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How many kinds of structures were build by Kings in between the eighth and the eighteenth centuries?

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  1. Two

  2. Three

  3. Four

  4. Six

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Between the eighth and the eighteenth centuries kings and their officers built two kinds of structures. The first were forts, palaces, garden residence and tombs. The second were structures meant for public activity including temples, mosques, tanks, wells, caravanserais.

Surat was an important trading port on the Bay of Bengal.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Surat is located in Gujarat on the west coast of India. Bay of Bengal is situated on the east whereas Surat is located on the west coast.

Arrange the following commercial towns and settlements in accordance with their order of antiquity.
a) Hampi
b) Kanchipuram
c) Masulipatnam
d) Bombay

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  1. a, b, d, c

  2. b, a, c, d

  3. b, c, d, a

  4. b, c, a, d

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Correct Option: B

Formal gardens, placed within rectangular walled enclosures and divided into four quarters by artificial channels during the Mughal regime was known as ___________. 

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  1. Pishtaq

  2. Hasht Bihisht

  3. Chahar Baghs

  4. Chihil Sutun

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

These gardens were called chahar baghs, four gardens, because of their symmetrical division into quarters. Beginning with Akbar, some of the most beautiful chahar baghs were constructed by Jahangir and Shah Jahan in Kashmir, Agra and Delhi.

The 12th-century architectural form where the weight of the superstructure above the doors and windows was carried by arches is known as ________. 

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  1. Arcuate form

  2. Trabeate form

  3. True arch form

  4. Corbelled form

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In the twelfth century, the weight of the superstructure above the doors and windows was sometimes carried by arches. The roof too used this principle and was converted into vaults and domes. This architectural form is called arcuate.

Who was responsible for the construction of Hauz-i Sultani or the Kings Reservoir in Delhi?

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  1. Babar

  2. Akbar

  3. Bahadur Shah.

  4. Iltumish

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

It was widely believed that the rule of a just king would be an age of plenty when the heavens would not withhold rain. At the same time, making precious water available by constructing tanks and reservoirs was highly praised. Sultan Iltutmish won universal respect for constructing a large reservoir just outside Dehli-i kuhna. It was called the Hauz-i Sultani or the Kings Reservoir.

Who built the Red Fort ?

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  1. Shah Jahan

  2. Akbar

  3. Aurangzeb

  4. Humayun

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Correct Option: A

The structures built between the eight and the eighteenth Century were built by ________

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  1. Kings

  2. Merchants

  3. Officers of kings

  4. All of these

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Between the eighth and the eighteenth centuries, kings and their officers built two kinds of structures:

  • The first were forts, palaces, garden residences and tombs safe, protected and grandiose places of rest in this world and the next.
  • The second were structures meant for public activity including temples, mosques, tanks, wells, and bazaars. Kings were expected to care for their subjects, and by making structures for their use and comfort, rulers hoped to win their praise.
Construction activity was also carried out by others, including wealthy merchants and nobles.

The structures built between the eighth and the Eighteenth Century were mainly for ________.

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  1. Rest and public activity

  2. Winning the public praise by the king

  3. Both

  4. None

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Between the eighth and the eighteenth centuries, kings and their officers built two kinds of structures: the first were forts, palaces, garden residences and tombs safe, protected and grandiose places of rest in this world and the next; the second were structures meant for public activity including temples, mosques, tanks, wells, caravanserais, and bazaars. Kings were expected to care for their subjects, and by making structures for their use and comfort, rulers hoped to win their praise. Construction activity was also carried out by others, including merchants.

The town of Masulipatnam or Machlipatnam (literally, fish port town) lay on the delta of the _________ river.

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  1. Mahanadi

  2. Godavari

  3. Krishna

  4. Kaveri

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The town of Masulipatnam or Machlipatnam (literally, fish port town) lay on the delta of the Krishna river. In the seventeenth century it was a centre of intense activity. Both the Dutch and English East India Companies attempted to control Masulipatnam as it became the most important port on the Andhra coast.