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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

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

List-I List-II
A. Ratha 1. Hall in front of the sanctorium
B. Mandapa 2. Sanctum Sanctorium
C. Gopuram 3. Monolithic Pallava temples
D. Garba-griha 4. Monumental gateway
  1. A - 2, B - 4, C - 3, D - 1

  2. A - 3, B - 1, C - 4, D - 2

  3. A - 2, B - 3, C - 1, D - 4

  4. A - 1, B - 2, C - 3, D - 4

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Ratha refers to monolithic temples (3), Mandapa is a hall (1), Gopuram is a gateway (4), and Garba-griha is the sanctum sanctorum (2).

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

Identify the world famous examples of Islamic architecture of India from the following list.

  1. Taj Mahal

  2. Qutub Minar

  3. Gol Gumbaz

  4. All of these

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
The world famous examples of Islamic architecture of India are Taj Mahal, Kutub Minar, Gol Gumbaz.
  • Taj Mahal was built during the reign of Mughal emperor Shahjahan.
  • The Qutub Minar was built in the thirteenth century. It is associated with the much revered saint of Delhi, Khwaja Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki.
  •  Gol Gumbaz is the mausoleum of Muhammad Adil Shah the seventh Sultan of the Adil Shahi Dynasty of Bijapur.
Multiple choice history urban changes during the british period towns towns, traders and craftsmen towns, traders and craftsmen in medieval india

The Gol Gumbaz at Bijapur in Karnataka was built in the 17th Century.

  1. True

  2. False

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Gol Gumbaz is located in Bijapur in the Bijapur District of Karnataka. It is the mausoleum of Muhammad Adil Shah (1626–1656). Adil Shah was the seventh Sultan of the Adil Shahi Dynasty of Bijapur. Construction of Gumbaz was started in 1626 and completed in 1656 i.e. 17th Century. It was built by Muhammad Adil Shah.

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

Which temple in Kampuchea has scriptures depicting scenes from the Indian epics Mahabharata and Ramayana?

  1. Angkor Vat

  2. Tanah Lot Temple

  3. Paramban Temple

  4. Sri Subramaniar Swamy Devasthanam

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The rulers of Champa (Vietnam) and Kamboja (Kampuchea) promoted Hinduism. The Angkor Vat Temple in Kampuchea has scriptures depicting scenes from the Indian epics Mahabharata and Ramayana.

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

Mulla Abdul Ghafur and Virji Vora were great Indian ____________.

  1. traders

  2. politicians

  3. zamindars

  4. freedom fighters

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, European countries were searching for spices and textiles, which had become popular both in Europe and West Asia. The English, Dutch and French formed East India Companies in order to expand their commercial activities in the east. Initially great Indian traders like Mulla Abdul Ghafur and Virji Vora who owned a large number of ships competed with them. However, the European Companies used their naval power to gain control of the sea trade and forced Indian traders to work as their agents.

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

Which of the following had their factories and warehouses at Surat in the 17th Century?

  1. English

  2. Portuguese

  3. Dutch

  4. All of the above

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Surat in Gujarat was the emporium of western trade during the Mughal period along with Cambay (present day Khambat) and somewhat later, Ahmedabad. The city was cosmopolitan and people of all castes and creeds lived there. In the seventeenth century the Portuguese, Dutch and English had their factories and warehouses at Surat.