Architecture and Paintings

Q. Which of these were famous painters during the Peashwa period in Maharashtra?

1. Abhaji
2. Tanaji
3. Sanoji
4. Mankoji

Q. Which of these temples were built by Shivaji Maharaj?

1. Mohiniraj temple
2. Saptkoteshwar temple
3. Bhavanidevi temple
4. Kalaram temple

Q. What is the period from 1630 A.D. to 1819 A.D. in Maharashtra known as?

1. Maratheshahi
2. Mumbaishahi
3. Mughalshahi
4. Shivajishahi

Q. Who was a famous architect of the Maratha period?

1. Hiroji Indulkar
2. Suresh Karmakar
3. Prabhakar Tendulkar
4. Himadri Shinde

Q. The temples built during the Maratha period had what style of architecture?

1. Hemadpanti style
2. Kalinga style
3. Ganga style
4. Chalukya style

Q. At Jamod in Vidarbha, _______ paintings adorned the Jain temple.

1. Jin Charitra
2. Buddh Charitra
3. Jin Sambhav
4. Buddh Sambhav

Q. Which of these were used in the construction of wadas?

1. Wood
2. Baked bricks
3. Bamboo
4. Cement

Q. Where in South India had Marathi plays emerged near the end of the seventeenth century?

1. Madras
2. Mysuru
3. Tanjavur
4. Calicut

Q. The Peshwas commissioned metal idols of Parvati and Ganapati for which temple?

1. Ganapati temple
2. Parvati temple
3. Karthikeya temple
4. Shiva temple

Q.

The Chahamanas originally came from which place in Rajasthan?

1. Ajmer

2. Bundi

3. Chittor

4. Jodhpur

Q. Describe the features of the wadas belonging to the period of Maratheshahi.

Q. Where is the Trishund Ganapati temple located?

1. Kolhapur
2. Bombay
3. Pune
4. Nashik

Q. What were the themes of the paintings in temples during the Peshwa period?

1. Rampanchayatana
2. Panchatantra
3. Dashavatara
4. Jataka stories

Q. Paintings on the walls of ______ are the important ones of the Peshwa period.

1. Mangalwarwada
2. Shaniwarwada
3. Shukrawarwada
4. Bhanwarwada

Q. What architectural feature of the ghat construction lent beauty to it?

1. The use of mud at regular intervals.
2. Presence of very small steps at regular intervals.
3. Presence of wide steps at regular intervals.
4. The use of stones in the construction of ghats.

Q. ______ built on a river are characteristic of Maratheshahi.

1. Hay ghats
2. Mud ghats
3. Cement ghats
4. Stone ghats

Q. The limestone was a common binding material while building the forts.

1. True
2. False

Q. Peshwas, who became the leaders of Marathas after the reign of the Chhatrapati, started the practice celebrating Ganeshotsava in homes.

1. True
2. False