Question Discussion & Solution

The correct answer is Dravida Style.

• The architecture style of temple developed by Cholas is called Dravidian or Dravida architecture style.
• The majority of the existing structures are located in the Southern Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana.

Key Points

• Gopala was the first ruler of the Pala Dynasty.
• Pala Dynasty was originated in the region of Bengal during the Late Classical Period of the Indian historical era.
• Palas followed the Mahayana and Tantric schools of Buddhism.
• It was founded by Gopala in 750CE.
• He was succeeded by Dharmapala.

Additional Information

• Mahendra Pala: Mahendrapal was the fourth king of the Pala dynasty of the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent. He was the son of Devpala.
• Dharmapala: He was the second ruler of the Pala Empire of Bengal and Bihar regions in the Indian subcontinent. He was the son and successor of Gopal, the founder of the Pala dynasty.

The correct answer is Nagari.

• In ancient cities, the remains of the canal have been found in Nagari.

​Key Points

• Nagari
  • ​Nagari is a village situated in Chittorgarh.
  • It was discovered by Carlyle in 1872.
  • Its ancient name was Madhyamika.
  • It was a flourishing town from the Mauryan period up to the Gupta period. 
  • A large number of punch-marked and other old coins have been discovered here.
  • 4 rounded step wells have been founded from this site.
  • A rain gully and three trenches have been laid here and step excavation was taken up.
  • Thus In ancient cities, the remains of the canal have been found in Nagari.

Additional Information

• Nagar
  • The ancient mound of Nagar is situated in the district Tonk of Rajasthan.
  • It was the capital of the Malva republic and the ancient name of this place was Karkota Nagar.
  • The site was in existence up to the 9th - 10th century AD.
  • Earlier it was excavated by Shri Krishna deva in 1942 - 43.​

• Siddhartha also was known as Buddha got his enlightenment in Gaya located in the Indian state of Bihar.
• Buddha obtained enlightenment under a tree which is now popularly known as the Bodhi Tree.
• Bodh Gaya is the most sacred place for the Buddhists.
• Buddha achieved Mahaparinirvana around 484 BCE in the town of Kushinagar in north India.
• Buddha gave his first sermon in Sarnath.

The Rigveda is an ancient Indian collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns.

• It is one of the four canonical sacred texts of Hinduism known as the Vedas.
• The text is a collection of 1,028 hymns and 10,600 verses, organized into ten books called mandalas.
• Samaveda mentions about music.
• It is also called the book of melodies.
• It is a part of four Vedas namely Rig Veda, Sama Veda, Yajur Veda, Atharvana Veda.
• It’s Upaveda Gandharva Veda.