South India (Chola, Chalukya, Pallava and Sangam Period) Part-II

Total Questions: 42

41. Match the following : [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1994]

List-IList-II
A. Meenakshi Mandir1. Tirumala (Andhra Pradesh)
B. Venkateswara2. Madurai (Balaji Vishwanath)
C. Mahakal Mandir3. Howrah (West Bengal)
D. Bellore Matha4. Ujjain

Code :

ABCD
(a)1234
(b)2143
(c)4312
(d)3421
Correct Answer: (b)
Solution:Meenakshi temple was originally built by Kulasekara Pandya. It is located in Madurai, and the lotus-shaped city surrounds it completely.

Mahakal temple is located in Ujjain and Venkateshwara Mandir is located in Thirumala (Andhra Pradesh).

Bellore Matha is the headquarters of the Ramakrishna Mission, founded by Swami Vivekananda, a chief disciple of Ramakrishna Paramhansa.

42. The mighty gateways found at the temples of South India are called [63ʳᵈ B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2017]

Correct Answer: (b) Gopurams
Solution:The mighty gateways found at the temples of South India are called Gopurams. The Dravidian style flourished during the Pandyas and Cholas. In the Pandya period, the temples were small, but many ramparts were built around their courtyard.

Their gateways, which were called Gopurams; were grand, spacious and richly ornamented with snot the temple, the speciality of Chola period architecture is not the temple, but the Gopuram.