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The ExamPillar provided a collection of important questions for various upcoming exams like SSC (Steno, JE, CGL, CHSL, CPO, MTS etc), RRB (Group D, JE, NTPC etc), State Exam (UKSSSC, UKPCS, UPSSSC, UPPCS, BPSC, BSSC, etc) etc. The team of The ExamPillar provided to Ancient Indian History (Architecture in Ancient India) MCQ Part – I, which questions have been asked in various exams. In this Set we provide the questions 01 – 40.<\/span><\/p>\n

Subject \u2014<\/strong>\u00a0Ancient Indian History\u00a0<\/span>
\nTopic \u2014\u00a0<\/strong>Architecture in Ancient India
\nTotal Question in This Set \u2014 <\/strong>01 – 40<\/span><\/p>\n

Ancient Indian History (Architecture in Ancient India<\/strong>) MCQ
\nPart – I<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

1. The temples of Khajuraho are related with<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Buddhist religion<\/span>
\n(B) Hindu religion<\/span>
\n(C) Hindu and Jain<\/span>
\n(D) Jain religion<\/span>
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2. Which dynasty gave India its famous temples of Khajuraho?<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Paramara
\n(B) Mauryas<\/span>
\n(C) Chandelas
\n(D) Holkars<\/span>
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3. The Temple of Kandariya Mahadev at Khajuraho was built by<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Paramara
\n(B) Chedi<\/span>
\n(C) Rashtrakuta
\n(D) Chandela<\/span>
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4. The associates of Khajuraho Temple Architecture were<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Chandela<\/span>
\n(B) Gurjara \u2013 Pratihara<\/span>
\n(C) Chahamana<\/span>
\n(D) Paramara<\/span>
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5. Which of the following temples is not located at Khajuraho?<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Kandariya Mahadev<\/span>
\n(B) Chausath Yogini<\/span>
\n(C) Dashavatara<\/span>
\n(D) Chitragupta<\/span>
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6. Matangesvara Temple at Khajuraho is dedicated to<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Vishnu
\n(B) Shiva<\/span>
\n(C) Surya
\n(D) Parvati<\/span>
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7. The pinnacle of which of the following is built in Dravida style?<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Bhitargaon Temple<\/span>
\n(B) Teli Temple of Gwalior<\/span>
\n(C) Kandaria Mahadev Temple<\/span>
\n(D) Oriya Temple<\/span>
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8. Which of the following is not a world heritage sites?<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Khajuraho temples<\/span>
\n(B) Bhimbetka rock shelters<\/span>
\n(C) Sanchi stupa<\/span>
\n(D) Mandu fort<\/span>
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9. In which of the following rock cut caves eleven headed Bodhisattava image is depicted?<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Ajanta
\n(B) Ellora<\/span>
\n(C) Kanheri
\n(D) Karle<\/span>
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10. Which centre consists more than 100 Buddha caves?<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Ajanta
\n(B) Karley<\/span>
\n(C) Kanheri
\n(D) Rajgrih<\/span>
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11. Palitana temple is located near<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Bhavnagar<\/span>
\n(B) Mount Abu<\/span>
\n(C) Nasik<\/span>
\n(D) Ujjain<\/span>
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12. Jain temple of Abu is made of<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Sand stone
\n(B) Lime stone<\/span>
\n(C) Granite
\n(D) Marble<\/span>
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13. Famous cave temples of Elephanta are ascribed to<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Chalukyas
\n(B) Cholas<\/span>
\n(C) Pallavas
\n(D) Rashtrakutas<\/span>
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14. The Elephanta caves were mainly sculptured for which of the following devotees?<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Buddhist
\n(B) Jain<\/span>
\n(C) Shaiva
\n(D) Vaishnava<\/span>
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15. There are only two known examples of cave paintings of the Gupta period in ancient India. One of these is paintings of Ajanta caves. Where is the other surviving examples of Gupta paintings?<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Bagh caves<\/span>
\n(B) Elora caves<\/span>
\n(C) Lomas Rishi caves<\/span>
\n(D) Nasik caves<\/span>
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16. Which of the following caves is famous for \u2018Trimurti\u2019?<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Ajanta
\n(B) Bhaja<\/span>
\n(C) Elephanta
\n(D) Ellora<\/span>
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17. Buddhist, Hindu and Jain rock-cut caves coexist at<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Ajanta
\n(B) Elephanta<\/span>
\n(C) Ellora
\n(D) Karle<\/span>
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18. The caves and rock-cut temples at Ellora represent only<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Buddhists<\/span>
\n(B) Buddhists and Jains<\/span>
\n(C) Hindus and Jains<\/span>
\n(D) Hindus, Buddhists and Jains<\/span>
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19. The rock-cut caves in Western India are located in<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Nasik, Ellora and Ajanta<\/span>
\n(B) Junar, Kalyan and Pitalkhora<\/span>
