Gardens, Wells And Public Structures

Q.

Which is the largest auditorium in India ?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Explain the term Jacobian.

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. Gardens divided into four divisions were known as ________.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1. True
2. False

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

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

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

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

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. How did the Mughal court suggest that everyone received justice equally from the emperor?