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Architecture under Delhi sultanate and Mughal empire

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Architecture under Delhi sultanate was inspired from?

a)

Turkish Architecture

b)

Persian Architecture

c)

Islamic Architecture

d)

All of the above

2.

Delhi sultanate introduced which feature in their architecture?

a)

Dome Chamber

b)

Pietra Dura

c)

Calligraphy

d)

Jali work

3.

Who built the first mosque in India?

a)

Shams ud din Iltutmish

b)

Razia Sultan

c)

Qutub ud din Aibak

d)

Alauddin Khalji

4.

Name the first mosque built in India.

a)

Jama Masjid

b)

Moti Masjid

c)

Quwwat ul Islam

d)

Jami Masjid

5.

Alauddin Khalji did not build any monuments?

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Adhai-din ka Jhonpra is built at which place?

a)

Jaipur

b)

Ajmer

c)

Udaipur

d)

Bikaner

7.

Name the tallest minaret in India.

a)

Alai Minar

b)

Stupa Stanchi

c)

Buland Minar

d)

Qutub Minar

8.

Where are all the tombs of lodi rulers located at?

a)

Lodi Garden

b)

Lamb Garden

c)

Lost Garden

d)

Loud Garden

9.

The Entrance door of Qutub Minar is called as _________

a)

Buland Darwaza

b)

Chota Darwaza

c)

Alai Darwaza

d)

Lamba Darwaza

10.

The tomb of Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq was built by Tughlaq Dynasty?

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Two of the finest innovation introduced during the Sultanate period were ___________ & _____________

a)

Pillars & Dome

b)

Double Dome & Minaret

c)

Lavish Garden & Arch

d)

Arch and Dome

12.

Which material was used for plastering buildings?

a)

Mica

b)

Limestone

c)

Copper

d)

Gypsum

13.

What material was used to secure leakages of water such as roofs, indigo-vats, canals?

a)

Mica paste

b)

Lime paste

c)

Sodium paste

d)

Copper paste

14.

___________ & ______________ were used to decorate the buildings?

a)

Geometry & Algebra

b)

Calligraphy & Geometry

c)

Jali & Calligraphy

d)

Stones & Calligraphy

15.

The verses from Quran were inscribed on buildings in straight script?

a)

True

b)

False

16.

The Verses from Quran inscribed on buildings in an angular script was known as ____________

a)

Kulfi

b)

Kuful

c)

Kufil

d)

Kufi

17.

The founder of Mughal empire was __________

a)

Akbar

b)

Babur

c)

Shahjahan

d)

Jahangir

18.

Humayun's tomb was inspired from _____________ style of designing &execution.

a)

Persian

b)

Islamic

c)

Gujarat

d)

Bengal

19.

Humayun's tomb was built by _____________

a)

Mirak Mirza Raja

b)

Mirak Mirza Sher

c)

Mira Mirza Haq

d)

Mirak Mirza Ghiyas

20.

Humayun tomb was constructed under the supervision of his wife.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Humayun's tomb is the earliest specimen of the use of the ______________ in India.

a)

Single Dome

b)

Triple Dome

c)

Double Dome

d)

No Dome

22.

In a double dome architecture, inner dome acts as a _________________

a)

Celling of the building

b)

Crown of the building

c)

Roof of the building

d)

Layer of the building

23.

In a double dome architecture, outer dome acts as a _________________

a)

Celling of the building

b)

Crown of the building

c)

Roof of the building

d)

Layer of the building

24.

The huge fortress built by Akbar with massive walls & battlements was _________________

a)

Delhi Fort

b)

Udaipur Fort

c)

Ajmer Fort

d)

Agra Fort

25.

Which monument did Akbar built for his son?

a)

Jahangiri Fort

b)

Jahangiri Minar

c)

Jahangiri Tomb

d)

Jahangiri Mahal

26.

Akbar built his new capital at Rajasthan.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

New Capital was built by Akbar at __________________

a)

Sikri

b)

Ganganagar

c)

Mirpur

d)

Azamgarh

28.

Akbar used ______________ to construct majority of his monuments.

a)

Black Marble

b)

White Marble

c)

Red Sandstone

d)

Yellow Sandstone

29.

Which monument did Akbar built for the Sufi saint?

a)

Tomb of Shakib Chishti

b)

Tomb of Sameer Chishti

c)

Tomb of Salim Chishti

d)

Tomb of Shoaib Chishti

30.

Under Pietra dura semi precious stones were embedded into the marble.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

Akbar Constructed which monument to commemorate his victory over Gujarat?

a)

Buland Sehar

b)

Buland Darwaza

c)

Buland Minar

d)

Buland palace

32.

Jahangir replaced Red Sandstone with _________________

a)

White Marble

b)

Black Marble

c)

Yellow Marble

d)

Silver Marble

33.

The new style of decoration adopted by Shahjahan was known as

a)

Calligraphy

b)

Pietra Dura

c)

Geometrical Figures

d)

Double Dome

34.

Nur Jahan built a tomb for his father known as _____________

a)

Sham sad ud Daula's Tomb

b)

Turani ud Daula's Tomb

c)

Wajid ud Daula's Tomb

d)

Itmad ud Daula's Tomb

35.

Itmad ud Daula's tomb has 6 octagonal minarets.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

Jahangir was a patron of the art of ________________________

a)

Laying out palaces

b)

Laying out gardens

c)

Laying out Tombs

d)

Laying out canals

37.

Famous gardens laid out by Jahangir in Kashmir are ____________ & ___________

a)

Khwaab Bagh & Nishat Bagh

b)

Shalimar Bagh & Nishat Bagh

c)

Khwaab Bagh & Shalimar Bagh

d)

Shalimar Bagh & Jumna Bagh

38.

Jahangir's son was _____________

a)

Aurangzeb

b)

Humayun

c)

Akbar

d)

Shahjahan

39.

Jahangir's son was a _______________ builder

a)

Prolific

b)

Worst

c)

Lazy

d)

Boring

40.

Highest number of monuments under the Mughal Empire were built by Shahjahan.

a)

True

b)

False

41.

Identify the monument

a)

Humayun's Tomb

b)

Itmad ud Daula's Tomb

c)

Akbar's Tomb

d)

Babur's Tomb

42.

Identify the monument

a)

Agra Fort

b)

Delhi Fort

c)

Red Fort

d)

Bihar Fort

43.

Identify the monument

a)

Humayun's Tomb

b)

Itmad ud Daula's Tomb

c)

Akbar's Tomb

d)

Babur's Tomb

44.

Identify the monument

a)

Agra Fort

b)

Delhi Fort

c)

Raj Mahal

d)

Taj Mahal

45.

Identify the monument

a)

Quwwat ul Islam

b)

Adhai din ka jhonpura

c)

Jama Masjid

d)

Khirki Masjid