Question:
What are the elements of a Mughal chahar bagh garden?
Answer:
Mughal chahar bagh consists of four gardens. These gardens are placed within rectangular walled enclosures and divided into four quarters by artificial channels.
Rulers and Buildings
Q 1.
How did kings win the praise of their subjects? [V. Imp.]
Q 2.
Name the ruler who won universal respect for constructing a large reservoir just – outside Delhi-i kuhna?
Q 4.
Look at Figure 4. How could that building be constructed faster today?
Q 5.
Who constructed the Kandariya Mahadeva temple?
Q 6.
What are the special features of Humagun's tomb?
Q 7.
Where was Shah Jahan's capital in the early years of his reign?
Q 9.
When was the tomb of Hanumaun built?
Q 10.
What was mahamandapa?
Q 11.
Name the king who invaded Sri Lanka? Whom did he defeat?
Q 12.
What type of structures were built by kings and their officers between the eighth and the eighteenth centuries?
Q 13.
Find out whether there is a statue of or a memorial to a great person in your village or town. Why was it placed there? What purpose does it serve?
Q 14.
What is pietra dura?
Q 15.
What role did the Yamuna play in the layout of the new Mughal city at Shahjahanabad?
Q 16.
Name the temple built by king Rajarajadeva.
Q 17.
The rich and powerful construct large houses today. In what ways were the constructions of kings and their courtiers different in the past?
Q 18.
How did the Mughal court suggest that everyone the rich and the poor, the powerjul and the weak received justice equally from the emperor?
Q 19.
An inscription in Shah Johan's diwan-i khas in Delhi stated, "If there is Paradise on Earth it is here, it is here, it is here". How was this image created?
Q 20.
When was Humayun's tomb built? What are its special features?
Q 21.
How is the trabeate' principle of architecture different from the arcuate?
Q 22.
Throw light on how the construction of the Rqjarqjeshvara temple was a very difficult task.
Q 23.
Who were involved in the building of the Qutb Minor?
Q 24.
Why was limestone cement used in construction of large structures? [V. Imp.]
Q 25.
What is the special feature of Fatehpur Sikri, Akbar's capital?
Q 26.
Compare the reasons why temples were built and destroyed?
Q 27.
How can you say that Mughal rulers adapted regional architectural styles in the construction of their buildings? Explain with examples.
Q 28.
In what ways do you think the policies of Rajendra I and Mahmud of Ghazni were a product of their time? How were the actions of the two rulers different? [Imp.]
Q 29.
Describe how Shah Jahan adapted the riverfront garden in the layout of the Teg Mahal.
Q 30.
What are the elements of a Mughal chahar bagh garden?
Q 31.
Give an account of Shah Johan’s audience halls.
Q 32.
Visit and describe any park or garden in your neighbourhood. In what ways is it similar to or different from the gardens of the Mughals?
Q 33.
How did the Persian court chronicles describe the Sultan?
Q 34.
What is the main feature of Shah Jahan's new city of Shahjahanabad? [Imp.]
Q 35.
Write a short note on the Kandariya Mahadeva temple.
Q 36.
How did a temple communicate the importance of a king?
Q 37.
Write a brief note on the chahar bagh built by the Mughal rulers.
