Chapter 11  BUILDINGS, PAINTINGS AND BOOKS

1. Take a look at the following remark about an iron pillar.

1.The Mehrauli iron pillar in Delhi.

2.An inscription on the pillar refers to a ruler named Chandra,

who was most likely a member of the Gupta dynasty.

Select the correct response.

2. Take a look at the following statement about stupas.

1. In India, there are only two types of stupas: round and tall.
2. Stupa is a word that refers to a mound.

Select the correct response.

3. Take a look at the following statement about stupas.

1. Typically, a small box is placed in the stupa’s centre or heart.
2. This (little box) may hold the Buddha’s or his followers’ body remains (such as tooth, bone, or ashes).

Select the incorrect response.

4. Consider the statement below.

1. As a sign of devotion, devotees walked around the stupa in a clockwise direction.
2. The Sanchi Stupa is a major Buddhist pilgrimage site in India.

Select the correct response.

5. Consider the statement below.

1. The garbhagriha is the most important section of the temple, where the major deity’s image is kept.
2. The mandapa was a space in most temples. It was a gathering place for people.

Select the correct response.

6. consider the following statement regarding

“It is the story of a merchant named Kovalan,

who lived in Puhar and fell in love with a

courtesan named Madhavi, neglecting his

wife Kannagi. Later, he and Kannagi left Puhar and

Went to Madurai, where he was wrongly accused

of theft by the court jeweller of the Pandya king.”.

find the story name from below options

Choose the correct answer

7. Take a look at the following statement about Manimekalai.

1. Sattanar composed the Tamil epic Manimekalai.
2. This is the story of Kovalan and Madhavi’s daughter.

Select the correct response.

8. consider the following statement regarding

“he was not the eldest son of his father, but

became king of Thanesar after both his father

and elder brother died. His brother-in-law

was the ruler of Kanauj and he was killed by

the ruler of Bengal. He took over the kingdom

of Kanauj, and then led an army against the ruler of Bengal.”.

It is talking about whom?

Choose the correct answer

9. Take a look at the following comment on Aryabhata.

1. He claimed that the spinning of the earth on its axis caused day and night.
2. Aryabhata, a mathematician and astronomer, wrote the Aryabhatiyam, a Sanskrit text.

Select the incorrect response.

10. Match the following.

Choose the correct answer

11. Consider the statement below.

1. The Puranas contain stories about Gods and Goddesses.
2. Valmiki is credited with writing the Sanskrit Ramayana.
3. Tamil epics are Silappadikaram and Manimekalai.

Select the incorrect response.