Fill in the blanks :-
1. The part of a building above the ground floor is called _____________.
2. Dhangadeva was the king of ____________ dynasty.
3. ____________ Agra Fort was built by ____________.
4. The Pandyan king ____________ invaded Sri Lanka and defeated the king, Sena I.
5. ____________ constructed a large reservoir just outside Dehli-i Kuhna which was called the Hauz-i Sultani.
6. The construction of Taj Mahal was completed in the year _____________.
7. Akbar's capital was at _____________.
True or False :-
1. Qutb Minar is six storeys high.
2. The construction of the Qutb Minar was started by Aybak but was completed by his successor Razia Sultan.
3. The Rajarajeshvara temple at Thanjavur had the tallest shikhara amongst temples of its time.
4. Shah Jahan constructed a new city called Shahjahanabad in Delhi.
5. The church of Notre Dame was built in Gothic style.
6. Jahangir's audience halls were specially constructed to resemble a mosque.
Answers
Answers:
Fill ups:
1. The part of a building above the ground floor is called superstructure.
Exp. The superstructure is the part of a building constructed above the base line. It is a normal part with all requirements such as doors, windows, beams etc and is also can be decorated with carvings. The word superstructure is usually used for bridges and other huge structures.
The Mahadev Temple of Itagi, Karnataka is an ASI protected monument that exhibits Nagara superstructure.
2. Dhangadeva was the king of Chandela dynasty.
Exp. Chandelas was a prominent dynasty that reigned the region of Jejakabhukti [Bundelkhand region of present day Madhya Pradesh]. They were once feudal under the Prathiharas and later obtained power under the reign of Dhangadeva.
3. Agra Fort was built by Shah Jahan.
Exp. The Red Fort of Agra was built mostly by Shah Jahan even though the foundations and the starting was done by Akbar. It is a Mughal creation.
4. The Pandyan king Srimara Shrivallabha invaded Sri Lanka and defeated the king, Sena I.
Exp. Srimara Shrivallabha invaded Sri Lanka after defeating Sena I and looted the place with jewels, gold, a golden statue of Buddha and other precious items.
5. Sultan Iltumish constructed a large reservoir just outside Dehli-i Kuhna which was called the Hauz-i Sultani.
Exp. For this great deed of making precious water available to all, Iltumish gained universal respect. Hauz-i Sultani was a very large reservoir and the water in it was made available to all.
6. The construction of Taj Mahal was completed in the year 1648.
Exp. Emperor Shah Jahan built the monument Taj Mahal in the memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal. The construction started in the year 1632 and was completed in 1648.
7. Akbar's capital was at Fatehpur Sikri.
Exp. This capital was abandoned due to a campaign in Punjab and was later on shifted to Delhi and at last to Agra.
True or False:
1. False - Qutab Minar has only 5 storeys.
2. False - The construction of the Qutb Minar was started by Aybak but was completed by Sultan Iltumish.
3. True
4. True
5. True
6. True