Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Art and Culture

Which one of the following statements correctly describes Badami Cave No. 4?

  1. Its inscription dates to 578–579 CE and records the dedication of an image of Vishnu.
  2. It was excavated under the Pandyas and contains paintings of Jain celestial nymphs.
  3. It was built under Rajaraja Chola and contains two layers of Chola paintings.
  4. Its principal paintings belong to the late Nayaka phase and narrate the Ramayana.
  1. A large number of spindles and spindle whorls have been found in Harappan houses. The whorls were made from…
  2. Arrange the following artistic developments in chronological order: 1. Bharhut’s low-relief, linear narratives…
  3. Arrange the following developments in chronological order: 1. Paintings in Badami under the early Chalukyas 2.…
  4. Arrange the following developments in chronological order, from earliest to latest: 1. Mahendravarman I’s…
  5. Arrange the following developments in their most appropriate chronological sequence: 1. The stupa at Sanchi…
  6. Arrange the following monuments or developments in chronological order, from earliest to latest: 1. Deogarh…