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The 64 Yoginis temple is the main temple in ________.

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  1. Golden temple

  2. Khajuraho temple

  3. Mahabalipuram temple

  4. Sun temple of Konark

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Correct Option: B

Where is the Brihadeshwara temple situated?

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  1. Konark

  2. Thanjavur

  3. Mahabalipuram

  4. Madurai

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Brihadeshwara temple is situated in Thanjuvar. The temple is also known as Rajarajeshwara and was constructed by Raja Raja Chola. It is the largest South Indian temple constructed in the Dravidian style of architecture.

Who built the Brihadeshwara temple?

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  1. Narshimhavarma

  2. Rajaraja I

  3. Rajaraja II

  4. Narshimhavarma II

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Correct Option: B

Who completed the Qutub Minar?

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  1. Rajiya

  2. Qutub-ud-din-Aibak

  3. Iltutmish

  4. Babar

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Correct Option: C

Which temple is known as Rajarajeshwar temple?

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  1. Sun Temple of Konark

  2. Khajuraho Temple

  3. Narasimha Temple

  4. Brihadeshwara Temple

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Correct Option: D

The famous Sun Temple of Konark was built by whom?

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  1. Narshimhadeva I

  2. Konkanivarman

  3. Narshimhadeva II

  4. Narshimhadeva III

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Correct Option: A

The temples known as the Seven Pagodas had been built by the

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  1. Pallavas

  2. Cholas

  3. Hoysalas

  4. Chalukyas

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Correct Option: A

During the reign of which Pallava ruler Ratha temples at Mahabalipuram were built?

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  1. Narasimhavarman I

  2. Adivarman

  3. Nadivarman

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: A

Why did Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni destroy the temple of Somnath?

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  1. To win credit as a great hero of Islam.

  2. To loot the precious idols and immense wealth stored in the temple.

  3. To build a mosque in its place

  4. Only A and B

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Temples were destroyed by invading rulers as they were a symbol of the power, prestige and wealth of a king. The king was viewed as a representative of God. They were also a large store of treasure and riches. Thus, temples were viewed as targets that were to be attacked in the course of battles.
Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni was a contemporary of Rajendra I. During his campaigns in the subcontinent, he also attacked the temples of defeated kings and looted their wealth and idols. Sultan Mahmud was not a very important ruler at that time. By destroying the Somnath temple he tried to win credit as a great hero of Islam.

Why did the Sinhalese ruler Sena general II order his general to invade Madurai?

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  1. To find and restore the golden statue of Buddha

  2. To capture territory

  3. To avenge the defeat of Sena I by the Pandyan king Shrimara Shrivallabha

  4. Both A and C

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Temples were destroyed by invading rulers as they were a large store of treasure and riches. Thus, temples were viewed as targets that were to be attacked in the course of battles.

In the early ninth century, when the Pandyan king Shrimara Shrivallabha invaded Sri Lanka and defeated the king, he removed all the valuables like The statue of the Buddha made entirely of gold in the Jewel Palace and the golden images in the various monasteries.

The blow to the pride of the Sinhalese (Srilankan) ruler had to be avenged and the next Sinhalese ruler, Sena II ordered his general to invade Madurai the Pandyan capital.