Historical and contemporary facts about the Somnath Temple
Question
The Prime Minister recently inaugurated the new Circuit House near Somnath Temple at Veraval. Which of the following statements are correct regarding Somnath Temple ? Select the correct answer using the code given below:
- 1.
Somnath Temple is one of the Jyotirlinga shrines.
- 2.
A description of Somnath Temple was given by Al-Biruni.
- 3.
Pran Pratishtha of Somnath Temple (installation of the present day temple) was done by President S. Radhakrishnan.
Options
1 and 2 only
2 and 3 only
1 and 3 only
1, 2 and 3
Explanation
Statements 1 and 2 are correct. Somnath is revered as the first of the twelve Jyotirlinga shrines, and it was vividly described in the 11th-century accounts of the Arab scholar Al-Biruni. Statement 3 is incorrect; the modern reconstruction's Pran Pratishtha (installation) was famously conducted in 1951 by India's first President, Dr. Rajendra Prasad, not S. Radhakrishnan.
Answer: (a).
Question details
Year
2022
Paper
GS Paper 1
Question
Q96
Subject
History
Sub-topic
Art, Culture & Architecture
Type
Statement-based
Difficulty
Medium
Nature
Hybrid
Source hint
Junagadh Archaeology / Somnath Temple Post-Independence Reconstruction
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