Ancient History - MOST IMPORTANT Delhi Police Previous Year Questions
Practice real questions from previous year exams of Delhi Police.
📘 Schools of Art and Architecture📚 Mathura School of Art
Q1
The Stupa sculptures found at Sanghol in Punjab belongs to which of the following schools?
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📘 Western & Central India Dynasties📚 Maitraka Dynasty
Q2
Who was the founder of the Maitraka dynasty of Vallabhi?
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📘 Schools of Art and Architecture📚 Stupas
Q3
Harmika is a ______ Buddhist railing, from which a shaft rises and that holds the imperial umbrella.
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📘 Styles of Temple Architecture📚 Nagara Style
Q4
Which of the following alternatives best describes the term 'phamsana' in context to temple architecture?
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📘 Styles of Temple Architecture📚 Nagara Style
Q5
In which of the following styles of temple architecture is the shikhara called the Deul?
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📘 Buddhism📚 Important Sites
Q6
As of October 2022, which of the following is a Stupa site excavated in the state of Karnataka?
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📘 Styles of Temple Architecture📚 Nagara Style
Q7
The dance-pavilion (mandapa), the vast complex within a quadrilateral precinct of the Odisha school of architecture, is known as ______.
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📘 Jainism📚 Misc
Q8
Which of the following festivals is celebrated by the Jain community at Pawapuri in Bihar to mark the attainment of Nirvana by Mahavira?
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📘 Deccan & South India Dynasties📚 Rashtrakuta Dynasty
Q9
In the mid-eighth century, Dantidurga, a Rashtrakuta chief overthrew his Chalukya overlord and performed a ritual called ____________.
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📘 Schools of Art and Architecture📚 Caves
Q10
Pillared Verandah and cells are integral parts of which of the following Buddhist structures?
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📘 Indus Valley Civilization (IVC) / Harappan Culture📚 Town Planning & Architecture
Q11
Which of the following architectural features/structures was NOT a part of the citadel in Mohenjo-Daro?
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📘 Schools of Art and Architecture📚 Temples
Q12
Which of the following temples is located at the centre point of the world's magnetic equator?
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📘 Styles of Temple Architecture📚 Nagara Style
Q13
Which of the following terms is used for the flat round-shaped (stone-disk) structure at the top of the north Indian temple architecture?
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📘 Deccan & South India Dynasties📚 Hoysala Dynasty
Q14
Which of the following temples is built in the hoyasala architectural style?
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📘 Eastern India Dynasties📚 Pala Dynasty
Q15
Dharmapala of Pala dynasty was defeated by which of the following Rashtrakuta rulers?
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📘 Styles of Temple Architecture📚 Nagara Style
Q16
Which of the given alternatives best describes the term 'Jagati' in Nagara temple architecture?
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📘 History of Kashmir📚 Misc
Q17
Pandrethan temple of Srinagar is associated with which of the following religions?
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📘 Indus Valley Civilization (IVC) / Harappan Culture📚 Town Planning & Architecture
Q18
Which of the following types of patterns was followed in the Mohenjo-Daro town planning?
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📘 Styles of Temple Architecture📚 Nagara Style
Q19
The garbhagriha and shikhara are made in a Rekha-Prasada or Latina style and the mandapa of an old form of wooden architecture. These features of temple architecture are present in which part of India?
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📘 Deccan & South India Dynasties📚 Kakatiya Dynasty
Q20
In which of the following states is the Thousand Pillar temple located, in which thousand pillars are built?
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