The historic 'Hazarduari Palace', a palace with a thousand real and false doors, is a prominent monument located in which district of West Bengal? MCQ with Answer and Explanation
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The Ramappa Temple, added to the UNESCO World Heritage list as a unique example of engineering with floating bricks, is named after whom?
Correct Answer: Option B
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The Ramappa Temple (Rudreshwara Temple) in Telangana is perhaps the only major temple in India named after its chief architect/sculptor, Ramappa, rather than the king or the deity.
The Ramappa Temple (Rudreshwara Temple) in Telangana is perhaps the only major temple in India named after its chief architect/sculptor, Ramappa, rather than the king or the deity.
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The spectacular 'Sun Temple' of Modhera is designed so that the inner sanctum is flooded with sunlight on which specific astronomical days?
Correct Answer: Option A
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On the days of the equinoxes, the sun rises precisely in line with the temple entry doors, sending a brilliant shaft of light straight into the inner sanctum.
On the days of the equinoxes, the sun rises precisely in line with the temple entry doors, sending a brilliant shaft of light straight into the inner sanctum.
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The ancient 'Ahichhatra' monument ruins include a massive tiered brick structure. To which religious tradition is this temple structure linked?
Correct Answer: Option C
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The prominent excavated mound at Ahichhatra reveals a colossal terraced Shiva temple of the Gupta period, along with ancient Buddhist stupa remains.
The prominent excavated mound at Ahichhatra reveals a colossal terraced Shiva temple of the Gupta period, along with ancient Buddhist stupa remains.
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