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When did the architects introduced "trabeate" style of architecture?

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  1. Between eighth and eighteenth century

  2. Between fifth and tenth century

  3. Between seventh and tenth century

  4. Between fourth and ninth century

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

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 called "trabeate" or "corbelled".

According to inscription in the Quwwat al-Islam, Whom the god chose as king?

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  1. Aurangzeb

  2. Akbar

  3. Alaunddin

  4. Babar

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

An inscription in the Quwwat al-Islam mosque explained that god chose Alauddin as a king because he had the qualities of Moses and Solomon, the great lawgivers of the past.

A central hall surrounded by eight rooms was known as ____________.

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  1. Eight paradises

  2. Diwan-i-Aam

  3. Diwan-i-Khas

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A tomb architecture, first visible in Humayun's tomb. The tomb was placed in the centre of a huge formal chahar bagh and built in the tradition known as "eight paradises" or hasht bihisht- a central hall surrounded by eight rooms. The building was constructed with red sandstone, edged with white marbles.

The tomb architecture, first visible in ____________ tomb.

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  1. Akbar

  2. Humayun

  3. Shah Jahan

  4. Aurangzeb

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A tomb architecture, first visible in Humayun's tomb. The tomb was placed in the centre of a huge formal chahar bagh and built in the tradition known as "eight paradises" or hasht bihisht- a central hall surrounded by eight rooms. The building was constructed with red sandstone, edged with white marbles.

Match the following

List - I List - II
A. Qutub Minar 1. Muhammad Adil Shah
B. Gol Gumbj 2. Iltutmish
C. Buland Darwaja 3. Aurangazeb
D. Moti Masjid 4. Jahangir
5. Akbar



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  1. A - 5, B - 1, C - 3, D - 4

  2. A - 2, B - 4, C - 5, D - 1

  3. A - 4, B - 3, C - 2, D - 1

  4. A - 2, B - 1, C - 5, D - 3

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Correct Option: D

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

List - I List - II
A. Ibadatkhana 1. Kutub - ud - din Aibak
B. Jama Masjid of Delhi 2. Rana Kumbha
C. Adhai Din Ka Jhompda 3. Shah Jahan
D. Vijay Stambha of Chittor 4. Mehmud Begda
5. Akbar


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  1. A - 5 , B - 3 , C - 1 , D - 2

  2. A - 5 , B - 3 , C - 4 , D - 2

  3. A - 2 , B - 4 , C - 5 , D - 1

  4. A - 3 , B - 5 , C - 1 , D - 4

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Correct Option: A

What is the Quibla?

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  1. The direction a Muslim should face while praying.

  2. The current direction of the sun.

  3. The direction of the Kaaba in the city of Mecca.

  4. Both A and C

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Quibla is the direction that should be faced when a Muslim prays. It is fixed as the direction of the Kaaba in the Hejazi city of Mecca. Most mosques contain a wall niche that indicates the Qiblah.

What was the role of the 'Keystone' in the construction of monuments since the twelfth century?

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  1. It was included for aesthetic purposes.

  2. It supported the ceiling.

  3. It transferred the weight of the superstructure to the base of the arch.

  4. It carried the seal of the king.

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Monuments provide an insight into the technologies used for construction. A stylistic development in the construction of 12th-century architecture was the use of Arches.
The weight of the superstructure above the doors and windows was carried by arches. The Keystone at the centre of the arch transferred the weight of the superstructure to the base of the arch.
The roof too used this principle and was converted into vaults and domes.
This architectural form is called arcuate.

Why was the direction of the pedestal of Shah Jahan's throne referred to as the Quibla?

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  1. To indicate that he was the representative of God.

  2. To indicate that he was more powerful than God.

  3. To indicate that he was the dispenser of divine justice.

  4. None of the above.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Shah Jahans audience halls were specially constructed to resemble a mosque. The pedestal on which his throne was placed was frequently described as the qibla, the direction in which Muslims pray, since everybody faced that direction when court was in session. The idea of the king as a representative of God on earth was suggested by these architectural features.
It was during Shah Jahans reign that the different elements of Mughal architecture were fused together in a grand harmonious synthesis. His reign witnessed a huge amount of construction activity, especially in Agra and Delhi.

What variation was introduced to the 'Chahar bagh format' during the reigh of Shah Jahan?

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  1. The dwelling was located at the edge of the Chahar Bagh close to the bank of the river.

  2. The dwelling was located in the middle of the Chahar Bagh, close to the bank of the river.

  3. The dwelling was located in the direction of the Quibla.

  4. The dwelling was located in the direction of the sun.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In the early years of his reign, Shah Jahans capital was at Agra, a city where the nobility had constructed their homes on the banks of the river Yamuna. These were set in the midst of formal gardens constructed in the chahar bagh format. The Chahar Bagh garden also had a variation that historians describe as the river-front garden. In this garden, the dwelling was not located in the middle of the Chahar Bagh but at its edge, close to the bank of the river.

Shah Jahan adapted the river-front garden in the layout of the Taj Mahal, the grandest architectural accomplishment of his reign. Here, the white marble mausoleum was placed on a terrace by the edge of the river and the garden was to its south.