13. Art and Architecture (History Quiz)

13. Art and Architecture (History Quiz) Questions

• 1

  Which of the following is true regarding Qutab Minar?
  i. It is 5 storey building
  ii. Only three storeys are constructed by Qutbuddin Aybak and rest by Iltutmish

  A. Only i
  B. Only ii
  C. Both i and ii
  D. None of these

  Answer - A

  Solution

  Points to Know-
  The Qutb Minar is five storeys high.
  The first floor of the Qutb Minar is constructed by Qutbuddin Aybak around 1199.
  The rest is constructed by Iltutmish around 1229

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• 2

  Delhi Sultanate type architecture is-
  A. Indo-Islamic type
  B. Turkish and Persian type
  C. Indo-Afghan type
  D. None of the above

  Answer - A

  Solution

  Points to Know-
  The architecture of medieval period can be divided into two main categories.
  • Delhi Sultanate type architecture (Indo – Islamic type Architecture)
  • Mughal Architecture

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• 3

  Corbelled is a type of-
  A. Metallurgy technology
  B. Farming technique
  C. Style of architecture
  D. None of these

  Answer - C

  Solution

  Points to Know-
  Roofs, doors and windows were made by placing a horizontal beam across two vertical columns.
  This style of architecture called “trabeate” or “corbelled”.

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• 4

  Kandariya Mahadeva temple was constructed by-
  A. Rajarajadeva
  B. Dhangadeva
  C. Shrimara Shrivallabha
  D. None of these

  Answer - B

  Solution

  Points to Know-
  Kandariya Mahadeva temple (Shiva Temple):
  • Constructed in 999 by King Dhangadeva of the Chandela dynasty.
  • Ornamental gateway led to an entrance & main hall (mahamandapa) where dances were performed.

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• 5

  Charupallam village is near the temple-
  A. Kandariya Mahadeva
  B. Govind Deva temple
  C. Rajarajeshvara temple
  D. Brihadeshwara Temple

  Answer - C

  Solution

  Points to Know-
  Rajarajeshvara temple at Thanjavur :
  • It had tallest shikhara amongst temples of its time.
  • There were no cranes & idea was to lift 90 ton stone for top of shikhara.
  • So the architects built an inclined path of 4 km & boulders were rolled to the top).
  • The residents of that area remembered the experience of the construction of the temple even after dismantling the inclined path.
  • Hence village near the temple is called Charupallam, the “Village of the Incline”.

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• 6

  Which of the following is true?
  i. Persian court chronicles described Sultan as the “Shadow of God”
  ii. An inscription in the Quwwat al-Islam mosque explained that God chose Balban as a king

  A. Only i
  B. Only ii
  C. Both i and ii
  D. None of these

  Answer - A

  Solution

  Points to Know-
  Muslim Sultans and Padshahs did not claim to be incarnations of god but Persian court chronicles described Sultan as the “Shadow of God”
  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 law-givers of the past.

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• 7

  Who built Agra Fort?
  A. Babur
  B. Akbar
  C. Shah Jahan
  D. Humayun

  Answer - B

  Solution

  Points to Know-
  Agra Fort – Built by Akbar, the Agra Fort required 2,000 stone-cutters, 2,000 cement and lime-makers and 8,000 labourers.

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• 8

  Who constructed Hauz-i-Sultani?
  A. Balban
  B. Qutbuddin Aybak
  C. Sultan Iltutmish
  D. Akbar

  Answer - C

  Solution

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  Sultan Iltutmish won universal respect for constructing large reservoir just outside Delhi-i kuhna known as hauz-i Sultani or the “King’s Reservoir”.

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• 9

  Which king invaded Sri Lanka and defeated king, Sena I?
  A. Chola
  B. Pandya
  C. Chera
  D. Pala

  Answer - B

  Solution

  Points to know-
  9th century- Pandyan king Shrimara Shrivallabha iInvaded (आक्रमण) Sri Lanka and defeated king, Sena I . He seized all valuables and gold Buddha statue.

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• 10

  Who had described in his autobiography his interest in planning and laying out Chahar bagh?
  A. Akbar
  B. Iltutmish
  C. Qutbuddin Aybak
  D. Babur

  Answer - D

  Solution

  Points to Know-
  • Babur laid out formal gardens, placed within rectangular walled enclosures and divided into four quarters by artificial channels.
  • These gardens called chahar Bagh (4 gardens with symmetrical division of quarters – later by Shah Jahan & Jahangir in Kashmir, Agra and Delhi)

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