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Questions Related to history

Of the following dynasties, only the dynasty was not a patron of temple architecture?

  1. Paramar

  2. Yadava

  3. Chalukya

  4. Chandella


Correct Option: B

The harappan economy was primarily___ in nature.

  1. Rural

  2. Industrial

  3. Urban

  4. Capitalist


Correct Option: C

The earliest surviving extant, i.e. still standing temples date from the ________ period.

  1. Gupta

  2. Sunga

  3. Vedic

  4. Maurya


Correct Option: A

Most of the rock-cut caves, chaityas, monasteries, temples, etc. at Ajanta and Ellora were built during the period of ________.

  1. Chalukyas of Badami

  2. Rastrakutas of Manyakheda

  3. Both (a) and (b) above

  4. Imperial Guptas


Correct Option: C

The script of the Indus Valley Civilization isĀ  ___________.

  1. Dravidian

  2. Persian

  3. Sanskrit

  4. Not yet deciphered


Correct Option: D

The temple architecture in India began to develop around _______ century C.E.

  1. 1

  2. 2

  3. 3

  4. 4


Correct Option: D

Assertion (A): There is no conclusive proof of the presence of temples or public places of worship in the Indus civilization.
Reason (R): To the Harappans, religion was perhaps more a personal and a private matter than a public affair.

  1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

  2. Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A

  3. A is true but R is false

  4. A is false but R is true


Correct Option: C

The entire composition of rock-cut caves represents a union of sculptural art.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A

What were the crops raised by the Harappans?
I. Cotton
II. Wheat
III. Barley
IV. Peas
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

  1. I, II, III and IV

  2. I, II and III

  3. II, III and IV

  4. II and III


Correct Option: A

What was the material used by Mathura school of art for making sculptures ?

  1. Marble

  2. Wood

  3. Granite

  4. Red Sandstone


Correct Option: D