Temples & Religious Architecture — Practice MCQs

Questions: 10 | Attempted: 0

Q1GS-Imoderate· match pairs

Match List-I (Temple) with List-II (Builder):

List I

List II

Choose the correct match:

(A) Brihadeeswara-Rajaraja I; Gangaikonda Cholapuram-Rajendra I; Airavatesvara-Rajaraja II; Mallikarjuna-Satavahanas(B) Brihadeeswara-Rajendra I; Gangaikonda Cholapuram-Rajaraja I; Airavatesvara-Rajaraja II; Mallikarjuna-Satavahanas(C) Brihadeeswara-Rajaraja I; Gangaikonda Cholapuram-Rajaraja II; Airavatesvara-Rajendra I; Mallikarjuna-Satavahanas(D) Brihadeeswara-Rajendra I; Gangaikonda Cholapuram-Rajaraja II; Airavatesvara-Rajaraja I; Mallikarjuna-Satavahanas

Q2GS-Ieasy· statement correct

Consider the following statements about the Great Living Chola Temples:

Which of the statements given above are correct?

(A) 1 and 2 only(B) 1 and 3 only(C) 2 and 3 only(D) 1, 2 and 3

Q3GS-Imoderate· statement correct

Consider the following statements about the Mallikarjuna Temple at Srisailam:

Which of the statements given above are correct?

(A) 1 and 2 only(B) 2 and 3 only(C) 1 and 3 only(D) 1, 2 and 3

Q4GS-Ieasy· direct

The Simhachalam temple in Visakhapatnam is dedicated to which incarnation of Vishnu?

(A) Varaha(B) Narasimha (also worshipped as Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha)(C) Vamana(D) Parashurama

Q5GS-Imoderate· statement correct

With reference to the Kheer Bhawani Temple, consider the following statements:

Which of the statements given above are correct?

(A) 1 and 2 only(B) 2 and 3 only(C) 1 and 3 only(D) 1, 2 and 3

Q6GS-Imoderate· match pairs

Match the temple architecture style (List-I) with its example (List-II):

List I

List II

Choose the correct match:

(A) Nagara-Khajuraho; Dravidian-Brihadeeswara; Vesara-Halebidu; Kalinga-Konark(B) Nagara-Konark; Dravidian-Brihadeeswara; Vesara-Halebidu; Kalinga-Khajuraho(C) Nagara-Khajuraho; Dravidian-Halebidu; Vesara-Brihadeeswara; Kalinga-Konark(D) Nagara-Halebidu; Dravidian-Brihadeeswara; Vesara-Khajuraho; Kalinga-Konark

Q7GS-Ieasy· statement reason

Statement-I and Statement-II:

Assertion (A): Wat Phra Kaew in Bangkok is one of the most sacred Buddhist temples in Thailand.

Reason (R): It houses the Emerald Buddha and is located on Rattanakosin Island in Bangkok.

(A) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct, and Statement-II is the correct explanation for Statement-I.(B) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct, but Statement-II is not the correct explanation for Statement-I.(C) Statement-I is correct but Statement-II is incorrect.(D) Statement-I is incorrect but Statement-II is correct.

Q8GS-Imoderate· direct

Preah Vihear, recently in news, is a UNESCO-listed Lord Shiva temple located on the Dangrek Mountains. Which two countries' border does it lie astride?

(A) Cambodia and Laos(B) Cambodia and Vietnam(C) Cambodia and Thailand(D) Thailand and Laos

Q9GS-Imoderate· statement correct

Consider the following statements about the Hoysala school of temple architecture:

Which of the statements given above are correct?

(A) 1 and 2 only(B) 2 and 3 only(C) 1 and 3 only(D) 1, 2 and 3

Q10GS-Imoderate· direct

Which of the following sculpture forms found at Gangaikonda Cholapuram represents Shiva emerging from a fiery linga?

(A) Nataraja(B) Dakshinamurthy(C) Lingodbhava(D) Mahishasuramardini