CULTURAL HISTORY : ART, ARCTITECTURE & MUSIC - 2

75. An example of Nagara style of architecture is provided by the
(A) Kailashanatha temple, Kanchipuram
(B) Lingaraj Temple, Bhubaneswar
(C) Brihadeswara temple, Thanjavur
(D) Kandariya mahadeva Temple, khajuraho

76. Which of the following paires is not correctly matched?
(A) Allhabad Pillar : Samudragupta
(B) Satkarni : Kharavela
(C)Mandosar : Yasodharman
(D) Junagarh : Pushyamitra

77. The celebrated Rumnidei pillar of ashoka are marked the site where Goutama Buddha
(A) Was born in 566B.C
(B) Attained into the supreme knowledge and insight
(C) Preached his first sermon
(D) Died at the age of eighty

78. The Ellora caves in Maharastra were built by
(A) Rashtrakutas (B) Cholas (C) Pallavas (D) Palas

79. Arrange the following monuments in the chronological order of construction
1. Qutab Minar 2. Tajmahal 3. Fatehpur Sikri 4. Agra fort
(A) 1, 4, 3, 2 (B) 2, 3, 1, 4 (C) 3, 4, 2, 1 (D) 4, 1, 2, 3

80. The best specimen of the mauryan art is represented in
(A) Cave architecture (B) Pillars (C) Stupas (D) Chaityas

81. Which among the following dynasties were not patron s of temple architecture?
(A) Chalukyas of Gujrat (B) Yadavas of Devagiri
(C) Chandellas of bundelkhand
(D) Paramars of Malwa

82. Which of the following Mughal emperor is credited with the composition of Hindi songs?
(A) Babar (B) Humayun (C) Akbar (D) Jahengir

83. Which of the undermentioned facts about Taj is not correct?
(A) It is a magnificiant mausoleum.
(B) It was built by shah Jahan
(C)It is situated out side the Agra Fort
(D) The names of artisans who built it are engraved onit.

84. Which of the Mughal emperor’s tomb is outside India?
(A) Jaheirng (B) Akbar (C) Shahjehan (D) Aurangzeb

85. Which of the following forts was not built by Akbar?
(A) Lahore Fort (B) Allahabad Fort
(C) Gwalior Fort (D) Agra Fort

86. The earliest known Pahari paintings are from
(A) Basholi (B) Gular (C) Chamba (D) Kangra

87. The coins of which of the following reveal their love for music?
(A) Mayuryas (B) Guptas (C) Chalukyas (D) Cholas

88. The Buddhist sculpture and art is found at
(A) Amravati (B) Mahabalipuram
(C) Kanchi (D) vijaynagar

89. Mughal architechture reveals the blending of
(A) Indian and Persian style (B) Turkish and Persian style
(C) Turkish and Afghan style (D) Timurid and Indian style

90. The most famous musician at the court of Akbar was Tansen . His original name was
(A) Baz bahadur (B) Makaranda Pande
(C) Lal kalwant (D) Ramatanu Pande

91. The existing specimen of Asoka’s monuments may be grouped under three heads .Which is not one of the category?
(A) Monolithic sandstone pillars (B)Viharas
(C) Caves with highly polished walls (D) Stupas

92. Which art did Jahangir mainly patronise?
(A) Sculpture (B) architecture (C) Music (D) Painting

93. What was the raw material that was generally used in Akbar’s time?
(A) Brick (B) Marble (C) Red Stone (D) None of these

94. Who built Char Minar ?
(A) Ibrhim Qutb Shah (B) Quli Qutb Shah
(C) Ibrahim Adil Shah II (D) Ali adil shah

95. Which of the following is an architectural achievement of of the chandellas ?
(A) Sun temple, Konark (B) Sun Temple, Modhera
(C) Rock –cut caves at Mahabalipuram
(D) Temples at khajuraho

96. Who built the tower of victory (Vijay Stambha) in the Chittor fort?
(A) Rana sanga (B) Rana Hamir Deva
(C)Rana Kumbha (D) Rana Ratan singh

97. Which of the following is similar to the Taj Mahal in construction?
(A) Akbar’s Tomb (B) Jahengir’s tomb
(C) Humayun ’s Tomb (D) Bibi-ka – maqbara

98. Purana qila was constructed during the reign of
(A) Humayun (B) Akbar (C) Jahangir (D) Sher Shah

99. The Temple of angkorvat is in
(A) Laos (B) Myanmar (C) Vietnam (D) Cambodia

100. At Puhar or Kaveripumpatinnam, a great festival described vividly by the sandam Epics, was held in honour of Lord
(A) Indra (B) Venkateswara
(C) Murugan (D) Svamimalai

