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- 1. Multiple Choice
Between the ______________ and the __________ centuries kings and their officers built two kinds of structures:
7th and 17th
5th and 15th
8th and 18th
9th and 19th
- 2. Multiple Choice
The part of a building above the ground floor is known as_________
Superstructure
structure
Shikhara
- 3. Multiple Choice
What were Havelis?
Mansions of the rich merchants.
Villas of the rich merchants.
Flats of the rich merchants.
Gardens of the rich merchants.
- 4. Multiple Choice
Name Shah Jahan's new capital.
Delhi
Agra
Shahjahanabad
- 5. Multiple Choice
Who built Rajarajeshvara temple?
Rajaram
Rajarajadeva
Rajarajeshvaram
- 6. Multiple Choice
the Plan of the Jami Masjid built by Shah Jahan was made in his new capital at Shahjahanabad. how many years did it take for the mosque to be built?
8 years
6 years
7 years
10 years
- 7. Multiple Choice
Between the _________ and _____ centuries, architects started adding more rooms, doors, and windows to buildings.
7th and 10th
11th and 15th
12th and 13th
None of the above
- 8. Multiple Choice
Between the seventh and tenth centuries, architects started adding more rooms, doors, and windows to buildings. Roofs, doors, and windows were still made by placing a horizontal beam across two vertical columns, a style of architecture which was called _______
trabeate
cane
Gothic
None of the above
- 9. Multiple Choice
What were large-stepped wells called?
Baolis
Super well
Baoris
None of these'
- 10. Multiple Choice
Rajarajeshvara temple was built by King Rajarajadeva for the worship of his god, Rajarajeshvaram. Notice how the names of the ruler and the god are very similar. The king took the god’s name because it was
Auspicious and he wanted to appear like a god
He thought it would make him look good
It would make his rule establish to the people
None of these
- 11. Multiple Choice
The largest temples were all constructed by _________
Kings
Rich merchants
Rich priests
Poor Migrants
- 12. Multiple Choice
Muslim Sultans and Padshahs did not claim to be incarnations of god but Persian court chronicles described the Sultan as the?
Shadow Of God
Shadow Of Doom
Shadow of the King
None of these
- 13. Multiple Choice
The temples and mosques were beautifully constructed because
they were the place of worship
they meant to demonstrate power and wealth
they meant to demonstrate devotion of kings
all of the above
- 14. Multiple Choice
who constructed the Qutub Minar around 1199.
Shah Jahan
Qutub-ud-din Aybak
Jahangir
Qutub-ud-din bakhtiyar
- 15. Multiple Choice
The surface of the Qutb Minar is
triangular
rectangular
circular
curved and angular
- 16. Multiple Choice
who did not claim to be personification of god
muslim
sultans
padshas
all of the above
- 17. Multiple Choice
Monuments provide an insight into
Food they eat
To whom they worship
the technologies used for construction
type of transport they use
- 18. Multiple Choice
Golden Temple is in
Agra
Amritsar
Meerut
Paniput
- 19. Multiple Choice
What was the purpose of creating Baolis?
to provide a place for bathing for royals
to fulfill the water demand
for rainwater harvesting
for entertainment of royals
- 20. Multiple Choice
Why did many rulers attack temples?
To destroy them
As temples had a lot of wealth
For fun
For timepass
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