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Q.1) Who is credited with repairing the houses of gods according to the Hatigumpha inscription?
A) King Ashoka🔒
B) King Kharavela🔒
C) King Rajendra Chola🔒
D) King Prithviraj Chauhan🔒
Q.2) What is the term used in the Hatigumpha inscription to refer to the 'houses of gods'?
A) Devakutis🔒
B) Devayatanas🔒
C) Deva Bhavans🔒
D) Deva Mandirs🔒
Q.3) Who constructed a shrine for the image of Nataraja during the 4th century A.D according to the Asanpat inscription?
A) Maharaja Chandragupta🔒
B) Maharaja Satrubhanja🔒
C) Maharaja Ashoka🔒
D) Maharaja Harsha🔒
Q.4) How is Odisha temples' sanctum (Vimana) classified?
A) Rekha and Khakhara🔒
B) Garbhagriha and Mandapa🔒
C) Shikara and Mandir🔒
D) Pradakshina and Vimana🔒
Q.5) What are the two types of frontal halls (Mukhasala) found in Odisha temples?
A) Garbhagriha and Mandapa🔒
B) Jagamohana and Antechamber🔒
C) Flat-footed rectangular hall and square hall with pidhas🔒
D) Sanctum and Antechamber🔒
Q.6) What is the architectural term used to describe the square hall with the roof arranged in tiers in Odisha temples?
A) Shikara🔒
B) Vimana🔒
C) Mandapa🔒
D) Pidha Deulas🔒
Q.7) What is the predominant type of sanctum found in Odishan temples?
A) Khakhara🔒
B) Flat-roofed🔒
C) Rekha🔒
D) Pidha🔒
Q.8) Which type of sanctum is limited to only a few Sakta temples in Odisha?
A) Pidha🔒
B) Flat-roofed🔒
C) Rekha🔒
D) Khakhara🔒
Q.9) What type of mukhasalas are typically found in earlier Odishan temples?
A) Pidha Deulas🔒
B) Khakhara Deulas🔒
C) Flat-roofed rectangular halls🔒
D)Rekha Deulas🔒
Q.10) In the latter phase of Odishan temple construction, which architectural elements were typically added to the main temple?
A) Shikara and Vimana🔒
B) Garbhagriha and Mandapa🔒
C) Jagamohana and Antechamber🔒
D) Bhogamandapa and Natamandapa🔒
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Reference
- Parida, A.N., Early Temples of Orissa, New Delhi, 2023, pp. 22-25.
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