Unit 2

___ houses are evolved when the villagers started acquiring the resources to add elements constructed of the durable materials giving it a characteristic feature of a pukka house

• pukka

• semi pukka

• kachcha

• all the above

Kachcha means ___

• durable

• stable

• non-permanent

• strong

Vernacular architecture is characterized by

• all the above

• The people and for the people

• Using locally available resources

• Using exported techniques and skills

____ houses are simple houses made from rudimentary and locally available materials such as mud, thatch, bamboo, or other natural materials.

• Kuchcha

• pukka

• semi pukka

• all the above

Building first evolved out of the dynamics between needs and ___

• ethics

• value

• means

• none of the above

___ requires constant maintenance and replacement

• kuchcha

• pukka

• semi pukka

• none of the above

___ houses are typically houses that are partially constructed using permanent materials like bricks, concrete, or stone and partially using temporary materials like mud, bamboo, or thatch.

• all the above

• kachcha

• pukka

• Semi-pukka

___ structures are expensive to construct and also require skilled labour.

• semi pukka

• Pukka

• kachcha

• none

___ in Gujarat are designed to reflect the lifestyle and status of the wealthy merchants who built them

• mud house

• havelis

• palace

• all the above

The term Vernacular is derived from the Latin word vernaculus, meaning “domestic,___,___”.

• Foreign

• indigenous

• native

• All the above