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UPSC CDS Ancient Indian History — practice questions — page 25

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The pyramidal tower of a South Indian temple is called the:Read the answer and worked solution →The deities of the eight directions on temple walls are the:Read the answer and worked solution →The simple square-based shikhara whose walls curve inward to a point is called:Read the answer and worked solution →The first temple with a flat roof, from the Gupta period, stands near the stupa at:Read the answer and worked solution →The Deogarh temple, with a main shrine and four corner shrines, is in which style?Read the answer and worked solution →The Lakshmana temple of Khajuraho was built in 954 by the Chandela king:Read the answer and worked solution →The crowning elements of nagara temples are the amalak and the:Read the answer and worked solution →The Sun temple at Modhera was built in 1026 by Raja Bhimdev I of which dynasty?Read the answer and worked solution →How many miniature shrines are carved between the steps of the surya kund at Modhera?Read the answer and worked solution →The sculptural style of the ninth to eleventh centuries in Bengal and Bihar is known as the:Read the answer and worked solution →The mandapa of an Odisha temple is called the:Read the answer and worked solution →The Sun temple at Konark was built in stone around:Read the answer and worked solution →Konark's Sun temple has how many pairs of enormous chariot wheels?Read the answer and worked solution →Unlike nagara temples, a dravida temple is enclosed within a:Read the answer and worked solution →The Srirangam temple in Tiruchirapalli has how many concentric enclosure walls with gopurams?Read the answer and worked solution →Narasimhavarman I, who acceded the Pallava throne around 640 CE, was also known as:Read the answer and worked solution →The Brihadeswara temple at Thanjavur was completed around 1009 by:Read the answer and worked solution →The vimana of the Brihadeswara temple rises to about:Read the answer and worked solution →The Kailashnath temple at Ellora, carved from living rock, was the greatest architectural achievement of the:Read the answer and worked solution →Hoysala temples at Belur, Halebid and Somnathpuram are known for their:Read the answer and worked solution →Vijayanagara, literally city of victory, was founded in:Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the nagara elementsRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the dravida wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Run the temple yearsRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the temple wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Nagara or dravidaRead the answer and worked solution →Sort the temple regionsRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Temple architecture bingoRead the answer and worked solution →Bronze is an alloy made by mixing copper, zinc and:Read the answer and worked solution →

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The pyramidal tower of a South Indian temple is called the:

  1. Kalasha
  2. Vimana
  3. Shikhara
  4. Amalaka
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Correct answer: B. Vimana

1. North Indian temples have a curving shikhara. 2. The southern tower is the vimana. 3. Nagara and Dravida are the two broad orders. _Source: syllabus An Introduction to Indian Art, Chapter 6, Temple Architecture and Sculpture._

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The deities of the eight directions on temple walls are the:

  1. Ashtadikpalas
  2. Navagrahas
  3. Saptamatrikas
  4. Dvarapalas
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Correct answer: A. Ashtadikpalas

1. Navagrahas are the nine planets. 2. Ashtadikpalas face the eight key directions. 3. Dvarapalas guard the gateways. _Source: syllabus An Introduction to Indian Art, Chapter 6, Temple Architecture and Sculpture._

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The simple square-based shikhara whose walls curve inward to a point is called:

  1. Khakra
  2. Latina
  3. Phamsana
  4. Valabhi
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Correct answer: B. Latina

1. It is also called rekha-prasada. 2. This type is latina. 3. Phamsana roofs are broader and shorter. _Source: syllabus An Introduction to Indian Art, Chapter 6, Temple Architecture and Sculpture._

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