Match List-I with List-II.
| List-I | List-II |
|---|---|
| (A) Vitthala temple | (I) Paved with stone slabs and lined with pillared pavilions |
| (B) Chariot streets | (II) Divided the entire area into a set of 25 squares |
| (C) Some of the most spectacular gopurams | (III) Has a unique shrine designed as a chariot |
| (D) Documentation project of the early 1980s | (IV) Built by the local nayakas |
Choose the correct answer:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II
| List-I | List-II | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| (A) Vitthala temple | (III) Has a unique shrine designed as a chariot | The Vitthala temple has several halls and a <strong>unique shrine designed as a chariot</strong>. |
| (B) Chariot streets | (I) Paved with stone slabs and lined with pillared pavilions | The chariot streets ran straight from the temple gopuram. They were <strong>paved with stone slabs</strong> and had pillared pavilions where merchants kept shops. |
| (C) Some of the most spectacular gopurams | (IV) Built by the local nayakas | The nayakas carried on the temple-building tradition. Some of the <strong>most spectacular gopurams</strong> were built by them. |
| (D) Documentation project of the early 1980s | (II) Divided the entire area into a set of 25 squares | The project of the early 1980s mapped the site. Its first step was to <strong>divide the area into 25 squares</strong>, each marked by a letter. |
NCERT (2026-27): “5.2. Gopurams and mandapas … “A characteristic feature of the temple complexes is the chariot streets that extended from the temple gopuram in a straight line. These streets were paved with stone slabs and lined with pillared pavilions in which merchants set up their shops.” “Just as the nayakas continued with and elaborated on traditions of fortification, so they did with traditions of temple building. In fact, some of the most spectacular gopurams were also built by the local nayakas.” “… Then, in the early 1980s, an important project was launched to document the material remains at Vijayanagara in detail, through extensive and intensive surveys, using a variety of recording techniques. Over nearly twenty years, dozens of scholars from all over the world worked to compile and preserve this information. Let us look at just one part of this enormous exercise – mapping – in more detail. The first step was to divide the entire area into a set of 25 squares, each designated by a letter of the alphabet. …” |