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Multiple choice history urban changes during the british period towns towns, traders and craftsmen towns, traders and craftsmen in medieval india

How many kinds of structures were build by Kings in between the eighth and the eighteenth centuries?

  1. Two

  2. Three

  3. Four

  4. Six
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Between the eighth and the eighteenth centuries kings and their officers built two kinds of structures. The first were forts, palaces, garden residence and tombs. The second were structures meant for public activity including temples, mosques, tanks, wells, caravanserais.

Multiple choice history urban changes during the british period towns towns, traders and craftsmen towns, traders and craftsmen in medieval india

Arrange the following commercial towns and settlements in accordance with their order of antiquity.
a) Hampi
b) Kanchipuram
c) Masulipatnam
d) Bombay

  1. a, b, d, c

  2. b, a, c, d

  3. b, c, d, a

  4. b, c, a, d
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Kanchipuram is an ancient Pallava capital, Hampi is the medieval Vijayanagara capital, Masulipatnam is a colonial-era port, and Bombay is a modern colonial city. The order of antiquity is Kanchipuram, Hampi, Masulipatnam, Bombay.

Multiple choice history urban changes during the british period towns towns, traders and craftsmen towns, traders and craftsmen in medieval india

Formal gardens, placed within rectangular walled enclosures and divided into four quarters by artificial channels during the Mughal regime was known as ___________. 

  1. Pishtaq

  2. Hasht Bihisht

  3. Chahar Baghs

  4. Chihil Sutun
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C Correct answer
Explanation

These gardens were called chahar baghs, four gardens, because of their symmetrical division into quarters. Beginning with Akbar, some of the most beautiful chahar baghs were constructed by Jahangir and Shah Jahan in Kashmir, Agra and Delhi.

Multiple choice history urban changes during the british period towns towns, traders and craftsmen towns, traders and craftsmen in medieval india

The 12th-century architectural form where the weight of the superstructure above the doors and windows was carried by arches is known as ________. 

  1. Arcuate form

  2. Trabeate form

  3. True arch form

  4. Corbelled form
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

In the twelfth century, the weight of the superstructure above the doors and windows was sometimes carried by arches. The roof too used this principle and was converted into vaults and domes. This architectural form is called arcuate.

Multiple choice history urban changes during the british period towns towns, traders and craftsmen towns, traders and craftsmen in medieval india

Who was responsible for the construction of Hauz-i Sultani or the Kings Reservoir in Delhi?

  1. Babar

  2. Akbar

  3. Bahadur Shah.

  4. Iltumish
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

It was widely believed that the rule of a just king would be an age of plenty when the heavens would not withhold rain. At the same time, making precious water available by constructing tanks and reservoirs was highly praised. Sultan Iltutmish won universal respect for constructing a large reservoir just outside Dehli-i kuhna. It was called the Hauz-i Sultani or the Kings Reservoir.

Multiple choice history urban changes during the british period towns towns, traders and craftsmen towns, traders and craftsmen in medieval india

The structures built between the eight and the eighteenth Century were built by ________

  1. Kings

  2. Merchants

  3. Officers of kings

  4. All of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Between the eighth and the eighteenth centuries, kings and their officers built two kinds of structures:

  • The first were forts, palaces, garden residences and tombs safe, protected and grandiose places of rest in this world and the next.
  • The second were structures meant for public activity including temples, mosques, tanks, wells, and bazaars. Kings were expected to care for their subjects, and by making structures for their use and comfort, rulers hoped to win their praise.
Construction activity was also carried out by others, including wealthy merchants and nobles.

Multiple choice history urban changes during the british period towns towns, traders and craftsmen towns, traders and craftsmen in medieval india

The structures built between the eighth and the Eighteenth Century were mainly for ________.

  1. Rest and public activity

  2. Winning the public praise by the king

  3. Both

  4. None
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Between the eighth and the eighteenth centuries, kings and their officers built two kinds of structures: the first were forts, palaces, garden residences and tombs safe, protected and grandiose places of rest in this world and the next; the second were structures meant for public activity including temples, mosques, tanks, wells, caravanserais, and bazaars. Kings were expected to care for their subjects, and by making structures for their use and comfort, rulers hoped to win their praise. Construction activity was also carried out by others, including merchants.

Multiple choice history urban changes during the british period towns towns, traders and craftsmen towns, traders and craftsmen in medieval india

The town of Masulipatnam or Machlipatnam (literally, fish port town) lay on the delta of the _________ river.

  1. Mahanadi

  2. Godavari

  3. Krishna

  4. Kaveri
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The town of Masulipatnam or Machlipatnam (literally, fish port town) lay on the delta of the Krishna river. In the seventeenth century it was a centre of intense activity. Both the Dutch and English East India Companies attempted to control Masulipatnam as it became the most important port on the Andhra coast.