The Trabeate style was used in the construction of temples, mosques, tombs and in buildings attached to

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(a)

large dome

(b)

large minarets

(c)

large stepped-wells

(d)

large superstructures

Temples were made also to demonstrate

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(a)

architectural skills

(b)

purity and austerity

(c)

power, wealth and devotion of the patron

(d)

devotion to deities only

Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni was a contemporary of

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(a)

Chola-I

(b)

Sena I

(c)

Rajendra I

(d)

Pandyas I

Central Asian ancestor of Akbar was

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(a)

Mahmud

(b)

Minhaj-i-Siraj

(c)

Ibn Battuta

(d)

Timur

Which of the following techniques was used in the construction of arc of the Quwwat-al-Islam mosque at Delhi?

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(a)

Trabeate

(b)

Corbelled

(c)

Arcuate

(d)

None of these

Sena II, ordered his general to invade _________

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(a)

Madurai, the capital of Pandyas

The central towering dome and the tall gateway is called as __________

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(a)

Pishtaq

To built Agra fort, Akbar required ___________ stone-cutters, _________cement and lime-makers and __________labourers.

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(a)

2000,2000,8000

______________is the top most pointed portion of a temple

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(a)

Shikhara

Gothic style of architecture was distinguished by __________and_________

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(a)

high pointed arches, use of stained glass

Chola king Rajendra I built a temple of Shiva.

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(a) False

(b) True

Pietra-dura inlays depicted the legendary Greek God.

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(a) False

(b) True

Shah Jahan's capital city was at Agra.

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(a) False

(b) True

Large stepped wells were called quiblas

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(a) True

(b) False

The surface of the Qutb Minar in curved and angular

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(a) False

(b) True

The Agra fort was built by which ruler?

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(a)

The Agra fort was built by Akbar

What is qibla?

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(a)

Qibla is the direction faced by Muslims at prayer.

What is hasht bihisht?

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(a)

Hasht bihisht is a central hall surrounded by eight rooms

What is Chihil Sutun?

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(a)

Chihil Sutun is a forty-pillared halls

What is Chahar bagh?

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(a)

Chahar bagh is a formal garden of Sultan.