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Which temple at Khajuraho is dedicated to Vishnu?- a)Lakshmana temple
- b)Kandariya Mahadeo temple
- c)Chausath Yogini temple
- d)Devi Jagadambi temple
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?
Which temple at Khajuraho is dedicated to Vishnu?
a)
Lakshmana temple
b)
Kandariya Mahadeo temple
c)
Chausath Yogini temple
d)
Devi Jagadambi temple
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Ravi Sharma answered |
The Lakshmana temple at Khajuraho is dedicated to Vishnu.
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What were the three kinds of shrines found in the early temples?- a)Sandhara, nirandhara, and sarvatobhadra
- b)Garbhagriha, mandapa, and vimana
- c)Nagara, dravida, and vesara
- d)Gavaksha, vyala/yali, and kalpa-lata
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?
What were the three kinds of shrines found in the early temples?
a)
Sandhara, nirandhara, and sarvatobhadra
b)
Garbhagriha, mandapa, and vimana
c)
Nagara, dravida, and vesara
d)
Gavaksha, vyala/yali, and kalpa-lata
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Ravi Sharma answered |
The shrines of early temples were of three kinds: sandhara, nirandhara, and sarvatobhadra.
Which order classifies the main architectural features of Odisha temples?- a)Nagara order
- b)Khajuraho order
- c)Dravidian order
- d)Gandhara order
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?
Which order classifies the main architectural features of Odisha temples?
a)
Nagara order
b)
Khajuraho order
c)
Dravidian order
d)
Gandhara order
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Ravi Sharma answered |
The main architectural features of Odisha temples are classified into three orders: rekhapida, pidhadeul, and khakra, and that the temples of Odisha constitute a distinct sub-style within the nagara order.
What is the name of the important art-historical site in Gujarat that shows a distinct style of sculpture?- a)Sun temple at Modhera
- b)Kamakhya temple
- c)Siddheshvara Mahadeva temple
- d)Samlaji
Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?
What is the name of the important art-historical site in Gujarat that shows a distinct style of sculpture?
a)
Sun temple at Modhera
b)
Kamakhya temple
c)
Siddheshvara Mahadeva temple
d)
Samlaji
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Hansa Sharma answered |
Samlaji in Gujarat is an important site that shows a distinct style of sculpture that emerged from a mixing of earlier artistic traditions of the region and a post-Gupta style.
What is the name of the style of architecture used in the Deogarh temple in Uttar Pradesh?- a)Nagara
- b)Dravida
- c)Latina
- d)Panchayatana
Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?
What is the name of the style of architecture used in the Deogarh temple in Uttar Pradesh?
a)
Nagara
b)
Dravida
c)
Latina
d)
Panchayatana
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Hansa Sharma answered |
The Deogarh temple in Uttar Pradesh is a classic example of a late Gupta Period temple in the panchayatana style of architecture.
Which style of sculptures in Bengal and Bihar is known as the style of the sculptures during the period between the ninth and eleventh centuries?- a)Pala style
- b)Sena style
- c)Gupta style
- d)Ahom style
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?
Which style of sculptures in Bengal and Bihar is known as the style of the sculptures during the period between the ninth and eleventh centuries?
a)
Pala style
b)
Sena style
c)
Gupta style
d)
Ahom style
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Hansa Sharma answered |
The Pala style of sculptures in Bengal and Bihar is known as the style of the sculptures during the period between the ninth and eleventh centuries.
Which temple is a Shakti Peeth dedicated to Goddess Kamakhya and was built in the seventeenth century in Assam?- a)Kamakhya temple
- b)Sun temple at Modhera
- c)Siddheshvara Mahadeva temple
- d)Konark Sun temple
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?
Which temple is a Shakti Peeth dedicated to Goddess Kamakhya and was built in the seventeenth century in Assam?
a)
Kamakhya temple
b)
Sun temple at Modhera
c)
Siddheshvara Mahadeva temple
d)
Konark Sun temple
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Hansa Sharma answered |
Kamakhya temple, a Shakti Peeth, is dedicated to Goddess Kamakhya and was built in the seventeenth century.
Which soft white marble is used in some Jain temples in Mount Abu and in the fifteenth-century temple at Ranakpur?- a)Carrara marble
- b)Manipulatable marble
- c)Onyx marble
- d)Travertine marble
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?
