Insights Static Quiz -215, 2019–Art and Culture

Solution – A

Explanation

• Madhya Pradesh – Chanderi
• Andhra Pradesh – Pochampalli
• Odisha – Bomkai

Solution – A

Explanation

• Madhya Pradesh – Jawara
• Uttar Pradesh – Raslila, Dadra.
• Goa – Tarangamel

Solution – C

Explanation

• Temple is on the northern bank of Brahmaputra river – Arunachal Pradesh
• Deity durga in her shakti form is worshipped
• Temple built in granite stone – during the period of Aryan influence in the region

Solution – B

Explanation

• Himachal Pradesh – Tabo monastery
• Sikkim – Pemayangtse, Rumtek.
• Arunachal Pradesh – Bomdila monastery
• Karnataka – Namdroling Monastery

Solution – B

Cambodia was colonised by Indians in the first century A.D. They influenced the native people called the Khemers. The ruling dynasty was known as Kambojas and their country was Kamboja or modern Cambodia. Under the early rulers Saivism and Vaishnavism made steady progress.

Temples were built in South Indian style. The most famous of these temples was the temple (wat) of Vishnu built by Suryavarman II in his capital city Angkor. (Statement 1). It was popularly called as the Angkorwat Temple. It is standing on top of a terraced structure. The temple is constructed on the Dravidian style (Statement 2) and the sculptures depict episodes from the Ramayana and the Mahabharata.