Question

Look carefully at the map of Golconda. On the map, arrows show all the four directions.

• If you are peeping inside from Bodli Darwaza, in which direction from you is Katora Hauz?

• If someone is entering from Banjara Darwaza, in which direction from her is Katora Hauz?

• In which direction will you walk from Bala Hisar to reach Moti Mahal?

• How many gates can you see on the outer walls of the fort?

• Count how many palaces are there in the fort?

• What arrangements for water can you see inside the fort?

• On the map, 1 cm distance is equal to a distance of 110 metres on the ground. Now tell:

  (a) On the map the distance between Bala Hisar and Fateh Darwaja is _______ . On the ground, the distance between the two would be metres.

  (b) How far is Makai Darwaza from Fateh Darwaza?

Answer 1

• Katora Hauz is in north-west direction if someone is peeping from Bodli Darwaza.

• If someone is entering from Banjara Darwaza, Katora Hauz lies to their south.

• One needs to walk towards east from Bala Hisar to reach Moti Mahal.

• Eight gates can be seen on the outer walls of the fort.

• There are five palaces in the fort.

• We can see tanks (Hauz) and stepwells (Baoli) as arrangements for water inside the fort.

• (a) On the map the distance between Bala Hisar and Fateh Darwaja is 9 cm. On the ground, the distance between the two would be 990 metres.

  (b) The distance from Makai Darwaza from Fateh Darwaza is 10.5 cm. On ground, the distance is 1155 m.

  (Note: Its easy to use the thread on the map to measure curved paths and then measure the thread length on the scale. For the second part, the distance can be measured by the path shown. This makes 14 cm. On ground, the distance becomes 1540 m).