Odishan Temple Architecture
Multiple Choice Questions
Part-V
Q.1) Who is credited with repairing the houses of gods according to the Hatigumpha inscription?
a) King Ashoka
b) King Kharavela
c) King Rajendra Chola
d) King Prithviraj Chauhan
Answer: King Kharavela
Q.2) What is the term used in the Hatigumpha inscription to refer to the 'houses of gods'?
a) Devakutis
b) Devayatanas
c) Deva Bhavans
d) Deva Mandirs
Answer: Devayatanas
Q.3) Who constructed a shrine for the image of Nataraja during the 4th century A.D according to the Asanpat inscription?
a) Maharaja Chandragupta
b) Maharaja Satrubhanja
c) Maharaja Ashoka
d) Maharaja Harsha
Answer: Maharaja Satrubhanja
Q.4) How is the sanctum (Vimana) of Odisha temples classified?
a) Rekha and Khakhara
b) Garbhagriha and Mandapa
c) Shikara and Mandir
d) Pradakshina and Vimana
Answer: Rekha and Khakhara
Q.5) What are the two types of frontal halls (Mukhasala) found in Odisha temples?
a) Garbhagriha and Mandapa
b) Jagamohana and Antechamber
c) Flat-footed rectangular hall and square hall with pidhas
d) Sanctum and Antechamber
Answer: Flat-footed rectangular hall and square hall with pidhas
Q6.) What is the architectural term used to describe the square hall with the roof arranged in tiers in Odisha temples?
a) Shikara
b) Vimana
c) Mandapa
d) Pidha Deulas
Answer: Pidha Deulas
Q.7) What is the predominant type of sanctum found in Odishan temples?
a) Khakhara
b) Flat-roofed
c) Rekha
d) Pidha
Answer: Rekha
Q.8) Which type of sanctum is limited to only a few Sakta temples in Odisha?
a) Pidha
b) Flat-roofed
c) Rekha
d) Khakhara
Answer: Khakhara
Q9.) What type of mukhasalas are typically found in earlier Odishan temples?
a) Pidha Deulas
b) Khakhara Deulas
c) Flat-roofed rectangular halls
d) Rekha Deulas
Answer: Flat-roofed rectangular halls
Q.10) In the latter phase of Odishan temple construction, which architectural elements were typically added to the main temple?
a) Shikara and Vimana
b) Garbhagriha and Mandapa
c) Jagamohana and Antechamber
d) Bhogamandapa and Natamandapa
Answer: Bhogamandapa and Natamandapa