Gardens, Wells And Public Structures

Q.

The Judgement Seat of Vikramaditya was made of

Q. Tall gateways visible in front of a Mughal monument are known as ______.

1. pishtaq
2. chahar bagh
3. hasht bihisht
4. chihil sutun

Q. Diwan-i-Khas refers to hall for __________.

1. public and private audience
2. public audience
3. private audience
4. the poor people

Q. The reservoir outside Delhi-i-Kuhna was called _______.

1. Hauz-i-Kahani
2. Hauz-i-Paani
3. Hauz-i-Sultani
4. Hauz-i-Iltutmish

Q. A central hall surrounded by eight rooms is known as ______.

1. Pishtaq
2. Chahar Bagh
3. Hasht Bihisht
4. Chihil Sutun

Q.

The Bangla dome, an architectural feature adopted by the Mughals was actually a

Q. In Urdu, ‘Hauz’ means water tank and ‘Khas’ means royal.

1. True
2. False

Q. Artwork of coloured hard stones placed in depressions of marble walls in a beautiful pattern is known as __________.

1. Pishtaq
2. Pietra Dura
3. Hasht Bihisht
4. Chihil Sutun

Q. Liberia was formed in the early 19th century as a home for a specific group of people. Who were they?

1. Indentured labourers fleeing harsh treatment from their owners
2. Indian slaves emigrating from the Caribbean
3. African Blacks repatriated from America
4. The Portugese protectorate

Q. The ‘Rani Ki Vav’ in is a fine example of stepwells which were constructed by Queen Udayamati.

1. Rajasthan
2. Gujarat
3. Uttar Pradesh

Q. The idea that the king was a representative of god was conveyed through ________.

1. the direction of the pedestal of the emperor
2. the height of the pedestal of the emperor
3. the colour of the pedestal of the emperor
4. the size of the pedestal of the emperor

Q. The construction of Shah Jahan's audience hall tried to communicate that the king _________.

1. was supreme
2. would provide justice to rich people only
3. would provide justice to poor people only
4. would provide justice to the rich and poor alike

Q. Forty pillared halls in Mughal structures are known as ________.

1. Pishtaq
2. Chahar Bagh
3. Hasht Bihisht
4. Chihil Sutun

Q. Gardens divided into four divisions were known as ________.

1. Pishtaq
2. Chahar Bagh
3. Hasht Bihisht
4. Chihil Sutun

Q. Sultan Iltutmish won universal praise for constructing _________.

1. a large reservoir outside Tughlaqabad
2. a large reservoir outside Delhi-i-Kuhna
3. a large reservoir outside Shahjahanabad
4. a large reservoir outside Siri

Q. The idea that the king was a representative of god was conveyed through ________.

1. the direction of the pedestal of the emperor
2. the height of the pedestal of the emperor
3. the colour of the pedestal of the emperor
4. the size of the pedestal of the emperor

Q. Artwork of coloured hard stones placed in depressions of marble walls in a beautiful pattern is known as __________.

1. Pishtaq
2. Pietra Dura
3. Hasht Bihisht
4. Chihil Sutun

Q. In Urdu, ‘Hauz’ means water tank and ‘Khas’ means royal.

1. True
2. False

Q. All the regions under the Sultan of Zanzibar were divided among the ______ and the _______.

1. French
2. Germans
3. British
4. Dutch

Q. Tall gateways visible in front of a Mughal monument are known as ______.

1. pishtaq
2. chahar bagh
3. hasht bihisht
4. chihil sutun

Q. Which of the following regions was not a part of the German East Africa?

1. A small part of Zanzibar
2. A portion of Tanzania
3. Burundi
4. Rwanda

Q. Small tanks or reservoirs were part of which of these structures?

1. Masjid
2. Temple
3. Gurudwara
4. Battlefields

Q. Forty pillared halls in Mughal structures are known as ________.

1. Pishtaq
2. Chahar Bagh
3. Hasht Bihisht
4. Chihil Sutun