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Class 6 History Chapter 12 Buildings, Paintings And Books Quiz 1 (60 MCQs)

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1. Purana literally mean
2. The Puranas were written in .....
3. Mandapa was a hall where people could assemble
4. Suppose you are visiting an ancient Hindu temple, which is hollowed out of a rock to make artificial caves decorated with detailed sculptures and painted walls. You are now standing in the most important part of the temple, where the image of the chief deity is placed. Here, the priests perform religious rituals, and devotees worship the deity. Which part of the temple are you in?
5. The Mahabharata is about a war fought between the Kauravas and Pandavas, who were real brothers.
6. Circular path around the stupa is called as
7. The place where a magnificent stupa once existed was .....
8. Which was the capital of Kosala?
9. What is the weight of the iron pillar?
10. At what height the ironpillar is?
11. Who walked around the Stupa in a clockwise direction?
12. Where is iron pillar located?
13. Many of the stone carvings for decorating the stupa were made about ..... years ago.
14. About how many years ago manimekalai was composed?
15. Sanchi Stupa was built by?
16. Ayushi's grandma is telling her some stories. These stories are grand, long compositions about heroic men and women, and also about the Gods. Of these, the stories of Ramayana and Mahabharat are her favourite, and Mahabharat is also the longest of these stories. What are these long, poetic stories known as?
17. Who invented '0'
18. Which is the most important part of a temple?
19. What is height of the iron Pillar?
20. Who invented paper?
21. In which city is the iron pillar of Mehrauli located?
22. The story hastinapura itself was an old one, but was written in the form in which we know it today, about ..... years ago.
23. The Puranas contained stories about .....
24. Many temples have a space, known as the mandap, where people can assemble for a prayer meeting. In such temples, the garbhagriha is the most important part, where the image of the chief deity is placed. What is the structure built (over the garbhagriha) to mark the sacredness of the place called?
25. The iron Pillar is situated at .....
26. What are monolithic temples?
27. Who wrote Meghaduta?
28. The Height of Iron Pillar is .....
29. What is the Height of the Sanchi Stupa?
30. A famous Tamil epic, the Silappadikaram, was composed by whom?
31. The most important part of the temple was the room known as .....
32. The tamil epic silapadikaram was composed about?
33. Where is the great stupa located?
34. In which language were the Puranas written?
35. The Durga temple at Aihole was built about ..... years ago
36. About how many years ago amaravati was built?
37. Who wrote Meghduta?
38. Who wrote Manimekalai?
39. Beginning of stupa building is about?
40. What are the two famous tamil epics?
41. The small box placed at the centre or heart of the box is known as .....
42. Name the area where people could assemble in Temple.
43. What required careful planning
44. What does stupa mean?
45. Who composed the tamil epic manimekalai?
46. The image of the chief deity was kept here
47. 1 ..... was a great astronomer.
48. A path known as ..... was laid around the stupa
49. The iron pillar is located in .....
50. Merchant and farmers usually decided to build stupas and temples during this period.
51. Name the dynasty whom the iron pillar belongs
52. Usually ..... and ..... decided to build temples and stupas.
53. Where are ajanta paintings located?
54. Stories about Gods and Goddesses are found in the .....
55. The Iron Pillar at Mehrouli is in which state?
56. Where is Khandagiri Digamber Jain Temple situated?
57. Archana and her mother went to visit an old stupa. They saw that there was a path laid around the stupa, and it had a railing too. The entrance to that path was through the gateways. They walked around the stupa in a clockwise direction, as a mark of their devotion. What is the path they walked on known as?
58. Sanskrit ramayana is written by
59. Mahabalipuram and Aihole are known for the finest stone temples.
60. Hu Rot Aryabhati?
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