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Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: List – I (Place of Archaeological Monument) A. Sisupalgarh B. Piprahwa C. Goalpara D. Bishnupur List – II (State)

  1. Assam
  2. Manipur
  3. Orissa
  4. Uttar Pradesh

Code: A B C D

(a) 4 1 3 2
(b) 1 2 3 4
(c) 3 4 1 2
(d) 1 3 2 4
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Answer: (c) 3 4 1 2

Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?

(a) Vikramsila Monastery : Uttar Pradesh
(b) Hemkund Gurudwara : Himachal Pradesh
(c) Udayagiri Caves : Maharashtra
(d) Amaravati Buddhist Stupa : Andhra Pradesh
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Answer: (d) Amaravati Buddhist Stupa : Andhra Pradesh

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? Monastery — State

(a) Dhankar Monastery — Himachal Pradesh
(b) Rumtek Monastery — Sikkim
(c) Tabo Monastery — Himachal Pradesh
(d) Kye Monastery — Arunachal Pradesh
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Answer: (d) Kye Monastery — Arunachal Pradesh

The initial design and construction of which massive temple took place during the reign of Suryavarman II?

(a) Sri Mariamman Temple
(b) Angkor Vat
(c) Batu Caves Temple
(d) Kamakhya Temple
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Answer: (b) Angkor Vat

Indian Airlines (now renamed ‘Indian’) have redesigned their logo which is a graphic wheel. This logo has been inspired from which one of the following?

(a) Hampi Temples
(b) Mamallapuram Temples
(c) Sun Temple, Konark
(d) Khajuraho Temple
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Answer: (c) Sun Temple, Konark