Previous year MCQs

Ancient Indian History UPPSC 1994 GS-I
Question

Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option D: Khajuraho – Chandela

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Khajuraho – Chandela”.
1) All of the Ellora monuments (Maharashtra) were built during the Rashtrakuta dynasty (r. 753-982 CE), which constructed part of the Hindu and Buddhist caves, and the Yadava dynasty (c. 1187–1317), which constructed a number of the Jain caves. The famous rock-cut Shiva temple at Ellora was built by Rashtrakuta King Krishna I in the 9th century.

2) The city of Mamallapuram (Tamil Nadu) was established in the 7th century AD by King Narasimhavarman I of Pallava.

3) The Meenakshi Amman Temple in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India is believed to have been built in the 6th century BC by the Pandya king, Kulasekara Pandya.

4) Most Khajuraho (Madhya Pradesh) temples were built between 885 CE and 1000 CE by the Chandela dynasty.

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