Worksheet: Architecture as Power-Forts and Sacred Places | Window on the Word Class 7: Solutions, Notes & Worksheets PDF Download

Q1: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

(i) The tower built directly over a temple's garbhagriha is called:
(a) kalasa
(b) urushringa
(c) adhisthana
(d) shikhara

(ii) In a temple, the path surrounding the central deity along which devotees walk to pay homage is called the:
(a) mandapa
(b) pradakshina
(c) antarala
(d) gopuram

(iii) The Shiva temple at Gangaikondacholapuram, near Thanjavur, is an example of this style of temple architecture:
(a) Dravida
(b) Nagara
(c) Gujarat
(d) Vesara

(iv) Nishat Bagh in Srinagar was built by:
(a) Shah Jahan
(b) Shah Jahan's father-in-law
(c) Shah Jahan's son
(d) Jahangir

(v) The alcove at the back of the prayer hall that indicates the direction of prayer is called the:
(a) Mihrab
(b) gibla
(c) mimber
(d) sahn

Q2: Fill in the Blanks

(i) The _________ style of architecture developed with the coming of the Turks, Afghans, and Mughals to India during the medieval age.
(ii) The ________ is the inner shrine in a temple where the main idol is placed.
(iii) The __________ Mosque in the Qutb Complex was one of the first mosques to be built in India.
(iv) Akbar built the city of __________.
(v) Shah Jahan shifted his capital from Agra to _________.

Q3: Match the Column

Q4: True/False

(i) The Mughals built the city of Fatehpur Sikri. (True/False)
(ii) The Taj Mahal is made of red sandstone. (True/False)
(iii) The Red Fort in Delhi is shaped like a hexagon. (True/False)
(iv) Shah Jahan is known as 'the Engineer King.' (True/False)
(v) The Forbidden City is located in Beijing, China. (True/False)