SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

INDIAN ART

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In which style, series of miniature towers are arranged, which become smaller toward the top?
A
Vesara
B
Dravida
C
Nagara
D
Bhoomija
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Temples located in Northern India are classified as Nagara Style. The Dravidian style has 1 single Shikhara. In Dravidian Style, it is always a single tower. In Dravidian Style, the most prominent element is the Gopuram.

Detailed explanation-2: -The bhumija variation has a flat vertical projection in the centre of each of the four sides, the quadrants between being filled with rows of miniature shrines all the way up to the top of the tower.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Vesara style also called the Chalukyan type possessed the Dravidian vimana and the Nagara-type faceted walls.

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