Previous year MCQs

Ancient Indian History UPPSC 1997 GS-I
Question

The temples of Bhuwaneshwar and Puri were built in:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option A: Nagar style

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Nagar style”.
The temples of Bhubaneswar and Puri, Odisha, India, were built in the Kalinga School of architecture, a local style of the North Indian Nagara school.

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