Temple of Orissa
- Prof. K. S. Behera
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Q.1) During which period were some temples erected in Orissa though no complete specimen has yet been found?
A) Mauryan period
B) Pala period
C) Gupta period
D) Sailodbhava period
Q.2) The inscription of Maharaja Sri Gana was found near which temple?
A) Mukteswar temple
B) Bhadrakali temple near Bhadrak
C) Lingaraj temple, Bhubaneswar
D) Parasurameswar temple, Bhubaneswar
Q.3) The palaeography of the inscription of Maharaja Sri Gana suggests that it belongs to which century A.D.?
A) 2nd century A.D.
B) 3rd century A.D.
C) 5th century A.D.
D) 4th century A.D.
Q.4) The Asanpat inscription referring to the construction of a temple by Maharaja Satrubhanja was discovered in which district?
A) Keonjhar district
B) Bhadrak district
C) Koraput district
D) Cuttack district
Q.5) On palaeographic grounds, the Asanpat inscription of Satrubhanja may be assigned to which century?
A) 2nd century A.D.
B) 6th century A.D.
C) 5th century A.D.
D) 3rd or 4th century A.D.
Q.6) What remains were found along with the inscription of Satrubhanja in the village of Asanpat?
A) A carved lintel and door frame
B) A copper plate grant
C) An image of Siva Nataraja and old bricks scattered over an acre of land
D) Stone slabs with inscriptions of donors
Q.7) Two shrines of the Gupta period mentioned in the passage are dedicated to which deities?
A) Durga and Nilakantheswar
B) Vishnu and Kartikeya
C) Siva and Surya
D) Nataraja and Mahavira
Q.8) Where is the Nilakantheswar shrine of the Gupta period located?
A) Near Keonjhar town
B) On the top of a hill at Patia
C) On Jagamanda hill near the village Padmapur in Koraput district
D) On Dhauli hill near Bhubaneswar
Q.9) Another Gupta period temple is mentioned at which site?
A) Khandagiri
B) Ratnagiri
C) Udayagiri
D) Mahendragiri
Q.10) Which feature of the Mahendragiri temple recalls the Gupta practice seen at Kund (Jabalpur district)?
A) Use of sculptural niches
B) Use of big blocks of stone in construction
C) Ornamented doorframes
D) High curvilinear shikhara
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