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UPSC CDS Indian History Timeline — practice questions — page 38

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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 →Chola paintings at Brihadeswara show a portrait of Rajaraja with his mentor:Read the answer and worked solution →The Vijayanagara dynasty of the fourteenth to sixteenth centuries had its capital at:Read the answer and worked solution →Paintings in the Virupaksha temple at Hampi show Vidyaranya, spiritual teacher of:Read the answer and worked solution →Lepakshi, with glorious Vijayanagara paintings in its Shiva temple, is near:Read the answer and worked solution →Vijayanagara painters showed faces in:Read the answer and worked solution →Nayaka paintings of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries are seen at Thiruparakunram, Tiruvarur and:Read the answer and worked solution →The Sri Krishna temple at Chengam in Arcot district has how many Ramayana panels?Read the answer and worked solution →Kerala mural painters took cues from Kathakali and which ritual floor painting?Read the answer and worked solution →Among Kerala mural sites are three palaces: Krishnapuram, Padmanabhapuram and the Dutch palace in:Read the answer and worked solution →Pithoro, a traditional mural form, belongs to parts of Rajasthan and:Read the answer and worked solution →Warli paintings are a traditional mural form of:Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the Kerala mural sitesRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the Vijayanagara and Nayaka sitesRead the answer and worked solution →Run the dynastiesRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the mural wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Deccan or KeralaRead the answer and worked solution →Sort by dynastyRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Later murals bingoRead the answer and worked solution →Large-scale Indo-Islamic building activity in India began in the early thirteenth century under the:Read the answer and worked solution →Brackets, pillars and lintels supporting a flat roof is a technique called:Read the answer and worked solution →True arches were built with interlocking blocks called voussoirs and fitted with:Read the answer and worked solution →Forbidden to depict living forms, Muslim builders developed the arts of arabesque, geometrical patterns and:Read the answer and worked solution →

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Because of its Vishnu dedication, Badami Cave 4 is popularly known as the:

  1. Jaina Cave
  2. Buddha Cave
  3. Vishnu Cave
  4. Shiva Cave
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Correct answer: C. Vishnu Cave

1. The patron recorded his Vaishnava affiliation. 2. It is the Vishnu Cave. 3. A painting fragment survives on the mandapa roof. _Source: syllabus An Introduction to Indian Art, Chapter 5, Later Mural Traditions._

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The Pallava king Mahendravarma I built temples at Panamalai, Kanchipuram and:

  1. Thanjavur
  2. Sittanvasal
  3. Lepakshi
  4. Mandagapattu
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Correct answer: D. Mandagapattu

1. He ruled in the seventh century. 2. Mandagapattu carries his inscription. 3. His titles show his love of art. _Source: syllabus An Introduction to Indian Art, Chapter 5, Later Mural Traditions._

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Mahendravarman I bore the title Chitrakarapuli, meaning:

  1. Tiger among artists
  2. Curious-minded
  3. Temple builder
  4. Lord of the seas
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Correct answer: A. Tiger among artists

1. Vichitrachitta means curious-minded. 2. Chitrakarapuli means tiger among artists. 3. Chaityakari means temple builder. _Source: syllabus An Introduction to Indian Art, Chapter 5, Later Mural Traditions._

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