Social Studies Question(1 Marks)

Diwan-i khas or aam.

Superstructure refers to the part of a building above the ground floor.

Curved and angular.

The temples were a miniature model of the world ruled by the king and his allies. As they worshipped their deities together in the royal temples, it seemed as if they brought the just rule of the gods on earth.

Mughal chahar bagh garden consisted of four gardens. These gardens are placed within rectangular walled enclosures and divided into four quarters by artificial channels.

It was built by King Rajarajadeva for the worship of his god, Rajarajeshvaram.

In the construction of arch.

Chandela dynasty.

A shikhara is the top most pointed portion of a temple.

Shamsud- din- Iltutmish.

They were large mansions of the merchants.

Haurz-i-sultani (or the king’s Reservoir).

Corbelled technique was used in the construction of Arch.

King Shrimara Shrivallabha. He defeated the king, Sena I.

Pietra dura.

It was at Agra.

Many of the buildings show the influence of the architectural styles of Gujarat and Malwa.

In the early ninth century the Pandyan king Shrimara Shrivallabha invaded Sri Lanka and defeated the king, Sena I (831-851).

Persian court chronicles described the Sultan as the “Shadow of God”.

It refers to the main hall of the temple where dances were performed.

Mahmad Ghazni.

The Golden Temple, also known as Sri Harmandar Sahib ("abode of God") or Darbar Sahib, is a Gurdwara located in the city of Amritsar, Punjab, India.

Arabic language.

Tomb of Humayun, constructed between 1562 and 1571.

Sena II.

In Akbar’s capital at Fatehpur Sikri many of the buildings show the influence of the architectural styles of Gujarat and Malwa.

Rajajeshvara temple was built by king Rajarajadeva for worship of his God, Rajarajeshvaram.

Baolis.

Shrimara Srivallabha.

Built by Akbar, the Agra Fort required 2,000 stone-cutters, 2,000 cement and lime-makers and 8,000 labourers.

During said period kings built two types of structure:-

1. Palaces, forts, Gardens and Tombs.
2. Structure for public activity like Temples, wells, tanks, Mosque and bazars, etc.

It was built between 1562 and 1571.

Sultan Iltutmish won universal respect for constructing a large reservoir just outside Dehli-i-Kuhna.

A thatched hut.

Patterns created under the balcony of the Qutub Minar are Two bands of inscriptions.

Vincent Smith described Fatehpur Sikri as 'Romance in Stone'.

Chahar Baghs were constructed by Mughals in Kashmir, Agra and Delhi.

Mughal rulers were skilled in adapting regional architectural styles in the construction of their buildings.

Sultan Iltutmish.

Rajarajeshvara temple.

Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni in his campaigns in the subcontinent attacked the temples of defeated kings and looted their wealth and idols. By destroying the temple of Somnath, he tried to win credit as a great hero of Islam.

Sultan Iltutmish won universal respect for constructing a large reservoir just outside Dehli-i-Kuhna. It was called the Hauz-i-Sultani or the “King’s Reservoir”.

True.

Sisodiya clan.

Tall spires and bell towers.

Shrimara Srivallabha.

Taj Mahal.

Forts, palaces and tombs.

It was the main hall in the temple where dances were performed.

They won the praise of their subjects by buildings structures meant for public activity such as temples, mosques, tanks, wells, caravanserais and bazaars.