AIR 48 · CSE 2024 · GS1 · 28 pages

Ritika Rath: GS1 answer copy

7 answers by Ritika Rath, as written in the test. Each question opens a page with how other toppers answered it.

The questions

  1. Q4The Hoysala period saw the development of a distinctive style of temple architecture renowned for its intricacy and artistic brilliance. Elaborate.
  2. Q5Explain the factors contributing to the variability of the Indian monsoon. Also discuss its multi-dimensional impact.
  3. Q6At the time of her independence, India was beset with multiple challenges. Enumerating those challenges, analyze how far India has been able to address them.
  4. Q6(5)Highlighting the contributions of revolutionaries to the Indian freedom movement, discuss the factors that limited their efforts. "The aspirations of the Indian national movement extended to securing social justice, economic regeneration, in addition to political freedom". Elaborate.
  5. Q7The 'paper partition' of Africa and its prolonged journey to decolonization stand in contrast to colonial experiences elsewhere. Analyse. Tolerance and harmony are engrained in societal ethos of India but communal discord remains a significant threat to the nation's pluralistic fabric. Elaborate.
  6. Q11Discuss how the Bhakti movement, along with questioning the established social order, also made substantial contributions to the development of devotional literature.
  7. Q13The political reorganization of states and territories has been an ongoing process in the post-independence era. Discuss with examples. How successful has it been in accommodating diverse regional aspirations?

The answers

Question 4 · 151 words written

The Hoysala period saw the development of a distinctive style of temple architecture renowned for its intricacy and artistic brilliance. Elaborate.

Opening · a date or context

The Hoysala empire ruled over parts of South india between 1050 - 1300 AD and was known for pioneering a new form of architecture.

Body · points

Hoysala style of temple architecture

  1. Distinct from Nagara and Dravida style of architecture.
  2. Followed stellate plan for ground layout
Diagram
- A drawing of a star-shaped ground plan for a temple.
  1. Used soft soapstone

→ allowed intricate carving

  1. Inner and outer walls both were decorated

  2. The temple spires were connected through horizontal lines.

⑥ Famous examples include Chennakesava temple and Hoysala temples at Belur and Halebidu.

⑦ Carvings includes local mythological and religious carvings.

⑧ Star-shaped Ground Plan: inspired the vijayanagara style of architecture [e.g., Chennakesava Temple at Belur]

⑨ The temples contained subsidiary with the main shrine at the centre. [e.g., Hoysaleswara Temple, Halebidu, Lakshmi Devi Temple, Doddagaddavalli]

⑩ Even the base was intricately carved.

• Soapstone Construction: [e.g. Keshava Temple, Somanathapura] the Hoysala architecture presents the technological & cultural history of India.

Close · a summary

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