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Indian HOA 01

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Archaeology?

a)

About Indian History of Architecture

b)

About the freedom struggle

c)

About the history of humans through material culture

d)

About hidden treasures

2.

What can one find at an archaeological site?

a)

coins

b)

pots

c)

inscriptions

d)

skeletons

3.

Who NEVER ruled or invaded India?

a)

Mughals

b)

British

c)

Aryans

d)

Mandarins

4.

How did the Aryans enter India?

a)

Sea route

b)

In horses

c)

By walk

d)

Khyber Pass

5.

Which of these empires existed after 1000 A.D.?

a)

Cholas

b)

Pallavas

c)

Mauryan

d)

Gupta

6.

Identify the typology of the structure?

a)

Vihara

b)

Chaitya

c)

Stupa

d)

Torana

7.

What do you called the tall structure as?

a)

Vimana

b)

Gopuram

c)

Mandapa

d)

Stambha

8.

Ashoka belongs to which of the following empires?

a)

Maurya

b)

Gupta

c)

Rasktrakuta

d)

Vijayanagara

9.

Numismatics. It is the study of

a)

Inscriptions

b)

Coins

c)

Artifacts

d)

Early humans

10.

Who is famous for building temples in early India?

a)

Jains

b)

Harappans

c)

Guptas

d)

Aryans

11.

What is a granary?

a)

It is where people sleep

b)

It is where grains and food are stored

c)

It is where the old coins are kept

d)

It is a secret

12.

What is a Stupa?

a)

House built on a mound

b)

Semisphere resting place

c)

A mound of relics used for meditation

d)

Built like a mandapa

13.

Which civilization in ancient India had advanced drainage systems and fixed brick sizes?

a)

Kushanas

b)

Satavahanas

c)

Tamils

d)

Indus

14.

What is a Vihara?

a)

Worshipping place

b)

Monastery / Lodge

c)

Cave

d)

Fort

15.

What do you find at Bhimbetka?

a)

Natural cave shelters

b)

Coins

c)

Oldest temples

d)

Jain beds

16.

Which is the earliest construction from the below?

a)

Mahabalipuram Rock-cut structures

b)

Meenakshi Temple

c)

Brihadeeswara Temple

d)

Sriranganatha Temple

17.

Where is Khajuraho?

a)

Orissa

b)

Gujarat

c)

Rajasthan

d)

Madhya Pradesh

18.

What is a Torana?

a)

Bamboo structures made for huts

b)

Wooden Beam in the earliest temples

c)

Entry structure made of bamboo

d)

Stone ratha

19.

What is this called?

a)

Gopuram

b)

Tori

c)

Stambha

d)

Torana

20.

What is the purpose of these paintings and relief work?

a)

To save art and artists

b)

It shows their mastery over it

c)

This communicates and establishes historical record

d)

For fun

21.

Choose the odd one out.

a)

Hoysala

b)

Nagara

c)

Dravidian

d)

Vesara

22.

What is Ellora famous for?

a)

Hindu temples

b)

Jain monastery

c)

Tallest statue

d)

Rock cut structure

23.

Which three temples are part of the Great Chola living temples?

a)

Brihadeeswara

b)

Khandariya Mahadevi

c)

Gangaikonda Cholapuram

d)

Darasuram

24.

Where is the Red Fort?

a)

Agra

b)

Delhi

c)

Mumbai

d)

Bhopal

25.

Name the monument in the new 20 rupee note?

a)

Ajanta

b)

Elephanta

c)

Kanchipuram

d)

Ellora

26.

Which of these sites is not an archaeological site?

a)

Dholavira

b)

Keezhadi

c)

Lothal

d)

Konark

27.

What is the North Indian temple typology is called?

a)

Vesara

b)

Nagara

c)

Dravidian

d)

Kakatiyas

28.

Which of the following cities is famous for Buddhist workship?

a)

Gaya

b)

Kapilavasthu

c)

Mahabalipuram

d)

Ahmedabad

29.

This is Patan, Rani-ki-Vav. What is it?

a)

Rock-cut Temple

b)

Monastery

c)

Granary

d)

Stepped Well

30.

In which direction or axis the temples are normally built?

a)

East-West

b)

West - North

c)

West - East

d)

North - South

31.

Who is he? What is this?

a)

Earliest human in India

b)

Vastu Shastra

c)

Vastu Purusha Mandala

d)

Cave painting

32.

Who is Sthapathi?

a)

Carpenter

b)

Temple Architect

c)

Potter

d)

Cave Painter

33.

What of the following was (were) used in designing and building temples?

a)

Mandala

b)

Erasers

c)

Pencils

d)

Models

34.

What does monolithic mean?

a)

Monochromatic sculpture

b)

Statue made from granite

c)

Single structure

d)

Rock structure made of a single stone

35.

What can one see from this?

a)

Hindu temple and typologies

b)

Early culture and lifestyle

c)

Relief sculpture

d)

Islamic architecture

36.

What are the main parts of a Hindu temple?

a)

Mandapa

b)

Garbha Griha

c)

Gopuram

d)

Traditional Bazaar

37.

What form do you see in a plan, of a South Indian temple gopuram?

a)

Square

b)

Rectangle

c)

Circle

d)

Pentagon

38.

Which of these temples has the tallest gopuram?

a)

Meenakshi Temple

b)

Srirangam

c)

Khajuraho

d)

Iskcon temple

39.

What of the following design principles were used in Temple construction?

a)

Axis

b)

Proportion

c)

Hierarchy

d)

Asymmetry

40.

Which was used in early wooden construction?

a)

Timber

b)

Mango tree

c)

Teak

d)

Vinyl

41.

Who among the below does not belong to South India?

a)

Vijayanagara

b)

Gupta

c)

Hoysala

d)

Kakatiyas

42.

Name the temple.

a)

Kailasanatha Temple Kanchipuram

b)

Deogarh Temple Madhya Pradesh

c)

Modhera Sun temple

d)

Ladkhan Temple Aihole

43.

Which is the central part of a Hindu Temple?

a)

Stambha

b)

Ardha Mandapa

c)

Garba Griha

d)

Amalaka

44.

Which of these cities was the capital of Pallavas?

a)

Madurai

b)

Kanchipuram

c)

Coimbatore

d)

Thanjavur

45.

Where will you find structures named Dharmaraja, Nakul, Bhima, Arjuna, Sahadeva?

a)

Hampi

b)

Mahabalipuram

c)

Kanchipuram

d)

Madurai

46.

Where do you get to see Krishna temple, vittala temple, Virupaksha temple, and elephant stables?

a)

Hampi

b)

Ajanta

c)

Mumbai

d)

Madurai

47.

Which space do these barrel vault arches belong to?

a)

Viharas

b)

Chaitya halls

c)

Temples

d)

Rock cut caves

48.

What is a moat?

a)

It is a goat

b)

Fort

c)

Water barrier

d)

Type of gopuram

49.

What was a hindu temple used as

a)

Bank

b)

Worshipping place

c)

School

d)

Palace

50.

Which temple is this?

a)

Airavateeswara Temple

b)

Chennakesava Temple

c)

Brihadeeswara Temple

d)

Meenakshi Temple

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