1. Which of the following rulers built the Qutb Minar?
Answer: B. Qutb-ud-din Aibak
2. What was the purpose of constructing large buildings during medieval times?
Answer: C. Display of power and devotion
3. Which Mughal emperor constructed the Red Fort in Delhi?
Answer: B. Shah Jahan
4. The Rajarajeshvara temple was built in which state?
Answer: A. Tamil Nadu
5. What is a shikhara in temple architecture?
Answer: D. Tower over the sanctum
6. Which emperor built the Jama Masjid in Delhi?
Answer: C. Shah Jahan
7. What are pietra dura designs made of?
Answer: C. Colored stones
8. What was the central feature of a Mughal chahar bagh garden?
Answer: D. A square layout with water channels
9. Which material was commonly used in constructing forts?
Answer: C. Stone
10. Who commissioned the construction of the Taj Mahal?
Answer: B. Shah Jahan
11. What is the meaning of the term ‘mahal’?
Answer: C. Palace
12. How did temples demonstrate the power of kings?
Answer: C. They were large and elaborate
13. Which ruler’s court poet described the construction of the Kandariya Mahadeva temple?
Answer: A. King Dhangadeva
14. What was a ‘diwan-i-aam’ in Mughal architecture?
Answer: B. Audience hall for common people
15. The term 'mandapa' refers to which part of a temple?
Answer: C. Assembly hall
16. Which of these is an example of Indo-Islamic architecture?
Answer: A. Qutb Minar
17. What is the unique feature of Humayun’s tomb?
Answer: C. First garden tomb in India
18. Temples were often targets of attack during wars because:
Answer: C. They symbolized royal authority
19. The term ‘chhatri’ in Mughal architecture refers to:
Answer: C. Pavilion
20. The term ‘Mahal’ was mostly used for:
Answer: B. Palace
