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Sannati, the largest stupa site excavated in Karnataka, is in which district?Read the answer and worked solution →The biggest rock-cut chaitya hall in western India was excavated at:Read the answer and worked solution →The vihara cave at Junnar with a later Ganesha image is popularly called:Read the answer and worked solution →Kanheri in Mumbai has how many excavated caves?Read the answer and worked solution →Ajanta, in Aurangabad district, has how many caves?Read the answer and worked solution →Varahadeva, patron of Ajanta Cave 16, was prime minister of the Vakataka king:Read the answer and worked solution →The best preserved Padmapani and Vajrapani paintings at Ajanta are in:Read the answer and worked solution →Ellora has how many Buddhist, Brahmanical and Jain caves?Read the answer and worked solution →Ellora Cave 16, a temple carved from a single rock, is known as:Read the answer and worked solution →Bagh Cave 4, with visible wall and ceiling paintings, is known as:Read the answer and worked solution →The Elephanta Caves near Mumbai are dominated by which faith?Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the Ajanta patronsRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the western cave sitesRead the answer and worked solution →Run the cave countsRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the architecture wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Mathura or GandharaRead the answer and worked solution →Sort the cave sitesRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Post-Mauryan art bingoRead the answer and worked solution →Badami, capital of the early Chalukyas, is in:Read the answer and worked solution →The early Chalukyan dynasty ruled from Badami during:Read the answer and worked solution →The Badami caves were excavated under the patronage of the Chalukya king:Read the answer and worked solution →The inscription in Badami Cave 4 records the date:Read the answer and worked solution →Because of its Vishnu dedication, Badami Cave 4 is popularly known as the:Read the answer and worked solution →The Pallava king Mahendravarma I built temples at Panamalai, Kanchipuram and:Read the answer and worked solution →Mahendravarman I bore the title Chitrakarapuli, meaning:Read the answer and worked solution →The Pallava king who patronised paintings at the Kanchipuram temple was:Read the answer and worked solution →The Jaina caves at Sittanvasal with painted ceilings belong to the:Read the answer and worked solution →The Brihadeswara temple at Thanjavur was built in the reign of:Read the answer and worked solution →The upper layer of paintings found at Brihadeswara temple was painted during the:Read the answer and worked solution →

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Sannati, the largest stupa site excavated in Karnataka, is in which district?

  1. Bellary
  2. Gulbarga
  3. Bijapur
  4. Mysore
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Correct answer: B. Gulbarga

1. It has relief-decorated stupa like Amaravati. 2. Sannati is in Gulbarga district. 3. Anakapalle near Vishakhapatnam has rock-cut stupas. _Source: syllabus An Introduction to Indian Art, Chapter 4, Post-Mauryan Trends in Indian Art and Architecture._

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The biggest rock-cut chaitya hall in western India was excavated at:

  1. Bedsa
  2. Nashik
  3. Karla
  4. Bhaja
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Correct answer: C. Karla

1. It has a courtyard, screen wall, veranda and apsidal hall. 2. Karla has the biggest chaitya hall. 3. Kanheri Cave 3 elaborated its plan. _Source: syllabus An Introduction to Indian Art, Chapter 4, Post-Mauryan Trends in Indian Art and Architecture._

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The vihara cave at Junnar with a later Ganesha image is popularly called:

  1. Kailash leni
  2. Rang Mahal
  3. Lomus Rishi
  4. Ganeshleni
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Correct answer: D. Ganeshleni

1. A stupa was later added making it a chaitya-vihara. 2. It is called Ganeshleni. 3. Junnar has over two hundred caves. _Source: syllabus An Introduction to Indian Art, Chapter 4, Post-Mauryan Trends in Indian Art and Architecture._

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