Temple Towns

Q. Identify temple towns.

1. Thanjavur
2. Siri
3. Madurai
4. Somnath

Q.

Name the Sufi saint who settled in Ajmer in the twelfth century?

1. Khwaja Muinuddin Chishti

2. Amir Khusrau

3. Bahauddin Zakariya

4. Hazrat Jalaluddin Surkh-Posh Bukhari

Q. Kings delivered orders to subordinates in gatherings held at ___________.

1. temples
2. gateways
3. mandapikas
4. mandapas

Q. Khwaja Muinuddin Chishti, the sufi saint settled in __________.

1. Vidisha
2. Ajmer
3. Vrindavan
4. Somnath

Q. Why did kings invest a huge amount of wealth and labour into temple construction?

1. As a symbol of their wealth and riches.
2. To invoke respect and admiration from their citizens.
3. To showcase their power to their neighbours.
4. To donate wealth to the people.

Q. Temple towns were special types of centres.

1. rural
2. urban
3. agricultural
4. medical

Q. _________ community consists of goldsmiths, bronzesmiths, blacksmiths, masons and carpenters.

1. Saliyar
2. Panchalas
3. Samanthas
4. Sthapathis

Q. The major difference between administrative centres and temple towns was _____________________________.

1. the wars fought with the foreign traders
2. the visits from pilgrims
3. the temple was constructed and the settlements around it sprung up later
4. the administrative centres were where the king used to reside

Q. Temple authorities used their wealth to ___________.

1. conduct trade and banking
2. finance expeditions to explore minerals
3. finance trade and banking
4. finance wars

Q.

The craftspersons of Bidar were famed for their inlay work in

1. Gold and silver

2. Silver and platinum

3. Copper and silver

4. Copper and gold

Q. Pushkar lake is located in __________.

1. Somnath
2. Ajmer
3. Vidisha
4. Vrindavan

Q. Identify people who settled around temple towns.

1. Weavers
2. Soldiers
3. Traders
4. Priests

Q. Why do you think towns grew around temples?

Q. Which of the following cities was the regional headquarters of a Mughal province and was also the capital of Chauhan kings?

1. Ajmer
2. Somnath
3. Vidisha
4. Vrindavan

Q.

which is the largest lake in india?

Q. Which of the following were given by the kings to temple towns for their upkeep?

1. Lands
2. Crops
3. Funds
4. Foreign goods

Q. How is Mukesh's attitude to his situation different from that of his family?

Q. Travellers who visit a place solely for religious purposes are called pilgrims.

1. False
2. True

Q. Pop the bubbles containing temple towns during the Chola age.

1. Thanjavur
2. Somnath
3. Vidisha
4. Patna
5. Madurai
6. Panipat
7. Vrindavan
8. Surat

Q. Burst the bubbles which contain the occupations of the people in the Panchala community during the Chola age.

1. Masons
2. Blacksmith
3. Railway officer
4. Carpenters
5. Crane operator
6. Pilot
7. Goldsmiths
8. Bronzesmiths