Which soft white marble is used in some Jain temples in Mount Abu and in the fifteenth-century temple at Ranakpur?
a)
Carrara marble
b)
Manipulatable marble
c)
Onyx marble
d)
Travertine marble
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Gaurav Kumar answered |
Manipulatable soft white marble is used in some Jain temples in Mount Abu and in the fifteenth-century temple at Ranakpur.
Which temple in Odisha has a colossal shikhara that fell in the nineteenth century?- a)Jagannath temple
- b)Lingaraj temple
- c)Sun temple at Konark
- d)Mukteswara temple
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?
Which temple in Odisha has a colossal shikhara that fell in the nineteenth century?
a)
Jagannath temple
b)
Lingaraj temple
c)
Sun temple at Konark
d)
Mukteswara temple
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Gaurav Kumar answered |
The Sun temple at Konark was built in stone around 1240 and its shikhara was a colossal creation said to have reached 70m, which fell in the nineteenth century.
What is the basic form of the Hindu temple?- a)Garbhagriha, mandapa, vimana, and dhvaj
- b)Sanctum, mandapa, shikhara, and dhvaj
- c)Garbhagriha, mandapa, shikhara, and dhvaj
- d)Sanctum, mandapa, vimana, and dhvaj
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?
What is the basic form of the Hindu temple?
a)
Garbhagriha, mandapa, vimana, and dhvaj
b)
Sanctum, mandapa, shikhara, and dhvaj
c)
Garbhagriha, mandapa, shikhara, and dhvaj
d)
Sanctum, mandapa, vimana, and dhvaj
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Hansa Sharma answered |
The basic form of the Hindu temple comprises the following: sanctum (garbhagriha), entrance to the temple (mandapa), mountain-like spire or vimana, and the vahan and standard pillar or dhvaj placed axially before the sanctum.
Which type of temple architecture is unique to Odisha?- a)Rekhapida
- b)Latina
- c)Pidhadeul
- d)Khakra
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?
Which type of temple architecture is unique to Odisha?
a)
Rekhapida
b)
Latina
c)
Pidhadeul
d)
Khakra
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Gaurav Kumar answered |
The main architectural features of Odisha temples are classified into three orders: rekhapida, pidhadeul, and khakra.
Which stone is commonly used in temple construction in West India?- a)Granite
- b)Marble
- c)Sandstone
- d)Basalt
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?
Which stone is commonly used in temple construction in West India?
a)
Granite
b)
Marble
c)
Sandstone
d)
Basalt
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Gaurav Kumar answered |
The text mentions that sandstone is the most common stone used in temple construction in West India.
Which dynasty built the Sun temple at Modhera in the early eleventh century?- a)Solanki Dynasty
- b)Chola Dynasty
- c)Pallava Dynasty
- d)Gupta Dynasty
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?
Which dynasty built the Sun temple at Modhera in the early eleventh century?
a)
Solanki Dynasty
b)
Chola Dynasty
c)
Pallava Dynasty
d)
Gupta Dynasty
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Gaurav Kumar answered |
The Sun temple at Modhera was built in the early eleventh century by Raja Bhimdev I of the Solanki Dynasty in 1026.
What is the most commonly used stone in temple construction in West India?- a)Granite
- b)Sandstone
- c)Basalt
- d)Marble
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?
What is the most commonly used stone in temple construction in West India?
a)
Granite
b)
Sandstone
c)
Basalt
d)
Marble
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Ravi Sharma answered |
Sandstone is the most commonly used stone in temple construction in West India, including Gujarat and Rajasthan.
Which type of temple architecture is unique to the hills of Kumaon, Garhwal, Himachal, and Kashmir?- a)Nagara
- b)Latina
- c)Terracotta
- d)Wooden
Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?
Which type of temple architecture is unique to the hills of Kumaon, Garhwal, Himachal, and Kashmir?
a)
Nagara
b)
Latina
c)
Terracotta
d)
Wooden
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Hansa Sharma answered |
The hills of Kumaon, Garhwal, Himachal, and Kashmir had their own tradition of wooden buildings with pitched roofs, which developed from the intermingling of Buddhist and Hindu traditions.
What is the material commonly used to build ancient temples in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan?- a)Marble
- b)Sandstone
- c)Granite
- d)Limestone
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?
What is the material commonly used to build ancient temples in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan?
a)
Marble
b)
Sandstone
c)
Granite
d)
Limestone
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Hansa Sharma answered |
Ancient temples in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan are commonly made of sandstone.
