C Very short answer type questions
1. What is a Stupa? Name the finest Stupa in India.
2. Which dynasty built the temples at Mahabalipuram and Kanchipuram?
3. Name the four Vedas.
4. Name the two epics of the Sangam period.
5. Who wrote the 'Tirukkural?
6. What do you know about the Iron pillar at Mehrauli (Delhi)?
Answers
Answer:
Great Stupa, Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh. The Great Sanchi Stupa is one of the best preserved ancient stupas in central India also one of the oldest stone structures in India and an important Buddhist monument.
Answer:
1. A Stupa is a dome-shaped structure erected as a Buddhist shrine.
The finest Stupa in India is Sanchi Stupa.
2. Pallava king Narasimhavarman I built the temples at Mahabalipuram and Kanchipuram.
3.The four vedas are:
i.Rig veda
ii.Sama veda
iii.Atharva Veda
iv.Yajur Veda
4. The two epics of the Sangam period are :
i.Silappathikaram
ii. Manimegalai
5.Thiruvalluvar wrote the 'Tirukkural' .
6.The iron pillar of Delhi is a structure 23 feet 8 inches high with 16 inches diameter that was constructed by Chandragupta II and now stands in the Qutb complex at Mehrauli in Delhi, India.