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UPSC CDS Indian Geography — practice questions — page 2

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The Qutb Minar is how many storeys high?Read the answer and worked solution →Who built the first floor of the Qutb Minar?Read the answer and worked solution →The band of inscriptions under the Qutb Minar's first balcony is in:Read the answer and worked solution →The style of roofing with a horizontal beam across two vertical columns is called:Read the answer and worked solution →Building the Agra Fort required 2,000 stone-cutters, 2,000 lime-makers and how many labourers?Read the answer and worked solution →Raniji ki baori, the Queen's Stepwell of 1699, is located in:Read the answer and worked solution →The Kandariya Mahadeva temple at Khajuraho was built in 999 by Dhangadeva of which dynasty?Read the answer and worked solution →In a temple, the main hall where dances were performed is the:Read the answer and worked solution →The Rajarajeshvara temple with the tallest shikhara of its time stands at:Read the answer and worked solution →The stone for the top of the Rajarajeshvara shikhara weighed about:Read the answer and worked solution →The village near Thanjavur remembered for the temple's inclined path is called:Read the answer and worked solution →The architectural form in which arches carry the weight above doors and windows is called:Read the answer and worked solution →Persian court chronicles described the Sultan as the:Read the answer and worked solution →The large reservoir Iltutmish built outside Dehli-i-Kuhna was called:Read the answer and worked solution →Which Chola king filled his Shiva temple with statues seized from defeated rulers?Read the answer and worked solution →Mughal gardens divided into four quarters by water channels were called:Read the answer and worked solution →Humayun's tomb, built between 1562 and 1571, follows which tradition of a central hall with eight rooms?Read the answer and worked solution →Shah Jahan's audience halls, set in a large courtyard, were called forty-pillared halls or:Read the answer and worked solution →Behind Shah Jahan's throne in the Red Fort, pietra dura inlays depicted which Greek figure?Read the answer and worked solution →The Taj Mahal at Agra was completed in:Read the answer and worked solution →The elephant stables at Vijayanagara show the influence of which neighbouring Sultanates?Read the answer and worked solution →The Mughals adopted from Bengal a roof designed to resemble a thatched hut, called the:Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the Mughal building termsRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the temple partsRead the answer and worked solution →Run the building datesRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the architecture wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Trabeate or arcuateRead the answer and worked solution →Sort the monumentsRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Rulers and buildings bingoRead the answer and worked solution →

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The Qutb Minar is how many storeys high?

  1. Five
  2. Three
  3. Seven
  4. Nine
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Correct answer: A. Five

1. Its first floor was built by Qutbuddin Aybak. 2. The minar has five storeys. 3. Iltutmish built the rest around 1229. _Source: syllabus Our Pasts II, Chapter 5, Rulers and Buildings._

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Who built the first floor of the Qutb Minar?

  1. Firuz Shah Tughluq
  2. Qutbuddin Aybak
  3. Shamsuddin Iltutmish
  4. Alauddin Khalji
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Correct answer: B. Qutbuddin Aybak

1. The first balcony dates to around 1199. 2. Qutbuddin Aybak built the first floor. 3. Later Sultans repaired lightning damage. _Source: syllabus Our Pasts II, Chapter 5, Rulers and Buildings._

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The band of inscriptions under the Qutb Minar's first balcony is in:

  1. Arabic
  2. Persian
  3. Sanskrit
  4. Turkish
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Correct answer: A. Arabic

1. Placing script on a curved surface needed great skill. 2. The inscriptions are in Arabic. 3. Few buildings then were of stone or brick. _Source: syllabus Our Pasts II, Chapter 5, Rulers and Buildings._

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