Modern Epoch

Q. Who is believed to have built a Lingam of sand which is the temple deity of the Ramanathaswamy temple?

1. Sita
2. Rama
3. Hanuman
4. Lakshaman

Q. Where is Ramanathaswamy temple loacted?

1. Rameshwaram
2. Madhurai
3. Chennai
4. Coimbatore

Q. Who had built the Vijayanagara temples?

1. Pallava dynasty
2. Pandya dynasty
3. Vijayanagara dynasty
4. Chola dynasty

Q. Where is Ramanathaswamy temple situated?

1. Rameshwaram
2. Azhaharkoil
3. Srirangam
4. Tiruvellarai

Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are not true about the Ramanathaswamy temple?

1. It has the longest corridors in the world.
2. The temple has five sets of corridors, three outer and two inner corridors.
3. The innermost corridor is the newest among all the corridors.
4. The outer corridor has around 1200 pillars decorated by ornate carvings to support it.

Q. The corridors of the temples built during the modern epoch are.

1. long
2. short
3. zig-zag
4. narrow

Q. When did the modern epoch begin?

1. Before 1600 CE
2. After 1600 CE
3. Before 1300 CE
4. Before 1400 CE

Q. The Ramanathaswamy temple has two outer corridors and two inner corridors.

1. True
2. False

Q. 'X' is a temple famous for being a part of one of the twelve jyotirlingas of Lord Shiva and is also the southernmost jyotirlinga in India. It belonged to the modern era that started after the 1600 CE. Identify 'X'.

1. Meenakshi Temple
2. Ramanathaswamy Temple
3. Lingaraja Temple
4. Kashi Vishwanath