Insights Static Quiz -70, 2018
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INSIGHTS IAS QUIZ ON STATIC SYLLABUS - 2018
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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
Consider the following about architecture of Harappan civilisation
- Red sandstone statue has been found
- Both human and animal figures were carved out through bronze casting technique
Select the rigjht statements
Correct
Answer – c
- The stone statuaries found at Harappa andMohenjodaro are excellent examples of handling threedimensional volumes. In stone are two male figures—one is a torso in red sandstone and the other is abust of a bearded man in steatite—which areextensively discussed.
- In bronze we findhuman as well as animal figures, the best example of theformer being the statue of a girl popularly titled ‘DancingGirl’. Amongst animal figures in bronze the buffalo withits uplifted head, back and sweeping horns and the goatare of artistic merit.
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Answer – c
- The stone statuaries found at Harappa andMohenjodaro are excellent examples of handling threedimensional volumes. In stone are two male figures—one is a torso in red sandstone and the other is abust of a bearded man in steatite—which areextensively discussed.
- In bronze we findhuman as well as animal figures, the best example of theformer being the statue of a girl popularly titled ‘DancingGirl’. Amongst animal figures in bronze the buffalo withits uplifted head, back and sweeping horns and the goatare of artistic merit.
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
With respect to Mauryan architecture, consider the following statements
- The pillar at Sarnath is dedicated to Buddha’s first sermon
- Yaksha figures belonged to both Buddhist and Jain traditions
Select the right code
Correct
Answer – c
- The Mauryan pillar capital found at Sarnath popularlyknown as the Lion Capital is the finest example of Mauryansculptural tradition. It is also our national emblem. It iscarved with considerable care—voluminous roaring lionfigures firmly standing on a circular abacus which is carvedwith the figures of a horse, a bull, a lion and an elephantin vigorous movement, executed with precision, showingconsiderable mastery in the sculptural techniques. Thispillar capital symbolises Dhammachakrapravartana (thefirst sermon by the Buddha)
- Monumental images of Yaksha, Yakhinis and animals,pillar columns with capital figures, rock-cut caves belongingto the third century BCE have been found in different partsof India. It shows the popularity of Yaksha worship andhow it became part of figure representation in Buddhistand Jaina religious monuments.
Incorrect
Answer – c
- The Mauryan pillar capital found at Sarnath popularlyknown as the Lion Capital is the finest example of Mauryansculptural tradition. It is also our national emblem. It iscarved with considerable care—voluminous roaring lionfigures firmly standing on a circular abacus which is carvedwith the figures of a horse, a bull, a lion and an elephantin vigorous movement, executed with precision, showingconsiderable mastery in the sculptural techniques. Thispillar capital symbolises Dhammachakrapravartana (thefirst sermon by the Buddha)
- Monumental images of Yaksha, Yakhinis and animals,pillar columns with capital figures, rock-cut caves belongingto the third century BCE have been found in different partsof India. It shows the popularity of Yaksha worship andhow it became part of figure representation in Buddhistand Jaina religious monuments.
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
Consider the following about Buddhist architecture
- Sarnath school depicted Buddha with transparent dapery and simple halo, unlike Mathura
- Sanchi stupa has two pradakshinapatha
Select from the codes below
Correct
Answer – c
- Stupa-1 at Sanchihas upper as well as lower pradakshinapatha orcircumambulatory path. It has four beautifully decoratedtoranas depicting various events from the life of the Buddhaand the Jatakas.
- The traditional centre, Mathura, remained the main artproduction site whereas Sarnath and Kosambi also emergedas important centres of art production. Many Buddhaimages in Sarnath have plain transparent drapery coveringboth shoulders, and the halo around the head has verylittle ornamentation whereas the Mathura Buddha imagescontinue to depict folds of the drapery in the Buddha imagesand the halo around the head is profusely decorated.