101. Graeco-Roman influence in Indian art is found at
(A) Gandhara (B) Bodhgaya (C) Bharhut (D) sanchi

102. The hatigumpha inscription is found in
(A) Udayagiri (Cuttack) (B) Nasik ( Maharastra )
(C) Kakatiya (Andhra Pradesh)
(D) Halebid (Karnataka)

103.The tomb of Babar is at
(A) Lahore (B) Kabul
(C) Sasaram (D) Sikandra

104. The most famous interpolation made by the Brahmins was the addition of Bhagbat Gita to
(A) Vedas (B) Upanishad
(C)Puranas (D) Mahabharata

105. conseder the following two statements :
1. Agra fort was built by Akbar
2. Moti Masjit was built by Shahjehan
Which of the above two statements is true?
(A)1 only (B) 2 only (C) 1 and 2 (D) Neither 1 nor 2

106. The Vimana style in Temple architecture came into vogue during the reign of
(A) Mayuryas (B) Guptas (C) Rastrakutas (D) Cholas

107. In Mughal painting, one notices the adoption of the principles of foreshortening whereby near and distant people and things copuld be placed in perspective.This was due to the influence of
(A) British (B) Dutch (C) Portuguese (D) Spanis

108. Which of the following is correctly matched?
Place Mauryan art/architechture
(A).Kumrahar -Bull capital
(B) Rampurva -Lion Capital
(C) lomas Rishi -Rock –cut cave
(D) Sarnath -Pillared hall

109. The two colossal images of the Buddha at Bamiyan are works of
(A) The Mourya art (B) The Gupta art
(C) The Gandhara art (D) The early Mathura school of art

110. Qutab Minar was built by
(A) Qutbuddin aibak (B) Iltutmish
(C)Razia Sultan (D) Shahjehan

111. Bronze coins of Nataraja cast during the chola period invariably show the deity with
(A) Two hands (B) Four hands
(C) Six hands (D) eight hands

112. Match the following:
A. A great mathematician and astronomers 1.Brhmagupta
B. A great scientist 2.Vrihada Vagabhatta
C. A great mathematician 3.Aryabhatta
D. A great physician 4. Varahamihira
A B C D A B C D
(A) 2 1 3 4 (B) 4 3 2 1
(C) 3 4 1 2 (D) 4 3 1 2

113. Ajanta Paintings are the finest specimen of
(A) Persian art (B) Indian cave painting
(C) Rajasthani miniature paintings
(D) Rock engravings

114. Jahangiri Mahal is located in
(A) fatehpur Sikri (B) Delhi
(C) Agra Fort (D) Sikandara

115. The paintings in the Ajanta and Ellora caves are indicative of development of art under the
(A) Rastrakutas (B) Pallavas
(C) Pandyas (D) chalukyas

116. The building constructed by which Mughal ruler represent the climax in the evolution of Mughal architecture?
(A) Akbar (B) Jahangir (C) Shahjehan (D) Aurangzeb

117. Who among the following Gupta ruler was a poet and a musician and was adorned with the title of Kaviraja or King of poets?
(A) Chandragupta I (B) Samudragupta
(C)Skandagupta (D) None of these

118. The new element of gopuram was encouraged in temples of south India by-
(A) Cholas (B) Pallavas (C)Pandyas (D)Chalukyas

119. Which of the following are Gupta temple
1. The Kankali Tila at tigowas
2. Parvati Temple at Nachna Kuthara
3.Dasavatara temple at Deogarh
(A) 1 and 2 (B) 1 and 3 (C) 2 and 3 (D) 1,2 and 3

120. Which of the following was built by Rastrakutas?
(A) Shiva temple of Ellora
(B) Kailasha temple of Mahabalipuram
(C)Surya temple of Konark
(D) Chnnakeshava temple of Betur

121. “Of all the great powers that made the history of South India, none had a more mark effect on the architecture of this region than the earliest of all”. This observation refers to
(A) Rastrakutas (B) Pallavas (C) Chalukyas (D) Cholas

122. The earliest extant (still standing) temples date from
(A) The Vedic period (B) The Morya period
(C) The Gupta period (D) The Sunga period

123. Which of the following is not connected with kushans?
(A) Mathura art (B) Gandhara art
(C) Ajanta paintings (D) Fourth Buddhist council

124. Ajanta paintings depict scenes from the
(A) Ramayana (B) Mahabharata
(C) Jatakas (D) Upanishads

125. The stupa at sanchi and the railing sourrounding it , belong to the period of
(A) Mauryas (B) Guptas (C) Cholas (D) Kushans

