Places of Historical Significance

Which feature best shows the advanced planning of Indus Valley cities?

• Stone temples

• Grid-pattern streets

• Stepwells

• Painted caves

Kalibangan is famous for:

• Buddhist stupas

• Fire altars and ploughed fields

• Rock-cut temples

• Iron tools

The Janapadas and Mahajanapadas rose mainly in the:

• Ganga Valley

• Deccan Plateau

• Western Ghats

• Thar Desert

Which Mahajanapada had Vaishali as its capital?

• Magadha

• Vajji

• Avanti

• Kosala

Agra became an important Mughal capital during:

• Babur

• Akbar

• Humayun

• Aurangzeb

Which architectural style is most visible in the Taj Mahal?

• Wooden carvings

• Pietra dura inlay work

• Brick and plaster

• Iron lattice

Fatehpur Sikri was built by:

• Akbar

• Aurangzeb

• Jahangir

• Shah Jahan

Why was Fatehpur Sikri abandoned?

• Attacks by Marathas

• Lack of water supply

• Earthquake

• Mughal defeat by Persians

The Agra Fort mainly served as:

• A religious site

• A political and military hub

• A warehouse

• A summer palace

Surat was known as the:

• Jewel of Rajasthan

• Gateway to Mecca

• Pearl City

• Golden Port