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1. Which one of the following is not a Harappan site?
Chanhudaro
Kot Diji
Sohgaura
Desalpur
Correct Answer
Correct Answer: Sohgaura
Wrong Answer
Correct Answer: Sohgaura
2. Building “Kalyana Mandapas” was a notable feature in the temple construction in the kingdom of__________
Chalukya
Chandela
Rashtrakuta
Vijayanagara
Correct Answer
Correct Answer: Chalukya
Wrong Answer
Correct Answer: Chalukya
3. Who among the following Mughal Emperors shifted emphasis from illustrated manuscripts to album and individual portrait?
Humayun
Akbar
Jahangir
Shahjahan
Correct Answer
Correct Answer: Jahangir
Wrong Answer
Correct Answer: Jahangir
4. Which Architecture form prevailed in modern India?
Neo-Roman Style
Mughal art
Gupta Age Art
Mauryan Art
Correct Answer
Correct Answer: Neo-Roman Style
Wrong Answer
Correct Answer: Neo-Roman Style
5. Which Architecture form prevailed in Medieval India?
Harappan Art
Mughal Art
Gupta Age Art
Post Mauryan Art
Correct Answer
Correct Answer: Mughal Art
Wrong Answer
Correct Answer: Mughal Art
6. What was the other name of Harappan Civilisation?
Indian Valley Civilization
Mohen-jo-daro civilisation
Damodar Valley Civilization
Indus Valley Civilization
Correct Answer
Correct Answer: Indus Valley Civilization
Wrong Answer
Correct Answer: Indus Valley Civilization
7. The towns of Harappan Civilisation were laid out in a ____________ grid pattern.
square
oval
rectangular
circular
Correct Answer
Correct Answer: rectangular
Wrong Answer
Correct Answer: rectangular
8. The _______ is the world’s oldest bronze sculpture.
Standing Girl
Sleeping Girl
Dancing Girl
Working Girl
Correct Answer
Correct Answer: Dancing Girl
Wrong Answer
Correct Answer: Dancing Girl
9. __________ was the capital of Mauryan Empire.
Hastinapur
Pataliputra
Magadh
None of these
Correct Answer
Correct Answer: Pataliputra
Wrong Answer
Correct Answer: Pataliputra
10. _________ were used at the time of Ashoka to commemorate battle victories.
Chakras
Pillars
Seals
Statues
Correct Answer
Correct Answer: Pillars
Wrong Answer
Correct Answer: Pillars
11. __________ in Madhya Pradesh is the most famous of the Ashokan stupas.
Sanchi Stupa
Kanchi Stupas
Sarnath Stupa
Maya Stupa
Correct Answer
Correct Answer: Sanchi Stupa
Wrong Answer
Correct Answer: Sanchi Stupa
12. Mauryan empire declined in_____
2nd century BC
1st century BC
3rd century BC
4th century BC
Correct Answer
Correct Answer: 2nd century BC
Wrong Answer
Correct Answer: 2nd century BC
13. __________ dynasty introduced the idea of torans as beautifully decorated gateways to the stupas.
The Pandawas
The Kushanas
The Mauryans
The Shunga
Correct Answer
Correct Answer: The Shunga
Wrong Answer
Correct Answer: The Shunga
14. The emergence of the _________ is often hailed as the “Golden Age of India”.
Ashoka Empire
Shunga Empire
Gupta Empire
Kushana Empire
Correct Answer
Correct Answer: Gupta Empire
Wrong Answer
Correct Answer: Gupta Empire
15. Ajanta is a series of _______ caves in the Sahyadri ranges on Waghora River near Aurangabad in Maharashtra.
stone-cut
rock-cut
Hill-cut
stone-carved
Correct Answer
Correct Answer: rock-cut
Wrong Answer
Correct Answer: rock-cut
16. Ajanta is a series of ______ caves.
29
25
26
36
Correct Answer
Correct Answer: 29
Wrong Answer
Correct Answer: 29
17. The Gupta Empire emerged in_____.
3rd century AD
1st century AD
4th century AD
2nd century AD
Correct Answer
Correct Answer: 4th century AD
Wrong Answer
Correct Answer: 4th century AD
18. __________ reached its climax during the period of Gupta Empire.
Fort architecture
Temple architecture
Stupa architecture
Cave architecture
Correct Answer
Correct Answer: Temple architecture
Wrong Answer
Correct Answer: Temple architecture
19. Ellora caves is a group of ____ caves
31
32
33
34
Correct Answer
Correct Answer: 34
Wrong Answer
Correct Answer: 34
20. The Hindu and Buddhist Caves were predominantly constructed by________dynasty.
Rashtrakuta
Kushana
Gupta
Maurya
Correct Answer
Correct Answer: Rashtrakuta
Wrong Answer
Correct Answer: Rashtrakuta
21. The Mehrauli Iron Pillar is located in the ________complex.
Qutub Minar
Chaar Minar
Sanchi Stupa
Sarnath
Correct Answer
Correct Answer: Qutub Minar
Wrong Answer
Correct Answer: Qutub Minar
22. The presence of a water tank inside the temple enclosure was a unique feature of the_________ style.
Pallava
Dravidian
Mauryan
Kushana
Correct Answer
Correct Answer: Dravidian
Wrong Answer
Correct Answer: Dravidian
23. The sculpture of Natraja is an important piece of ________ sculpture.
Pallava
Dravidian
Chola
Kushana
Correct Answer
Correct Answer: Chola
Wrong Answer
Correct Answer: Chola
24. Which of the following was a famous scholar of Nalanda?
Nguyen
Chanakya
Narasimha
Aryabhatta
Correct Answer
Correct Answer: Aryabhatta
Wrong Answer
Correct Answer: Aryabhatta
25. Takshila is located in modern day_____
Nepal
India
Pakistan
Afghanistan