126. The temple built during the mediavel period by which of the following dynasties are known as ‘seven pagodas’?
(A) Chalukyas (B) Choias (C) Pallavas (D) Hoysalas

127. The first mughal building to have been built entirely of marble is
(A) Akbar’s mausoleum (B) Humayun’s tomb
(C) Itmad-ud –Daulas’s tomb (D) Taj Mahal

128. The finest and most elaborate temple of Chola architecture is the
(A) Subrahmanya temple at Thanjaur
(B) Brihadis vara temple at Thanjaur
(C) Kailashnatha temple at Kanchipuram
(D) Temple at Gangaikunda Cholapuram.

129.’Biwi ka maqbara’ is the tomb of
(A) Nurjahan (B) Aurangzeb’s wife
(C) Humayun’s sister (D) Mumtaj Mahal

130. Akbar built the Panch Mahal, noted for its various types of pillars, at
(A) Delhi (B) Agra (C) Lahore (D) Fatehpur Sikri

131. Who built the mausoleum of Jahangir and where?
(A) Nurjahan at Lahore (B) Shahjehan at Agra
(C) Shahjehan at Delhi (D) Nurjahan at Fatehpur Sikri

132. The city of Agra was founded by
(A) Rana Sanga (B) Ibrahim Lodi
(C) Firuz Tughlaq (D) Sikandar Lodi

133. An overwhelming majority of the images at Ajanta are those of
(A) Shiva (B) Vishnu (C) Buddha (D) Durga.

134. The largest grant of villages to temple and Brahman was given by the ruling dynasty known as
(A) The Guptas (B) The Palas
(C) Rashtrakutas (D) Pratiharas

135. Which of the following Indian king s excelled in art and music
(A) Chandragupta Mourya (B) Samudragupta
(C) Harsavardhana (D) Kaniska

136. Which Sultan added the Alai Darwaza to the Qutab Minar?
(A) Mohammad Bin Tughlaq (B) Firoz Tughlaq
(C) Iltutmish (D) Alauddin khilji

137. The use of Kharosti in Anciant Indian architecture is the result of India’s contact with the
(A) China (B) Greece (C) Iran (D) Central Asia

138. The rock-cut caves at elephenta belong to the period of
(A) Rastrakutas (B) Chalukyas
(C)Satavahanas (D)Vakatakas

139. The Kailashnath Temple at Ellora was excavated at the instance of
(A) Krishna I (B) Krishna II
(C) Govinda III (D) Amighavarsha I

140. The material used in Mathura School of art is
(A) granite (B) white marble (C) slate (D) Red sandstone

141. Which one of the following monuments has a dome which is said to be one of the largest in the world?
(A) Gol gumbaz , Bijapur
(B) Tomb of sher Shah ,Sasaram
(C)Jama masjid ,Delhi
(D) Tomb of Ghiyas –ud –din Tughlaq ,Delhi

142. The Mughal school of painting formed the spinal column of the various school of Indian miniature art. Which of the following painting style was not affected by Mughal painting?
(A) Kangra (B) Rajastani C) Pahari (D) Kalighata

143. Most of the building of Fatehpur Sikri are built with
(A) Brick (B) Limestone (C) Marble (D) Red Sandstone

144. Which of the following is not true about Ajanta caves
(A) They are in Maharastra
(B) They are decorted with Budhhist art
( C) They deput the techniques used in ancient India
(D) They do not have paintings of Flora & fauna

145. Which school of painting was a product of the union of Mughal art & the hilly folk art of the Himalayas?
(A) Pahari (B) Kangra
(C) Basholi (D) Rajasthani

146. On the wall of which of the following buildings built by Shah Jahan, the Persion couplet “if there is a paradise on earth, it is this, it is this, it is this” is inscribed?
(A) Moti masjid (B) Diwan –i-khas, Delhi
(C) Jasmine Palace (D) Diwan –i- Am, Delhi

147. The rathas at Mahabalipuram are
(A) Square or rectangular (B) eight in number
(C) Monolithic structure (D) all of the above

148. Arhai –din- ka jhopra built by Qutbuddin Aibak is located in
(A) Delhi (B) Ajmer (C) Badayun (D) Kalinjas

149.Tansen the greatest musician of Akbar’s court belonged to
(A) Delhi (B) Agra (C) Gwaliar (D) Kanauj

150. Who was the fist EURPEAN to translate the Bhagwad Gita into English .
(A) William jones (B) Charles Wilking
(C) James prinsep (D) Sir Alexander Cunningham