Religious Institutions and Indian Culture MCQ — 54 Practice Questions with Answers

Explanation

ASI records Xuanzang's Mahabodhi visit in 637 AD and says he mentioned a temple nearly 160 feet tall. The 404-05 AD date belongs to Faxian's reference, not Xuanzang's visit in this fact. The 55-metre figure is ASI's separate description of the Mahabodhi temple's height, while 80 tons belongs to the Brihadisvara granite-block fact, not this Mahabodhi traveller record.

Explanation

Statement 1 is correct because Rajasthan Tourism says the ancient Brahma Mandir structure is about 2,000 years old. Statement 2 is correct because the same source dates the current structure to the 14th century. Statement 3 is wrong because the cited date for the current structure is the 14th century, not the 18th century.

Explanation

Ranakpur Temple is described as being built entirely in softly coloured marble and spreading over more than 48,000 square feet. Red sandstone, black basalt, and brick masonry are not the material given in the cited Rajasthan Tourism fact, and the smaller area figures do not match the stated extent.

Explanation

ASI describes the caves as excavated in the scarp of a large plateau running nearly 2 km north-south. The figures of nearly 1 km, 1.5 km and 3 km are close-looking measurements, but they are not the distance given in the cited ASI description.

Explanation

The Assertion is true because ASI says the sacred Bodhi tree west of the Mahabodhi temple is believed to be the direct descendant of the original tree. The Reason is also true because the original tree is identified with the one under which Buddha meditated, and that association explains why the present tree's descent is culturally significant. The claims that the Reason is false, that the Assertion is false, or that the Reason has no explanatory link do not fit the sourced fact.