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WorksheetsArchitecture under Delhi sultanate and Mughal empire
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 15mins
Architecture under Delhi sultanate was inspired from?
Turkish Architecture
Persian Architecture
Islamic Architecture
All of the above
Delhi sultanate introduced which feature in their architecture?
Dome Chamber
Pietra Dura
Calligraphy
Jali work
Who built the first mosque in India?
Shams ud din Iltutmish
Razia Sultan
Qutub ud din Aibak
Alauddin Khalji
Name the first mosque built in India.
Jama Masjid
Moti Masjid
Quwwat ul Islam
Jami Masjid
Alauddin Khalji did not build any monuments?
True
False
Adhai-din ka Jhonpra is built at which place?
Jaipur
Ajmer
Udaipur
Bikaner
Name the tallest minaret in India.
Alai Minar
Stupa Stanchi
Buland Minar
Qutub Minar
Where are all the tombs of lodi rulers located at?
Lodi Garden
Lamb Garden
Lost Garden
Loud Garden
The Entrance door of Qutub Minar is called as _________
Buland Darwaza
Chota Darwaza
Alai Darwaza
Lamba Darwaza
The tomb of Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq was built by Tughlaq Dynasty?
True
False
Two of the finest innovation introduced during the Sultanate period were ___________ & _____________
Pillars & Dome
Double Dome & Minaret
Lavish Garden & Arch
Arch and Dome
Which material was used for plastering buildings?
Mica
Limestone
Copper
Gypsum
What material was used to secure leakages of water such as roofs, indigo-vats, canals?
Mica paste
Lime paste
Sodium paste
Copper paste
___________ & ______________ were used to decorate the buildings?
Geometry & Algebra
Calligraphy & Geometry
Jali & Calligraphy
Stones & Calligraphy
The verses from Quran were inscribed on buildings in straight script?
True
False
The Verses from Quran inscribed on buildings in an angular script was known as ____________
Kulfi
Kuful
Kufil
Kufi
The founder of Mughal empire was __________
Akbar
Babur
Shahjahan
Jahangir
Humayun's tomb was inspired from _____________ style of designing &execution.
Persian
Islamic
Gujarat
Bengal
Humayun's tomb was built by _____________
Mirak Mirza Raja
Mirak Mirza Sher
Mira Mirza Haq
Mirak Mirza Ghiyas
Humayun tomb was constructed under the supervision of his wife.
True
False
Humayun's tomb is the earliest specimen of the use of the ______________ in India.
Single Dome
Triple Dome
Double Dome
No Dome
In a double dome architecture, inner dome acts as a _________________
Celling of the building
Crown of the building
Roof of the building
Layer of the building
In a double dome architecture, outer dome acts as a _________________
Celling of the building
Crown of the building
Roof of the building
Layer of the building
The huge fortress built by Akbar with massive walls & battlements was _________________
Delhi Fort
Udaipur Fort
Ajmer Fort
Agra Fort
Which monument did Akbar built for his son?
Jahangiri Fort
Jahangiri Minar
Jahangiri Tomb
Jahangiri Mahal
Akbar built his new capital at Rajasthan.
True
False
New Capital was built by Akbar at __________________
Sikri
Ganganagar
Mirpur
Azamgarh
Akbar used ______________ to construct majority of his monuments.
Black Marble
White Marble
Red Sandstone
Yellow Sandstone
Which monument did Akbar built for the Sufi saint?
Tomb of Shakib Chishti
Tomb of Sameer Chishti
Tomb of Salim Chishti
Tomb of Shoaib Chishti
Under Pietra dura semi precious stones were embedded into the marble.
True
False
Akbar Constructed which monument to commemorate his victory over Gujarat?
Buland Sehar
Buland Darwaza
Buland Minar
Buland palace
Jahangir replaced Red Sandstone with _________________
White Marble
Black Marble
Yellow Marble
Silver Marble
The new style of decoration adopted by Shahjahan was known as
Calligraphy
Pietra Dura
Geometrical Figures
Double Dome
Nur Jahan built a tomb for his father known as _____________
Sham sad ud Daula's Tomb
Turani ud Daula's Tomb
Wajid ud Daula's Tomb
Itmad ud Daula's Tomb
Itmad ud Daula's tomb has 6 octagonal minarets.
True
False
Jahangir was a patron of the art of ________________________
Laying out palaces
Laying out gardens
Laying out Tombs
Laying out canals
Famous gardens laid out by Jahangir in Kashmir are ____________ & ___________
Khwaab Bagh & Nishat Bagh
Shalimar Bagh & Nishat Bagh
Khwaab Bagh & Shalimar Bagh
Shalimar Bagh & Jumna Bagh
Jahangir's son was _____________
Aurangzeb
Humayun
Akbar
Shahjahan
Jahangir's son was a _______________ builder
Prolific
Worst
Lazy
Boring
Highest number of monuments under the Mughal Empire were built by Shahjahan.
True
False
Identify the monument
Humayun's Tomb
Itmad ud Daula's Tomb
Akbar's Tomb
Babur's Tomb
Identify the monument
Agra Fort
Delhi Fort
Red Fort
Bihar Fort
Identify the monument
Humayun's Tomb
Itmad ud Daula's Tomb
Akbar's Tomb
Babur's Tomb
Identify the monument
Agra Fort
Delhi Fort
Raj Mahal
Taj Mahal
Identify the monument
Quwwat ul Islam
Adhai din ka jhonpura
Jama Masjid
Khirki Masjid
