UPSC Indian Art and Culture – Chapter 7: Colonial and Modern Architecture (21 MCQs)

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UPSC Indian Art and Culture – Chapter 7: Colonial and Modern Architecture (21 MCQs) – 21 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.  

The Basilica of Bom Jesus is located in:

Correct Answer: A [Old Goa]

Explanation:

The Basilica of Bom Jesus stands at Old Goa and is part of the UNESCO site Churches and Convents of Goa (1986).

2.  

Fort Dansborg at Tharangambadi was built by the:

Correct Answer: B [Danes]

Explanation:

Tharangambadi (Tranquebar) was a Danish settlement, and the Danes built Fort Dansborg there in the 17th century.

3.  

The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus in Mumbai is an example of the:

Correct Answer: C [Gothic Revival style]

Explanation:

Designed by F. W. Stevens, CSMT has pointed arches, spires and rich stone carving typical of Victorian Gothic Revival.

4.  

The Victoria Memorial in Kolkata was designed by:

Correct Answer: D [William Emerson]

Explanation:

William Emerson designed the Victoria Memorial, built of white Makrana marble and opened in 1921.

5.  

A style that combined European plans with Indian and Islamic domes, arches and chhatris is called:

Correct Answer: D [Indo-Saracenic]

Explanation:

Indo-Saracenic buildings combined European plans and engineering with Indian and Islamic domes, arches, chhatris and jalis.

6.  

The Gateway of India commemorates:

Correct Answer: C [the visit of King George V and Queen Mary in 1911]

Explanation:

George Wittet's Gateway of India marks the landing of King George V and Queen Mary at Bombay in December 1911.

7.  

The transfer of the capital from Calcutta to Delhi was announced in:

Correct Answer: C [1911]

Explanation:

King George V announced the shift of the capital from Calcutta to Delhi at the Delhi Durbar of 1911.

8.  

The North and South Blocks in New Delhi were designed by:

Correct Answer: A [Herbert Baker]

Explanation:

Herbert Baker designed the North and South Blocks (Secretariat) that flank the approach to Rashtrapati Bhavan.

9.  

The city of Chandigarh was planned by:

Correct Answer: D [Le Corbusier]

Explanation:

Le Corbusier prepared the master plan of Chandigarh and designed its Capitol Complex in the 1950s.

10.  

Consider the following statements:

1. Louis Kahn designed the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.
2. B. V. Doshi was the first Indian to win the Pritzker Prize.
3. Laurie Baker designed the Secretariat buildings of New Delhi.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Correct Answer: B [1 and 2 only]

Explanation:

Kahn designed IIM Ahmedabad and Doshi won the Pritzker in 2018, but the Secretariat is Herbert Baker's work, not Laurie Baker's.

11.  

Assertion (A): Many British public buildings in Madras used domes, arches and chhatris.

Reason (R): The Indo-Saracenic style sought to link British rule with India's Mughal and Indian past.

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

Explanation:

Both are true: the Indo-Saracenic aim of linking British rule to India's Mughal past explains the domes and chhatris.

12.  

Low-cost, energy-saving brick buildings in Keralam are associated with:

Correct Answer: C [Laurie Baker]

Explanation:

Laurie Baker built low-cost, energy-saving brick buildings in Keralam, including the Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram.

13.  

The Jawahar Kala Kendra in Jaipur was designed by:

Correct Answer: D [Charles Correa]

Explanation:

Charles Correa designed the Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur, based on the nine-square mandala plan.

14.  

The first Indian city to be inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List was:

Correct Answer: A [Ahmedabad]

Explanation:

(a) Correct (2017).

15.  

The Art Deco buildings of Mumbai are mostly found along:

Correct Answer: D [Marine Drive and the Oval Maidan]

Explanation:

Mumbai's 1930s Art Deco buildings line Marine Drive and face the Oval Maidan, part of the 2018 UNESCO ensemble.

16.  

The Parliament House (old) in New Delhi is:

Correct Answer: B [circular with a colonnade]

Explanation:

Designed by Lutyens and Baker and opened in 1927, the old Parliament House is a circular building ringed by a colonnade.

17.  

Arrange the following in chronological order of completion:

1. Victoria Memorial, Kolkata
2. Victoria Terminus, Bombay
3. New Delhi as the capital (inauguration)
4. Fort St George, Madras

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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

Explanation:

1640s, 1888, 1921, 1931.

18.  

The Lotus Temple in New Delhi is a house of worship of the:

Correct Answer: A [Bahá'ís]

Explanation:

The Lotus Temple, designed by Fariborz Sahba and opened in 1986, is a Bahá'í House of Worship.

19.  

Santiniketan was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in:

Correct Answer: A [2023]

Explanation:

UNESCO's World Heritage Committee inscribed Santiniketan in September 2023, at its session in Riyadh.

20.  

The new Parliament building in New Delhi was inaugurated in:

Correct Answer: B [2023]

Explanation:

Designed by Bimal Patel as part of the Central Vista project, the new Parliament building was inaugurated on 28 May 2023.

21.  
UPSC Prelims 2024

Consider the following properties included in the World Heritage List released by UNESCO:

1. Shantiniketan
2. Rani-ki-Vav
3. Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysalas
4. Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodhgaya

How many of the above properties were included in 2023?

Correct Answer: B [Only two]

Explanation:

Santiniketan and the Hoysala temples were added in 2023.

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