UPSC Civil Services Model Paper 5

Konark Temple:
Believed to have been built in the 13 th century CE the temple was built by King Narasimhadeva I hailing from the Eastern Ganga dynasty between 1238-1250 CE.
The temple was called Black Pagoda attributing to its dark facade by the Europeans who used it for navigation for their ships.
Konark Sun Temple is situated in Konark, a town in the district of Puri in Odisha .
Hence, pair 1 is correctly matched.
It is approximately 60 km from the capital Bhubaneswar and 35 km from Puri.
Dashavtara Vishnu:
The Dashavatara Temple is an early 6 th century Vishnu Hindu temple located at Deogarh, Uttar Pradesh which is 125 kilometers from Jhansi,in the Betwa River valley in northern- central India.
Hence, pair 2 is correctly matched.
Built-in the Gupta Period , the Dashavatara Temple at Deogarh shows the ornate Gupta style architecture.
The temple at Deogarh is dedicated to Vishnu but includes in its small footprint images of various gods and goddesses such as Shiva, Parvati, Kartikeya, Brahma, Indra, River goddesses Ganga and Yamuna, as well as a panel showing the five Pandavas of the Hindu epic Mahabharata.