Incorrect
Answer – c
- Stupa-1 at Sanchihas upper as well as lower pradakshinapatha orcircumambulatory path. It has four beautifully decoratedtoranas depicting various events from the life of the Buddhaand the Jatakas.
- The traditional centre, Mathura, remained the main artproduction site whereas Sarnath and Kosambi also emergedas important centres of art production. Many Buddhaimages in Sarnath have plain transparent drapery coveringboth shoulders, and the halo around the head has verylittle ornamentation whereas the Mathura Buddha imagescontinue to depict folds of the drapery in the Buddha imagesand the halo around the head is profusely decorated.
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
Consider the following statements
- Badami caves have paintings on Vaishnavite tradition and of secular nature
- The famous painting depicting body colour as yellow were patronised by Pandyas
- Another layer of paintings was added on Chola paintings by the Nayaka rulers
Select the right code
Correct
Answer – d
- Chalukya king, Mangalesha,patronised the excavation of the Badami The inscription in Cave No.4mentions the date 578–579 CE, describes thebeauty of the cave and includes the dedicationof the image of Vishnu.Paintings in this cave also depict palacescenes
- When the Pandyas rose to power, they too patronised Tirumalaipuram caves and Jaina caves at Sittanvasalare some of the surviving examples. In Tirumalaipuram, contours of figures are firmlydrawn and painted in vermilion red on a lighterbackground. The body is rendered in yellow with subtlemodelling.
- Though Chola paintings are seen in Nartamalai, themost important are those in Brihadeswara temple. Thepaintings were executed on the walls of the narrow passagesurrounding the shrine. Two layers of paint were foundwhen they were discovered. The upper layer was paintedduring the Nayak period, in the sixteenth century.
Incorrect
Answer – d
- Chalukya king, Mangalesha,patronised the excavation of the Badami The inscription in Cave No.4mentions the date 578–579 CE, describes thebeauty of the cave and includes the dedicationof the image of Vishnu.Paintings in this cave also depict palacescenes
- When the Pandyas rose to power, they too patronised Tirumalaipuram caves and Jaina caves at Sittanvasalare some of the surviving examples. In Tirumalaipuram, contours of figures are firmlydrawn and painted in vermilion red on a lighterbackground. The body is rendered in yellow with subtlemodelling.
- Though Chola paintings are seen in Nartamalai, themost important are those in Brihadeswara temple. Thepaintings were executed on the walls of the narrow passagesurrounding the shrine. Two layers of paint were foundwhen they were discovered. The upper layer was paintedduring the Nayak period, in the sixteenth century.
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
Consider the following statements about Dashavatara temple at Deogarh
- It was built before Sanchi stupa
- Panchayatana style of temple architecture characterise the temple
- It depicts sheshnayana Vishnu
Select from the codes below
Correct
Answer – d
- Deogarh temple was built in the early sixthcentury CE, about a hundred years or so after thesmall temples in Sanchi and Udaigiri.
- This temple is in the panchayatana style ofarchitecture where the main shrine is built on a rectangularplinth with four smaller subsidiary shrines at the fourcorners (making it a total number of five shrines, hencethe name, panchayatana). The tall and curvilinear shikharaalso corroborates this date.
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- There are three mainreliefs of Vishnu on the temple walls:Sheshashayana on the south, NaraNarayan on the east andGajendramoksha on the west.
Incorrect
Answer – d
- Deogarh temple was built in the early sixthcentury CE, about a hundred years or so after thesmall temples in Sanchi and Udaigiri.
- This temple is in the panchayatana style ofarchitecture where the main shrine is built on a rectangularplinth with four smaller subsidiary shrines at the fourcorners (making it a total number of five shrines, hencethe name, panchayatana). The tall and curvilinear shikharaalso corroborates this date.
Google for other images.
- There are three mainreliefs of Vishnu on the temple walls:Sheshashayana on the south, NaraNarayan on the east andGajendramoksha on the west.
