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| # | Question | Subject and topic | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3801 | Which harvest festival is correctly paired with its state? | Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Agriculture and society |
Medium |
| 3802 | The Vedic word gavishti, literally "search for cows", is used by historians to show that | Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Agriculture and society |
Medium |
| 3803 | A historian wants to show that Vedic society valued farming as an honest livelihood. Which evidence supports … | Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Agriculture and society |
Hard |
| 3804 | The innermost sanctum of a Hindu temple that houses the main deity is called the | Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Temple architecture |
Easy |
| 3805 | A curvilinear tower topped by an amalaka is characteristic of which temple style? | Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Temple architecture |
Easy |
| 3806 | In Dravida-style temples, the tall, ornamented entrance gateway is known as the | Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Temple architecture |
Medium |
| 3807 | Temples of the Deccan that mix features of the northern and southern styles are classed as | Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Temple architecture |
Medium |
| 3808 | A student reads about a small Gupta-period shrine with a flat roof and a pillared porch. Which monument fits … | Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Temple architecture |
Hard |
| 3809 | In Buddhist rock-cut architecture, a chaitya is | Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Rock-cut and monolithic temples |
Easy |
| 3810 | The Kailasa temple at Ellora was excavated under which dynasty? | Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Rock-cut and monolithic temples |
Easy |
| 3811 | Which cave complex contains Buddhist, Hindu and Jain monuments side by side? | Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Rock-cut and monolithic temples |
Medium |
| 3812 | The Pancha Rathas at Mahabalipuram are best described as | Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Rock-cut and monolithic temples |
Medium |
| 3813 | An archaeologist notes that a temple's top was finished before its base, with no blocks joined together. What… | Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Rock-cut and monolithic temples |
Hard |
| 3814 | The Brihadeshvara temple at Thanjavur was built by | Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Constructed temples and public architecture |
Easy |
| 3815 | Which temple is designed as a giant chariot with carved wheels and horses? | Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Constructed temples and public architecture |
Easy |
| 3816 | Rani ki Vav at Patan in Gujarat is an example of | Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Constructed temples and public architecture |
Medium |
| 3817 | Temples standing on star-shaped platforms with dense carvings, at Belur and Halebidu, were built by the | Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Constructed temples and public architecture |
Medium |
| 3818 | A temple at Mahabalipuram was built by placing cut stone blocks one on another, unlike the nearby rathas. Whi… | Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Constructed temples and public architecture |
Hard |
| 3819 | The Red Fort in Delhi was built by | Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Forts and palaces |
Easy |
| 3820 | In a Mughal palace, the Diwan-i-Khas was meant for | Knowledge Tradition-Practices India Forts and palaces |
Easy |