UPSC Indian Art and Culture – Chapter 6: Indo-Islamic Architecture (20 MCQs)

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UPSC Indian Art and Culture – Chapter 6: Indo-Islamic Architecture (20 MCQs) – 19 questions, subject: History. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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1.  

An arch built of wedge-shaped stones locked by a keystone is called a:

Correct Answer: A [true arch]

Explanation:

A true arch uses wedge-shaped voussoirs held in place by a central keystone, a technique brought by the Sultanate builders.

2.  

The Qutb Minar was completed by:

Correct Answer: D [Iltutmish]

Explanation:

Qutbuddin Aibak began the Qutb Minar around 1199 and his successor Iltutmish completed its upper storeys.

3.  

The Alai Darwaza was built by:

Correct Answer: B [Alauddin Khalji]

Explanation:

Alauddin Khalji built the Alai Darwaza in 1311 as the southern gateway of the Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque in the Qutb complex.

4.  

Sloping (battered) walls are a feature of the architecture of the:

Correct Answer: C [Tughlaqs]

Explanation:

Tughlaq buildings such as Tughlaqabad and Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq's tomb are plain and massive, with sloping (battered) walls.

5.  

The Atala Masjid is located in:

Correct Answer: A [Jaunpur]

Explanation:

The Atala Masjid, with its huge propylon gateway, is the best-known Sharqi mosque at Jaunpur.

6.  

The Jahaz Mahal is a monument at:

Correct Answer: B [Mandu]

Explanation:

The Jahaz Mahal, a ship-like palace between two tanks, is a Malwa Sultanate building at Mandu.

7.  

The Gol Gumbaz, famous for its whispering gallery, is at:

Correct Answer: C [Bijapur]

Explanation:

The Gol Gumbaz at Bijapur is the tomb of Muhammad Adil Shah, with a huge dome and a whispering gallery.

8.  

The Charminar at Hyderabad was built by:

Correct Answer: D [Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah]

Explanation:

Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah built the Charminar in 1591 at the heart of his new city of Hyderabad.

9.  

Humayun's tomb at Delhi was designed by:

Correct Answer: D [Mirak Mirza Ghiyas]

Explanation:

a Persian architect; the tomb was completed under Akbar.

10.  

Consider the following statements:

1. The Buland Darwaza is at Fatehpur Sikri.
2. The tomb of Itimad-ud-Daulah was built by Nur Jahan.
3. The Bibi ka Maqbara is in Lucknow.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Correct Answer: B [1 and 2 only]

Explanation:

The Buland Darwaza is at Fatehpur Sikri and Nur Jahan built her father's tomb; the Bibi ka Maqbara is in Aurangabad.

11.  

Assertion (A): The Bengal mosques of the Sultanate period were mostly built of brick.

Reason (R): Good building stone was scarce in the Bengal delta.

Correct Answer: A [Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A]

Explanation:

Both are true, and the delta's lack of good building stone explains why Bengal builders relied on brick and terracotta.

12.  

The inlay of coloured stones in marble is called:

Correct Answer: A [pietra dura]

Explanation:

Pietra dura (parchin kari) is the inlay of cut coloured stones into marble, as on the Itimad-ud-Daulah and Taj Mahal.

13.  

The double dome first appears in Delhi in the tomb of:

Correct Answer: D [Sikandar Lodi]

Explanation:

In the standard textbook view the double dome first appears in Delhi in the Lodi-period tomb of Sikandar Lodi.

14.  

Sher Shah Suri's tomb, standing in the middle of a lake, is at:

Correct Answer: C [Sasaram]

Explanation:

Sher Shah Suri's tomb stands in the middle of a lake at Sasaram in present-day Bihar.

15.  

The Taj Mahal was designed under the chief architect:

Correct Answer: A [Ustad Ahmad Lahori]

Explanation:

Ustad Ahmad Lahori is usually credited as the chief architect under whom Shah Jahan's Taj Mahal was designed.

16.  

Arrange the following in chronological order:

1. Alai Darwaza
2. Humayun's tomb
3. Qutb Minar (begun)
4. Gol Gumbaz

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Correct Answer: C [3-1-2-4]

Explanation:

c. 1199, 1311, c. 1570, 1656.

17.  

The tomb of Hoshang Shah, often described as India's first marble building, is at:

Correct Answer: A [Mandu]

Explanation:

Hoshang Shah's tomb at Mandu, capital of the Malwa Sultanate, is often called India's first marble building.

18.  

The Shalimar Bagh at Srinagar is associated with:

Correct Answer: D [Jahangir]

Explanation:

Jahangir laid out the Shalimar Bagh at Srinagar, a terraced Mughal charbagh garden by the Dal Lake.

19.  

The Red Fort Complex, Delhi, was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in:

Correct Answer: B [2007]

Explanation:

The Red Fort Complex, Shah Jahan's fort at Delhi, was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2007.

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