas
(B) Meenakshi Temple – Pallavas
(C) Khajuraho Temple – Chandelas
(D) Mahabalipuram Temple -Rashtrakutas

58. Between which of the following was the ancient town of Takshashila located? [UPPCS (Pre) 1996 Uttarakhand PCS (Mains) 2006]

(A) Indus and Jhelum
(B) Jhelum and Chenab
(C) Chenab and Ravi
(D) Ravi and Beas

59. Sonagiri, the highest among 108 Jain temples, lies in the proximity of [UPPCS (Pre) 2005]

(A) Datia
(B) Jhansi
(C) Orchha
(D) Lalitpur

60. The historical Digambar Jain Temple of Sonagiri is in [UPPCS (Pre) 1996]

(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Rajasthan
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Orissa

61. Dilwara Jain Temple is situated at [UPPSC (GIC) 2010]

(A) Palitana
(B) Mount Abu
(C) Sonagiri
(D) Girnarji

62. Dilwara Jain Temple is in [MPPCS (Pre) 1991]

(A) Aravali mountain in Mount Abu
(B) On the bank of Indus
(C) Khajuraho
(D) Nilgiri Hills

63. Where is the Dilwara Jain Temple is located? [UPPCS (Pre) 1991]

(A) Assam
(B) Uttar Pradesh
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Madhya Pradesh

64. Where is the famous Virupaksha Temple located? [IAS (Pre) 2009]

(A) Bhadrachalam
(B) Chidambaram
(C) Hampi
(D) Srikalahasti

 

Answer Sheet:-

49. (B)

50. (D)

51. (A)

52. (B)

53. (B)

54. (A)

55. (B)

56. (A)

57. (C)

58. (A)

59. (A)

60. (C)

61. (B)

62. (A)

63. (C)

64. (C)

 

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