Architecture PYQs

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1. Prelims 1999Q15Architecture

   Consider the following statements: The striking feature of the Jama Masjid in Kashmir completed by Zain-ul-Abidin include(s)

   I.Turret.

   II.Similarity with Buddhist pagodas.

   III.Persian style.

   Which of the above statements is/are correct?

   aI alonebI, II and IIIcII and IIIdI and III
2. Prelims 1998Q44Architecture

   Consider the following:

   I.Tughluqabad Fort.

   II.Lodi Garden.

   III.Qutub Minar.

   IV.Fatehpur Sikri.

   The correct chronological order in which they were built is:

   aIII, I, IV, IIbIII, I, II, IVcI, III, II, IVdI, III, IV, II
3. Prelims 1997Q42Architecture

   Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:

   List I

   I.Gupta

   II.Chandella

   III.Chalukya

   IV.Pallava

   List II

   A) Badami

   B) Panamalai

   C) Khajuraho

   D) Deogarh

   Codes:

   aI–D, II–C, III–A, IV–BbI–D, II–B, III–C, IV–AcI–B, II–C, III–D, IV–AdI–C, II–D, III–A, IV–B
4. Prelims 1997Q48Architecture

   Which one of the following statements regarding Asokan stone pillars is incorrect?

   aThese are highly polishedbThese are monolithiccThe shaft of pillars is tapering in shapedThese are parts of architectural structures
5. Prelims 1995Q24Architecture

   The Nagara, the Dravida and the Vesara are

   athe three main racial groups of the Indian subcontinentbthe three main linguistic divisions into which the languages of India can be classifiedcthe three main styles of Indian temple architecturedthe three main musical gharanas of Indian classical music
6. Prelims 1995Q58Architecture

   Which one of the following monuments has a dome which is said to be one of the largest in the world?

   aTomb of Sher Shah, SasarambJama Masjid, DelhicTomb of Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq, DelhidGol Gumbaz, Bijapur