Choose first, then check both the answer and the reason.

11. Which deity is the main association of Srikalahasti temple?

A. Surya B. Satyanarayana C. Venkateswara D. Shiva

Answer D. Srikalahasti is an important Shaiva Kshetra.

12. Which site is noted for an early linga at a Parasurameswara temple?

A. Pulicat B. Gudimallam C. Coringa D. Borra

Answer B. Gudimallam's Parasurameswara Temple is the archaeological clue.

13. The Raja Mahal museum is associated with which fort?

A. Gooty B. Gandikota C. Chandragiri D. Kondapalli

Answer C. Chandragiri's palace is used as an archaeological museum.

14. Kanaka Durga's hill shrine is at which city?

A. Vijayawada B. Visakhapatnam C. Tirupati D. Srikakulam

Answer A. The Indrakeeladri shrine is in Vijayawada.

15. Which hill is linked with Vijayawada's Kanaka Durga temple?

A. Seshachalam B. Araku C. Kurma Saila D. Indrakeeladri

Answer D. Indrakeeladri is the named hill by the Krishna corridor.

16. Amareswara temple and a Buddhist stupa are two different heritage subjects at which town?

A. Lepakshi B. Amaravati C. Arasavalli D. Ahobilam

Answer B. Amaravati has both a Shaiva shrine and ancient Buddhist remains.

17. Simhachalam near Visakhapatnam is associated with which deity form?

A. Surya B. Mallikarjuna C. Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha D. Kurma

Answer C. Simhachalam is a Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha shrine.

18. Arasavalli in Srikakulam is known for which deity?

A. Surya Narayana B. Bhimeswara C. Kanaka Durga D. Veerabhadra

Answer A. It is the Surya Narayana or Sun God temple.

19. Srikurmam is associated with which Vishnu form?

A. Narasimha B. Vamana C. Varaha D. Kurma

Answer D. Kurma, the tortoise form, gives the site its key association.

20. Which of these Srikakulam-side sites is Buddhist?

A. Srikurmam B. Salihundam C. Arasavalli D. Simhachalam

Answer B. Salihundam has Buddhist remains; the others are temples of other traditions.