Places of Pilgrimage and The Temples of South India

Q. Which of the following places served as the capital of the Vijayanagar Dynasty?

1. Pattadakal
2. Ellora
3. Hampi
4. Badami

Q. Which of the following places served as the capital of the Chalukya Dynasty?

1. Badami
2. Pattadakal
3. Ellora
4. Hampi

Q. Who built the chariot temples in Mahabalipuram?

1. Narasimha Deva I
2. Mahamalla
3. Narsinh Varman I
4. King Krishna I

Q. The Bruhdeshwar Temple, dedicated to Lord Shiva, was built by of the Chola dynasty.

1. Narsimha Deva I
2. Narsinh Varman I
3. Rajaraja I

Q. The temples of Pattadakal follow the Dravidian style of architecture.

1. True
2. False

Q. Of the five chariot temples built by Narsingh I of the Pallava Dynasty, Dharmaraja is the smallest whereas Draupadi is the biggest.

1. True
2. False

Q. Assertion [A]: The Pallava Dynasty built a series of seven chariot temples in Mahabalipuram, but only five remain at present.

Reason [R]: Two of the seven chariot temples got submerged in the sea.

Read the above given statements carefully and select the option that is true.

1. Both A and R are true, R is the correct explanation of A.
2. Both A and R are true, R is the incorrect explanation of A.
3. A is true but R is false.
4. Both A and R are false.

Q. ______ is the largest temple found in Pattadakal.

1. Virupaksha
2. Bruhdeshwar
3. Vithala
4. Dharmaraja Chariot

Q. Identify the historical monuments that has been granted the status of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

1. Trimurti Temple
2. Tirupati Balaji Temple
3. Qutub Minar
4. Konark Temple

Q. S1: The chariot temples in Mahabalipuram were named after the five Pandavas.

S2: The Dharmraja chariot temple is the biggest and Draupadi chariot is the smallest.

1. S1: True; S2: True; S2 is the correct explanation for S1
2. S1: True; S2: True; S2 and S1 are independent statements
3. S1: False; S2: True
4. S1: True; S2: False