alleryIndo-Islamic architecture replaced the Indian trabeate style with which?
ACorbelled style
BArcuate style
CPost-and-lintel
DMonolithic style
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Arcuate style
1. Indo-Islamic architecture began around the late 12th century.
2. It replaced the trabeate (post-and-lintel) style with the arcuate style.
3. Corbelled arches were the older Indian method, so they are not the replacement.
_Source: Wikipedia, Architecture of India, section Indo-Islamic architecture_
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