Question

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

	List-I		List-II
A.	Ratha	1.	Hall in front of the sanctorium
B.	Mandapa	2.	Sanctum Sanctorium
C.	Gopuram	3.	Monolithic Pallava temples
D.	Garba-griha	4.	Monumental gateway

• A. A - 2, B - 4, C - 3, D - 1
• B. A - 3, B - 1, C - 4, D - 2
• C. A - 2, B - 3, C - 1, D - 4
• D. A - 1, B - 2, C - 3, D - 4

Answer 1

The correct option is B A - 3, B - 1, C - 4, D - 2

A.The five monolithic temples hewn from granite and known as the Pandava Rathas are ascribed to his reign. They are: the Draupadi Ratha, the Bhima Ratha, the Dharmaraja Ratha, the Nakula and Sahadeva Ratha, and the Arjuna Ratha, named after members of the Pandava family in the Hindu epic Mahabharata

B.Mandapa is the hall in front of the sanctorium

C. gopuram or gopura is a monumental entrance tower, usually ornate, at the entrance of a Hindu temple.

D. The prayer hall was generally built in front of the temple's sanctum sanctorum (garbhagriha)