Confluence of Different Architectural Styles

Q. Theand the elephant stables in Hampi are two structures where the Vijayanagara Kings adopted features of Islamic architecture in their own structures.

1. Lotus Mahal
2. Taj Mahal
3. Bangla Dome

Q. In Akbar's buildings at Fatehpur Sikri, architectural style of __________ are seen.

1. Vijayanagara empire
2. Bijapur and Golconda
3. Bidar and Golconda
4. Gujarat and Malwa

Q. In Bengal, local rulers developed a roof that looked like _________.

1. a dome
2. a thatched roof
3. a hemisphere
4. a gopuram

Q. In medieval India, creation of large kingdoms led to _________.

1. cross-fertilisation of architectural styles
2. elimination of local architectural styles
3. isolation of local architectural styles
4. replacement of local architectural styles with new styles

Q. After the authority of Mughal rule declined, their architectural style _________.

1. was dismantled from India
2. were used by other rulers who succeeded them
3. was forgotten completely
4. disappeared completely from India

Q. When was Permanent Settlement established in India?

1. 1792
2. 1793
3. 1794
4. 1795

Q. In Bengal, local rulers developed a roof that looked like _________.

1. a dome
2. a thatched roof
3. a hemisphere
4. a gopuram

Q. The Naulakha Pavilion, built by Shah Jahan in Lahore, contains an architectural feature called the Bangla Dome.

1. True
2. False

Q. Many of the indentured labourers were taken to foreign colonies of the British. Which of the following is not such a colony?

1. Ceylon
2. Trinidad
3. Natal
4. Ganjam

Q. How is the Ryotwari System different from the Zamindari System?
Ryotwari System - RS
Zamindari System - ZS

1. In the RS, the government directly dealt with the peasant without the intervention of a middle man.
2. In the ZS, the government directly collected taxes from the peasant.
3. In the RS, the people could own the land as long as they paid land revenue for it.
4. The RS introduced the concept of private property.

Q. The Naulakha Pavilion, built by Shah Jahan in Lahore, contains an architectural feature called the Bangla Dome.

1. True
2. False

Q. In Vrindavan, near Mathura, temples were constructed in architectural styles similar to that of ___________.

1. Vijayanagara empire
2. Golconda empire
3. Bijapur and Golconda
4. Mughal empire

Q. In medieval India, creation of large kingdoms led to _________.

1. cross-fertilisation of architectural styles
2. elimination of local architectural styles
3. isolation of local architectural styles
4. replacement of local architectural styles with new styles

Q. Which of the following difficulties were the people in the Madras Presidency facing during the Great Famine of 1876–1878?

1. Export of
   essential
   grains
2. Taxes
3. Extreme heat
4. Irrigation
5. Drought
6. Influenza
   pandemics
7. Slavery
8. Bubonic plague

Q. When did the British introduce the Indentured Labour System in India?

1. 1846
2. 1921
3. 1843
4. 1920

Q. Under the Ryotwari system, who was the owner of the lands?

1. Governor
2. Zamindar
3. King
4. Peasant

Q. Match the following.

A] Charupallam	1] Dravidian Style
B] Rajarajeshvara Temple	2] Village of the Incline
C] Jama Masjid	3] Arcuate Architecture
D] Pietra Dura	4] Artistic Technique

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

Q. Assertion [A]: In the Madras Presidency, the famine of 1876-78 was preceded by droughts.

Reason [R]: This was because of the colonial government’s policy of Laissez-Faire in the trade of food-grains.

1. [A] and [R] are true but [R] is not the correct justification for [A].
2. [A] and [R] are false.
3. [A] and [R] are true and [R] is the correct justification for [A].
4. [A] is true but [R] is false.

Q. Read the following statements and select the appropriate option:

Statement 1 (S1): There was a shortage of food crops in India.
Statement 2 (S2): Farmers turned to commercialised agriculture.

1. Both S1 and S2 are true and S2 is a result of S1.
2. Both S1 and S2 are true and S1 is a result of S2.
3. S1 is true but S2 is not true.
4. Both S1 and S2 are true but the two statements are unrelated.

Q. During the financial phase of British capitalism in India, both slavery and indentured labour were abolished.

1. True
2. False

Q. Who amongst the following worked for a better irrigation system in India?

1. Josh Pennycuick
2. Robert Clive
3. Arthur Cotton
4. Warren Hastings

Q. 'X' was an engineer and a civil servant. 'X' also served as a member of the Madras Legislative Council. 'X' decided to divert the west-flowing Periyar river draining into the Arabian Sea to the east so that it could irrigate lakhs of acres of dry land dependent on the Vaigai river. Identify 'X'.

1. Lord Wenlock
2. Arthur Cotton
3. Colonel Pennycuick
4. Robert Clive

Q. How much money did Robert Clive make after the Battle of Plassey?

1. 27, 900 pounds
2. 31, 500 pounds
3. 45, 100 pounds
4. 50, 000 pounds

Q. In Vijayanagar, elephant stables were influenced by ________ architecture.

1. Mughals
2. Bidar
3. Bijapur and Golconda
4. Mughals and Bidar

Q. The system of Permanent settlement introduced by Lord Cornwallis in Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa is known as thesystem.

1. Iqtadari
2. Zamindari
3. Ryotwari