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Art and Culture of India Mock Test for Students
The Rath temples at Mahabalipuram were built by
(a) Cholas
(b) Pallavas
(c) Chedis
(d) Chalukyas
Option b – Pallavas
The Biraja Temple, the Rajarani Temple, and the Samaleswari Temple are all located in
(a) Odisha
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Assam
(d) Kerala
Option a – Odisha
The mighty gateways found at the temples of South India are called
(a) Shikhars
(b) Gopuram
(c) Devalayas
(d) Mandaps
Option b – Gopuram
The Sun Temple of Modhera lies in which state?
(a) Bihar
(b) Gujarat
(c) Odisha
(d) Bengal
Option b – Gujarat
Which among the following is the largest and tallest surviving temple in Orissa?
(a) Brahmesvara Temple
(b) Jagannath Temple
(c) Lingaraj Temple
(d) Rajarani Temple
Option c – Lingaraj Temple
Which of the following Orissan Temples has a sikhar of Dravidian styles?
(a) Jagannath
(b) Lingaraj
(c) Rajarani
(d) Vaital Deul
Option d – Vaital Deul
Who was the Chola king under whose reign the Brihadishvara Temple of Thanjavur was constructed?
(a) Rajendra I
(b) Kulottunga I
(c) Rajaraja I
(d) Rajadhiraj I
Option c – Rajaraja I
(a) Chalukyas
(b) Cholas
(c) Chera
(d) Pandya
Option a – Chalukyas
Rock-cut temples of Mahabalipuram were built by
(a) Pallavas
(b) Cholas
(c) Chalukyas
(d) Rashtrakutas
Option a – Pallavas
The inscription which proves Chandragupta’s sway over Western India is
(a) Kalinga Rock Edict
(b) Girnar Rock Edict of Ashoka
(c) Junagarh Rock Edit of Rudradaman
(d) Sopara Rock Edict of Ashoka
Option c – Junagarh Rock Edit of Rudradaman
Which foreign influence is seen in the rock-cut architecture of India?
(a) Arabic
(b) Persian
(c) Indo-European
(d) Greek
Option b – Persian
(a) Satavahana, Chalukyas, Cholas, Hoysalas
(b) Cholas, Hoysalas, Satavahana, Chalukyas
(c) Cholas, Hoysalas, Chalukyas, Satavahana
(d) Hoysalas, Chalukyas, Cholas, Satavahana
Option a – Satavahana, Chalukyas, Cholas, Hoysalas
With reference to the art and archaeological history of India which one among the following was made earliest?
(a) Lingaraja Temple at Bhubaneswar
(b) Rock-cut Elephant at Dhauli
(c) Rock-cut Monuments at Mahabalipuram
(d) Varaha Image of Udayagiri
Option b – Rock-cut Elephant at Dhauli
(a) Shiva temple at Ellora
(b) Ajanta caves
(c) Khajuraho temples
(d) Rathas of Mahabalipuram
Option a – Shiva temple at Ellora
Which of the following caves is famous for “Trimurti”?
(a) Ajanta
(b) Bhaja
(c) Elephanta
(d) Ellora
Option c – Elephanta
Which of the following statements about Elephanta Island is correct?
(a) It was given its name by the British after a large elephant structure was located there.
(b) It contains one large cave.
(c) It is well-known for its spectacular carving of Vishnu described in the Vishnudharmottara Purana.
(d) It is associated with the Pashupata sect.
Option b – It contains one large cave
Buddhist, Hindu, and Jain rock-cut caves co-exist at
(a) Ajanta
(b) Elephanta
(c) Ellora
(d) Karle
Option c – Ellora
Caves of Ajanta and Ellora are located in
(a) Nasik
(b) Mumbai
(c) Aurangabad
(d) Pune
Option c – Aurangabad
The Arts of Ajanta were mainly patronized by
(a) Chalukyas
(b) Pallavas
(c) Vakatakas
(d) Gangas
Option c – Vakatakas
Ajanta caves are linked with
(a) Ramayana
(b) Mahabharata
(c) Jataka stories
(d) Panchatantra stories
Option c – Jataka stories
Who built Konark Sun Temple?
(a) Narasimhadeva Varman
(b) Rajendra Chola
(c) Ashoka
(d) Krishnadevaraya
Option a – Narasimhadeva Varman
The ‘Great Bath’ was found at the archaeological site of
(a) Ropar
(b) Harappa
(c) Mohenjodaro
(d) Kalibangan
Option c – Mohenjodaro
From where the evidence of rock-cut architecture was found, with reference to Harappa Civilisation?
(a) Kalibangan
(b) Dholavira
(c) Kot Diji
(d) Amri
Option c – Kot Diji
What was used normally in the construction of Royal Houses during the Mauryan period?
(a) Wood
(b) Mud and Lime
(c) Burnt Brick
(d) Sandstone
Option a – Wood
Which one of the following is not a work on Architecture?
(a) Manasara
(b) Samarangana Sutradhara
(c) Mahavastu
(d) Mayamata
Option c – Mahavastu
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