\n(C) Ajanta, Bhaja and Kondane<\/span>
\n(D) Bhaja, Pitalkhora and Kondane<\/span>
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20. Which of the following temples is an example of rock-cut architecture?<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Shore Temple, Mamallapuram<\/span>
\n(B) Rajarajeshwara Temple, Thanjavur<\/span>
\n(C) Kailasa Temple, Ellora<\/span>
\n(D) Jagannatha Temple, Puri<\/span>
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21. Ellora caves were built by<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Pallavas
\n(B) Cholas<\/span>
\n(C) Rastrakutas
\n(D) Palas<\/span>
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22. Which of the following places is famous for Buddhist Cave Temples?<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Elephanta
\n(B) Nalanda<\/span>
\n(C) Ajanta
\n(D) Khajuraho<\/span>
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23. Which dynasty constructed the Ellora Kailasa Temple?<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Rashtrakuta
\n(B) Satvahana<\/span>
\n(C) Maurya
\n(D) Pallava<\/span>
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24. Which of the following temples is considered as a wonder of rock-cut architecture?<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Brihadisvara Temple, Tanjavur<\/span>
\n(B) Lingaraja Temple, Bhubaneshwar<\/span>
\n(C) Kailasa Temple, Ellora<\/span>
\n(D) Kandaria Mahadeva Temple, Khajuraho<\/span>
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25. Which dynasty of rulers is associated with the construction of famous Kailasa Temple of Ellora?<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Chalukyas
\n(B) Cholas<\/span>
\n(C) Pallavas
\n(D) Rashtrakutas<\/span>
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26. The Kailasa temple of Ellora was built by<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Rastrakutas<\/span>
\n(B) Chalukyas of Vatapi<\/span>
\n(C) Ganga Rulers<\/span>
\n(D) None of the above<\/span>
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27. Kailash temple of Ellora was constituted by<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Govind-III
\n(B) Krishna-I<\/span>
\n(C) Krishna-II
\n(D) Krishna-III<\/span>
\n(E) None of these<\/span>
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28. Which Rashtrakuta ruler built the famous Shiva temple of Ellora?<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Dantidurga
\n(B) Krishna-I<\/span>
\n(C) Krishna-II
\n(D) Govind-III<\/span>
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29. Caves of Ajanta and Ellora are located in<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Nasik
\n(B) Mumbai<\/span>
\n(C) Aurangabad
\n(D) Pune<\/span>
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30. Which religion had Rashtrakuta protection?<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Buddha
\n(B) Jain<\/span>
\n(C) Shaiva
\n(D) Shakta<\/span>
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31. In which one of the following places, the cave temples built by the Rashtrakutas in the Ellora mountains are located?<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Aurangabad (Maharashtra)<\/span>
\n(B) Nasik (Maharashtra)<\/span>
\n(C) Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh)<\/span>
\n(D) Golconda (Andhra Pradesh)<\/span>
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32. The caves of Ajanta and Ellora are in<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Andhra Pradesh<\/span>
\n(B) Madhya Pradesh<\/span>
\n(C) Maharashtra<\/span>
\n(D) Rajasthan<\/span>
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33. Ajanta caves are linked with<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Ramayana<\/span>
\n(B) Mahabharat<\/span>
\n(C) Jataka stories<\/span>
\n(D) Panchatantra stories<\/span>
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34. The art of Ajanta was mainly patronised by the<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Chalukyas
\n(B) Pallavas<\/span>
\n(C) Vakatakas
\n(D) Gangas<\/span>
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35. Who built the Konark Sun Temple?<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Narasimhadeva Varman<\/span>
\n(B) Rajendra Chola<\/span>
\n(C) Ashoka<\/span>
\n(D) Krishnadev Rai<\/span>
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36. The painting of Bodhisattva Padmapani is one of the most famous and oft-illustrated paintings at<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Ajanta
\n(B) Badami<\/span>
\n(C) Bagh
\n(D) Ellora<\/span>
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37. Where is \u2018Black Pagoda\u2019?<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Madurai
\n(B) Konark<\/span>
\n(C) Khajuraho
\n(D) None of these<\/span>
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38. Which among these is known as \u2018Black Pagoda\u2019?<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Shore Temple<\/span>
\n(B) Khajuraho Temple<\/span>
\n(C) Konark Sun Temple<\/span>
\n(D) Deogarh Temple<\/span>
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39. The Sun Temple of Modhera lies in which state?<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Bihar
\n(B) Gujarat<\/span>
\n(C) Odisha
\n(D) Bengal<\/span>
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40. Which one of the following is Sun Temple?<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Lingaraj Temple<\/span>
\n(B) Rajarani Temple<\/span>
\n(C) Konark Temple<\/span>
\n(D) Jagannath Temple<\/span>
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