SYMMETRY IN INDIAN MONUMENTS

Mathematical symmetry means, one shape becomes exactly like another when it moves in some ways such as ______.

• Turn

• Slide

• Flip

• All the above

Symmetry is very important in buildings as it makes the building balanced with equal weight on each side due to

• mass

• gravity

• shape

• none of these

The three tiers of petals of Lotus temple in various stages of opening can be categorized as geometrical shapes such as_______.

• spheres and cylinders

• square and rectangles

• toroids and cones

• spheres ,cylinders, toroids and cones

The palace in Mysore which has symmetrical _______ ceilings so geometrically designed

• marble

• granite

• glass

• none of these

The India Gate located in New Delhi, formerly called Kingsway. It has only one symmetry which is _______ symmetry

• horizontal

• vertical

• diagonal

• isometrical

The Jantar Mantar structure, predicts the time, _____ and predict the movement of the ____.

• tracks stars and eclipses

• tracks planets and eclipses

• tracks stars and asteroids

• tracks planets and asteroids

The ______ temple is located at the Nandi hills in Karnataka.

• Lotus

• Ranakpur Jain

• Bhoga Nandeeshwara

• Chand

Chand Baori is a stepwell in Rajasthan's Abaneri, it has ______ steps arranged in perfect symmetry to the bottom of the well.

• 3500 narrow

• 3000 narrow

• 4500 narrow

• 4000 narrow

The floor and the walkways of Taj Mahal use contrasting tiles or blocks forming a _____ pattern.

• circular

• square

• constellation

• none of these

The _____ tomb has geometrical patterns and symmetry combining Islamic cosmology in its own architecture

• Tomb of Sher Shah Suri

• Humayun’s tomb

• Red fort

• none of these