Class 7 History
Column I | Column II |
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(i) Sultan | (a) Hasht bihisht |
(ii) King's reservoir | (b) Shadow of God |
(iii) Eight paradises | Hauz-i-Sultani |
Answer: (i) b, (ii) c, (iii) a
Answer: (1) Arabic, (2) Iltutumish, (3) Ibrahim Lodhi, (4) Muhammad Tughlaq, (5) Qutubuddin Aybak
Question 1: The first floor of Qutb Minar was constructed by ____ around 1199.
Answer: (a) Qutubuddin Aybak
Question 2: The elephant stables in Vijayanagara were influenced by the architectural styles of ___
Answer: (d) Both b and c
Question 3: The Taj Mahal is the grandest architectural accomplishment of the reign of ____
Answer: (c) Shah Jahan
Question 4: The surface of the minar is
Answer: (b) Curved
Question 1: Name the Mughal emperors who were personally interested in art, literature and architecture.
Answer: Babur, Humayun, Akbar, Jahangir and especially Shah Jahan.
Question 2: Which places had tanks and reservoirs as their part?
Answer: Temples, mosques and gurudwaras.
Question 3: Name the locations where some of the most beautiful chahar baghs were constructed by Jahangir and Shah Jahan?
Answer: Kashmir, Agra and Delhi.
Question 4: Define superstructure.
Answer: The part of a building above the ground floor.
Question 5: Why were temples destroyed by some rulers?
Answer: Since temples were the indicators of the kings’ devotion to God and their power and wealth, it was obvious to target temples while attacking kingdoms.
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