alleryWhich features topped Sultanate mosques and tombs but were rare in Hindu temples?
ALarge domes and arches
BTall temple spires
CCarved human gods
DStepped pyramids
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Large domes and arches
1. Sultanate mosques and tombs were very often topped by large domes and used extensive arches.
2. Hindu temple architecture hardly used these features.
3. The buildings also avoided figurative sculpture, so carved gods are wrong.
_Source: Wikipedia, Delhi Sultanate, Architecture_
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