MCQ on History of Architecture II

Rajasthan Polytechnic Third Year Paper 2016 – History of Architecture II

The height of Qutub Minar is
(a) 283 ft
(b) 250 ft
(c) 382 ft
(d) 238 ft

Arhai Din ka Jhompra is located in
(a) Ajmer
(b) Agra
(c) Jaipur
(d) Fatehpur Sekri

Qutub Minar is not surrounded by which of the following historical monument?
(a) Alai Darwaza
(b) Iron piller of Delhi
(c) Arhai Din ka Jhompra
(d) Tomb of Iltutmish

Qutub complex is located in
(a) Mehrauli
(b) Agra
(c) Sikandra
(d) Fatehpur Sekri

Alai Darwaza is located in
(a) Ajmer
(b) Delhi
(c) Agra
(d) Jaipur

The plan of Tughlaqabad fort is _______shape
(a) Square
(b) Rectangle
(c) Circle
(d) Pentagon

Which is not a typical form of Tughlaq’s tombs?
(a) Square
(b) Circular
(c) Octagonal
(d) Pavilion

Firoz Shah’s tomb is located in
(a) Ajmer
(b) Jaipur
(c) Hauzkhas
(d) Agra

Firoz Shah’s tomb is ____in plan
(a) Square
(b) Circular
(c) Pentagonal
(d) Octagonal

Sikandar Lodhi’s tomb is _______in plan
(a) Square
(b) Circular
(c) Pentagonal
(d) Octagonal

Agora was provided in Greek town as a place of
(a) Worship
(b) Meeting
(c) Drama
(d) Sports

Mostly ancient Greek temples were
(a) Square
(b) Rectangular
(c) Circular
(d) Triangular

Which order is recognized by its capital?
(a) Doric order
(b) Ionic order
(c) Corinthian order
(d) None of these

Roman architectural revolution is also known as
(a) Arch revolution
(b) Dome revolution
(c) Vault revolution
(d) Concrete revolution

Who were the first builders in the history of architecture to realize the potential of domes?
(a) Lodhi
(b) Tughlaq
(c) Roman
(d) Greek