Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Art and Culture

How many rows in the following comparison are correct?<br/><br/>| Feature | Nagara | Dravida |<br/>|---|---|---|<br/>| Principal tower | Curving shikhara | Stepped pyramidal vimana |<br/>| Enclosure | Usually lacks elaborate boundary gateways | Commonly enclosed by compound walls |<br/>| Subsidiary towers | May cluster around the main tower | Clustered shikharas generally not preferred |<br/>| Entrance guardians | River goddesses at sanctum doorway | Fierce dvarapalas at gateways |

  1. Only one
  2. All four
  3. Only three
  4. Only two
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