The Konark Sun Temple is designed as a chariot with how many stone wheels? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

The Konark Sun Temple is designed as a chariot with how many stone wheels?
A. 24
B. 8
C. 16
D. 12
Answer: Option C
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
The Konark Sun Temple has 24 intricately carved stone wheels (12 pairs), each about 3 metres in diameter, symbolising the chariot of the Sun God.

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Practice More Important Monuments of India Questions

Question #1
The giant rock boulder 'Krishna's Butterball' is located at which site?
A. Hampi
B. Kanyakumari
C. Mahabalipuram
D. Ellora

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
Krishna's Butterball is a large granite boulder precariously perched on a slope in Mahabalipuram, a popular tourist attraction.

Question #2
The spectacular 'Jatiyo Sangshad Bhaban' styles aside, who designed the unique modernist structure of the 'Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad' (IIM-A)?
A. Le Corbusier
B. Louis Kahn
C. B.V. Doshi
D. Laurie Baker

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
The iconic brick structures of the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad were designed by the renowned American modernist architect Louis Kahn.

Question #3
The majestic 'Gundicha Temple', known as the Garden House of Jagannath, is located in which temple town?
A. Cuttack
B. Konark
C. Bhubaneswar
D. Puri

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
Gundicha Temple is located in Puri, Odisha. It serves as the destination for the famous annual Ratha Yatra festival of Lord Jagannath.