Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Art and Culture

Match List I with List II:

List I: Site List II: Feature
A. Badami 1. Traces depicting Somaskanda, patronised by Rajasimha
B. Kanchipuram 2. A Chola layer beneath a later Nayak layer on the walls of a passage around the shrine
C. Brihadeswara temple 3. A surviving fragment on the vaulted roof of the front mandapa, including a palace scene
D. Virupaksha temple, Hampi 4. Paintings on a mandapa ceiling depicting dynastic history and episodes from the two epics

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

  1. A-3, B-1, C-2, D-4
  2. A-1, B-3, C-4, D-2
  3. A-3, B-2, C-1, D-4
  4. A-4, B-1, C-3, D-2
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