Which material was used for sculptures in Assam in the sixth to eighth centuries CE?- a)Sandstone
- b)Grey schist
- c)Basalt
- d)Marble
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?
Which material was used for sculptures in Assam in the sixth to eighth centuries CE?
a)
Sandstone
b)
Grey schist
c)
Basalt
d)
Marble
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Hansa Sharma answered |
A large number of sculptures made of grey schist have been found in the region, dating back to the sixth and eighth centuries CE.
Which region had a unique form of architecture that developed from the intermingling of Buddhist and Hindu traditions?- a)West India
- b)East India
- c)North India
- d)The hills of Kumaon, Garhwal, Himachal, and Kashmir
Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?
Which region had a unique form of architecture that developed from the intermingling of Buddhist and Hindu traditions?
a)
West India
b)
East India
c)
North India
d)
The hills of Kumaon, Garhwal, Himachal, and Kashmir
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Hansa Sharma answered |
The region of Kumaon, Garhwal, Himachal, and Kashmir, located in the northern part of India, is known for its unique form of architecture that developed from the intermingling of Buddhist and Hindu traditions. This region was once an important center for Buddhism, and it played a significant role in the spread of Buddhism to other parts of India and neighboring countries.
What is the main medium of construction for temples in Bengal until the seventh century?- a)Marble
- b)Granite
- c)Sandstone
- d)Terracotta
Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?
What is the main medium of construction for temples in Bengal until the seventh century?
a)
Marble
b)
Granite
c)
Sandstone
d)
Terracotta
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Hansa Sharma answered |
Terracotta was the main medium of construction for temples in Bengal until the seventh century.
What is the most common type of shikhara found in nagara temples?- a)Phamsana
- b)Valabhi
- c)Latina
- d)Mandapa
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?
What is the most common type of shikhara found in nagara temples?
a)
Phamsana
b)
Valabhi
c)
Latina
d)
Mandapa
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Gaurav Kumar answered |
The most common type of shikhara found in nagara temples is the latina or rekha-prasada type.
What is the name of the large stepped tank in front of the Sun temple at Modhera?- a)Surya kund
- b)Jagamohana
- c)Sabha mandapa
- d)Shikhara
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?
What is the name of the large stepped tank in front of the Sun temple at Modhera?
a)
Surya kund
b)
Jagamohana
c)
Sabha mandapa
d)
Shikhara
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Gaurav Kumar answered |
A massive rectangular stepped tank called the surya kund is in front of the Sun temple at Modhera.
What is the name of the style of temple architecture popular in northern India?- a)Dravida
- b)Latina
- c)Nagara
- d)Valabhi
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?
What is the name of the style of temple architecture popular in northern India?
a)
Dravida
b)
Latina
c)
Nagara
d)
Valabhi
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Gaurav Kumar answered |
The style of temple architecture popular in northern India is known as nagara.
What was the main medium of construction in Bengal until the seventh century?- a)Marble
- b)Granite
- c)Terracotta
- d)Basalt
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?
What was the main medium of construction in Bengal until the seventh century?
a)
Marble
b)
Granite
c)
Terracotta
d)
Basalt
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Gaurav Kumar answered |
Terracotta was the main medium of construction in Bengal until the seventh century.
What materials were most commonly used in domestic dwellings during ancient and medieval India?- a)Stone and clay
- b)Wood and clay
- c)Marble and stone
- d)Brick and wood
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?
What materials were most commonly used in domestic dwellings during ancient and medieval India?
a)
Stone and clay
b)
Wood and clay
c)
Marble and stone
d)
Brick and wood
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Gaurav Kumar answered |
Most domestic dwellings and the things in them were made from materials like wood and clay, which have perished.
Which important site in Gujarat shows a distinct style of sculpture that emerged from a mixing of earlier artistic traditions of the region and a post-Gupta style?- a)Sun temple at Modhera
- b)Samlaji
- c)Jagdish Temple
- d)Ranakpur Jain temple
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?
Which important site in Gujarat shows a distinct style of sculpture that emerged from a mixing of earlier artistic traditions of the region and a post-Gupta style?
a)
Sun temple at Modhera
b)
Samlaji
c)
Jagdish Temple
d)
Ranakpur Jain temple
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Anaya Patel answered |
Samlaji in Gujarat is an important site that shows a distinct style of sculpture that emerged from a mixing of earlier artistic traditions of the region and a post-Gupta style.
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