RAS question
The Dilwara Temples at Mount Abu are famous for their exquisite work in:
Correct answer: (D) Marble carving.
The Dilwara Jain Temples at Mount Abu are famous for their exquisite marble carving.
Explanation
The answer is marble carving because Rajasthan Tourism describes the Dilwara Jain Temple complex near Mount Abu as being carved out of white marble. Its importance is not just the material but the fineness of the work: intricate designs spread across the interiors, doorways and ceilings, and these white marble carvings are regarded among the finest in India. This makes option D correct. The other options shift the craft to wood, sandstone or bronze, but Dilwara's fame rests on detailed marble work.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Wood carving is wrong because the temples are carved out of white marble, not wood.
- (B) Sandstone carving is wrong because white marble is the defining material of the Dilwara Jain Temples.
- (C) Bronze casting is wrong because Dilwara is discussed as a temple complex with intricate marble interiors, doorways and ceilings, not as bronze work.
Concept
This tests Rajasthan art and culture through the identification of a monument by its material and craft tradition. RAS repeatedly uses such questions because major religious and architectural sites are standard markers of regional heritage.