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SSC CGL 2020 PYQ — Question 40

SSC CGL - 5th March 2020 Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q40

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Which dynasty built the Pancha Rathas of Mahabalipuram?

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1 i.e Pallava.

  • Pancha Rathas (also known as Five Rathas or Pandava Rathas) is a monument complex at Mahabalipuram, on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal, in the Kancheepuram district of the state of Tamil Nadu, India.
  • According to a plaque displayed at the site by the ASI, the Pallava dynasty had planned the structures as models of chariots in rock based on prototypes of ancient Rathas built in wood. 
  • The Pancha Rathas were carved during the reign of King Mahendravarman I and his son Narasimhavarman I.