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RULERS AND BUILDINGS

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When was Humayun's tomb constructed?

a)

between 1582 and 1551

b)

between 1562 and 1571

c)

between 1542 and 1561

d)

between 1562 and 1541

2.

The part of a building above the ground floor is known as_________

a)

Superstructure

b)

structure

c)

Shikhara

3.

Jami Masjid was built by whom?

a)

Jahangir

b)

Akbar

c)

Shah Jahan

4.

Name Shah Jahan's new capital.

a)

Delhi

b)

Agra

c)

Shahjahanabad

5.

Who built Rajarajeshvara temple?

a)

Rajaram

b)

Rajarajadeva

c)

Rajarajeshvaram

6.

Who constructed Agra Fort?

a)

Humayun

b)

Babur

c)

Akbar

7.

Who constructed Kandariya Mahadeva temple?

a)

King Dhangadeva of the Chalukya dynasty.

b)

King Dhangadeva of the Chandela dynasty.

c)

King Rajadeva of the Chandela dynasty.

8.

Who constructed Chahar baghs?

a)

Jahangir and Shah Jahan

b)

Jahangir and Akbar

c)

Akbar and Shah Jahan

9.

Who were the two law givers of the past?

a)

Masses and Solomon

b)

Moses and Solomon

c)

Moses and Sulaman

10.

Where is 'Raniji ki baori' or 'Queen's Stepwell' located ?

a)

Jaisalmer

b)

Bundi in Alwar

c)

Bundi in Rajasthan

11.

Name the art in which coloured ,hard stones are placed in depressions carved into marble or sandstone creating beautiful, ornate patterns.

a)

Pietra dura

b)

Mosaic

c)

Pietra aura

12.

What does Ab mean?

a)

Water

b)

Stream

c)

Pool

13.

The name of the ruler and the god are very similar. The king took the god's name

a)

because it was told by their parents

b)

because local people of their village like those name

c)

because he did not want to appear like a god

d)

because it was auspicious and he wanted to appear like a god

14.

who constructed the Qutub Minar around 1199.

a)

Shah Jahan

b)

Qutub-ud-din Aybak

c)

Jahangir

d)

Qutub-ud-din bakhtiyar

15.

who earned worldwide respect for constructing a large reservoir outside Delhi-i-Kunha?

a)

Sultan Iltutmish

b)

Akbar

c)

Shah Jahan

d)

none of the above

16.

The Dhangadeva was the king of

a)

Pandayan dynasty

b)

Rajput dynasty

c)

khalji dynasty

d)

Chandela dynasty

17.

The formal gardens under the Mughals was

a)

baoli

b)

chahar bagh

c)

reservoir

d)

hauz

18.

Harmandar Sahib is in

a)

Agra

b)

Amritsar

c)

Meerut

d)

Paniput

19.

The baolis were constructed

a)

to provide a place for bathing for royals

b)

to fulfil the water demand

c)

for rainwater harvesting

d)

for entertainment of royals

20.

What were Havelis?

a)

Mansions of the rich merchants.

b)

Villas of the rich merchants.

c)

Flats of the rich merchants.

d)

Gardens of the rich merchants.

21.

These gardens are placed within rectangular walled enclosures and divided into four quarters by artificial channels.

a)

Chahar baghs

b)

Mughal Garden

c)

Rock Garden

22.

The direction faced by the Muslims at prayer is known as:-

a)

throne

b)

pietra dura

c)

qibla

d)

mausoleum

23.

These courts were also described as the "forty- pillared halls":-

a)

chihil sutun

b)

im

c)

pietra dura

d)

pishtaq

24.

The last floor of QUTUB MINAR was completed by___________

a)

Firoz Shah Tughlaq

b)

Babar

c)

Akbar

25.

Large stepped-wells were known as ........

a)

Caravanserais

b)

Tanks

c)

Baolis

d)

Havelis