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TEMPLES OF ODISHA
1. Kantilo is well known for: 3. The Lingaraj temple is a gift of which
dynasty?
a)Lord Hanuman temple
a)Suryavamsis
b)Lord Shiva temple
b)Gangas
c)Lord Nilamadhav temple
c)Gajapatis
d)Lord Jagannatha temple
d)Somavamsis
Ans-c
Ans-d

4. Famous Harishankar temple lies at the

foothills of :
2. The famous Baba Akhandalamani is
situated on the bank of river: a)Mahendragiri

a)Baitarani b)Malayagiri

b)Brahmani c)Gandhamardana

c)Salandi d)Deomali

d)Mahanadi Ans-c

Ans-a

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8. In which year the Aruna Stambha

(Pillar) was brought from the partially
damaged Sun Temple at Konark?

a) 1150 A.D

b) 1611 A.D

c) 1375 A.D

d) 1513 A.D

5. Kanchi vijaya, budhha vijaya Ans-b

paintings are found in temple complex of:

a)Lingaraj temple

b)Brahmeswara temple

c)Jagannatha temple

d)Rajarani temple

Ans-c
9. Which of the following Odisha type
6. Which of the following temples is Nagara style temples are found at
referred as “white pagoda”? Bhubaneswar?
a)Brahmeswara temple 1. Jagannath temple
b)Konark temple 2. Lingaraja temple
c)Jagannath temple 3. Sun temple
d)Parsurameswara temple 4. Mukteswar temple
Ans-c 5. Parasurameswara temple
7. Choose the answer from the codes given
below

a)4 and 5

b)Only 2

Ans-a-3, b-1, c-4, d-2 c)2, 4 and 5

d)1, 2 and 5

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Ans-c

10. Bhubaneswara is otherwise known

as:

a)Padma khetra

b)Tulasi khetra

c)Arka khetra

d)Ekamra khetra
13. Which of the following is believed to
Ans-d be the earliest sakti pithas in Odisha?

11. During annual chariot festival, lord a)Jajpur

Lingaraj is taken to:
b)Jhankada
a)Mukteswara temple
c)Sambalpur
b)Parsurameswara temple
d)Keonjhar
c)Rameswara temple
Ans-a
d)Brahmeswara temple
14. Bhagabata tungi , at every odia village
Ans-c are the centres of :

a)Jainism

b)Vaishnavism

c)Buddhism

d)Shaivism

12. The famous Chaitra Jatra festival is Ans-b

associated with which of the following
temples of Odisha?

a) Tara Tarini Samaleswari Temple

b) Brahmeswara Temple
c) Tara Tarini temple
d) None of the above
Ans-c 15. Which location in Baleswar houses
the largest Shiva linga in Asia?
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a)Panchalingeswara c)Durga temple

b)Langaleswara d)Shiva temple

c)Bhusandeswara Ans-b

d)chandaneswara

Ans-c

18. Which site in Balangir is known as

‘soma tirtha”?
16. The Bhadrakali Temple of Odisha is
situated beside which river? a)Dharpagadha

a) Baitarani b)Ranipur jharial

b) Budhabalanga c)Patnagarh
c) Salandi d)None
d) Kapali
Ans-b
Ans-c

19. Which Hindu God is the principal

17. Hirapur is famous for: deity of Kapilash temple in Dhenkanal?
a)Vishnu temple a)Lord Ganesha
b)Chausathi jogini temple b)Lord Hanuman

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c)Lord Shiva a)The queen

d)Lord Vishnu b)The presiding deity

Ans-c c)The stones used in construction

d)None

Ans-c

20. Which of the following temples of

Odisha is/ are situated in Khordha
district?
1. Lingaraj Temple
2. Parasuramesvara Temple 23. Saktism gained momentum during
3. Laxmanesvara Temple rule of:

Choose the correct option from the codes a)Somavamsis

given below :
b)Bhaumakaras
a) 1 & 3
c)Gangas
b) 1, 2 & 3
d)Gajapatis
c) 1 only
Ans-a
d) 1 & 2
Ans-b 24. The image of Anantasayana Vishnu is
located on the bank of river :
21.
a)Baitarani

b)Brahmani

c)Mahanadi

d)Rusikulya

Ans-b
Ans-a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1

22. Rajarani temple is named after:

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25. Pancharatha Temple of Odisha is

situated in which district?

a) Subarnapur
b) puri
c) Bhadrak
d) Balasore
Ans-a

26. The temple of Goddess

Maninageswari is located in which
district?

a)Jagatsinghpur

b)Cuttack

c)Jajpur

d)Nayagarh

Ans-d

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