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Multiple choice history architecture as power: forts and sacred places cholas of tanjore forts and temples in medieval period cultural heritage of india

How was the 90 tonne stone transferred to the top of the shikhara of the Rajarajeshvara temple at Thanjavur?

  1. Manually lifted.

  2. Rolled over an inclined plane.

  3. Lifted using a chain & pulley system.

  4. Using an unknown ancient technology.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Monuments provide an insight into the technologies used for construction. 
The Rajarajeshvara temple at Thanjavur had the tallest shikhara amongst the temples of its time. Constructing it was not an easy task as there were no cranes and the 90 tonne stone was too heavy for manual lifting.
So architects built an inclined plane to the top of the temple, placed the boulder on rollers and rolled it all the way to the top. The path started more than four kilometres away so that it would not be too steep.

Multiple choice history architecture as power: forts and sacred places cholas of tanjore forts and temples in medieval period cultural heritage of india

Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni was a contemporary of ____________

  1. Rajendra 1

  2. Rajaraja 1

  3. Both

  4. None
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

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. But by destroying temples especially the one at Somnath he tried to win credit as a great hero of Islam.

Multiple choice history architecture as power: forts and sacred places cholas of tanjore forts and temples in medieval period cultural heritage of india

The architect of the Rajarajeshvara temple was _____________.

  1. Rajaraja Chola

  2. Rajendra Chola

  3. Kunjaramallan Rajaraja Perunthachchan

  4. None
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The Rajarajeshvara temple was built by Rajaraja chola the great Chola King.
It is located in the current state of Kerala.
The architect of the Rajarajeshvara temple was however, Kunjaramallan Rajaraja Perunthachchan who has his name carved on the walls of the temple.

Multiple choice history architecture as power: forts and sacred places cholas of tanjore forts and temples in medieval period cultural heritage of india

The Khajuraho shrines built by the Chandella rulers are dedicated to _________.

  1. Brahma and Vishnu

  2. Vishnu and Laxmi

  3. Shiva and Parvati

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Khajuraho Temples are among the most beautiful medieval monuments in the country. It is a group of Hindu temples dedicated to different dieties. The largest temple at khajuraho i.e. the Lakshmana temple is dedicated to Vaikuntha Vishnu. Chandella rulers built these temples between AD 900 and 1130.

Multiple choice history architecture as power: forts and sacred places cholas of tanjore forts and temples in medieval period cultural heritage of india

In which of the following groups the Khajuraho temples have been divided?
1. North Zone
2. East-West Zone
3. South Zone
4. North-South Zone

  1. 1 and 2

  2. 2 and 3

  3. 1 and 3

  4. 3 and 4
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Khajuraho temple complex is generally categorized into groups based on their geographical location, specifically the Western (West) and Eastern (East) groups, often referred to as East-West and South zones.

Multiple choice history what, where, how and when sources of modern history introduction to medieval india sources of medieval history

The ______ survived as oral tradition for many generations.

  1. Vedas

  2. Tripitikas

  3. Agamas

  4. Vedandgas
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation
  • The Vedas are a large body of religious texts originating in ancient India. Composed in Vedic Sanskrit, the texts constitute the oldest layer of Sanskrit literature and the oldest scriptures of Hinduism.

  • Transmission of texts in the Vedic period was by oral tradition, preserved with precision with the help of elaborate mnemonic techniques.

  • A literary tradition is traceable in post-Vedic times, after the rise of Buddhism in the Maurya period, perhaps earliest in the Kanva recension of the Yajurveda about the 1st century BCE; however, the tradition of transmission remained active.