History · From State to Empire
UGC NET June 2019 History
Which of the following is NOT correctly matched?
ANagara style: The base of the Nagara temple is square with a number of projections in the middle of each side giving it a cruciform shape.
BDravida style: The most important feature of this style is its pyramidal shikharas.
CKashmiri style: It is purely a local style with no traces of any influences from the outside world. ✓ Correct
DVesara style: It is a hybrid of northern and southern styles.
Correct answer: (C) Kashmiri style: It is purely a local style with no traces of any influences from the outside world. — The Kashmiri style pairing is not correct, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★The Kashmiri style pairing is not correct, so that is the answer.
★The Kashmiri style was not purely local; it absorbed Gandharan, Gupta and other influences.
★So the claim that it shows no outside influence is wrong.
★The Nagara temple base is square with projections giving a cruciform shape.
★The Dravida style is marked by its pyramidal shikharas.
★The Vesara style is indeed a hybrid of the northern and southern styles.
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