Q- Name
the types of historical monuments?
Religious and
secular
Q list
the secular monuments?
Towers,
havelis, palaces, forts, baolis
Q List the religious monuments?
Temples and
mosques
Q- A
pattern on a design is called?
Motif
Q-A tall
slender tower with onion shaped crown is called?
Minaret
Q- Highly
decorative handwriting is called?
Calligraphy
Q- A self-supporting
structure made of bricks or stone blocks and capable of carrying a superimposed
load over an opening is called?
Arch
Q-A convex
roof built over a building is called?
Dome
Q- Which temples
constitute golden triangle of Orissa?
Bhubaneshwar,
Konark, Puri
Lingaraj
Temple- Bhubaneshwar
Jaganath temple-
puri
Suntemple-
konark
Q- What is
the sun temple popularly known as?
Black pagoda
Q-Name the
categories of architecture of the medieval period?
Imperial and
Mughal style
Q- Which
tomb ‘s architecture is mixture of Hindu and Muslim tradations of architecture?
Iltutmish’s
tomb
Q- Who constructed
Buland Darwaza?
Akbar
Q- Confusion or lack of order is called?
Chaos
Q-A type
of hand painted or block printed cotton textile is called?
kalamkari
Q-The central
stone of arch holding other piece in place is called?
keystone
Q-A kind
of metal handicraft that originated in bidar, Karnataka in 14th century is called?
Bidriware
Q- Sun
temple is located in which city?
Konark
Q- The tuglaqs
mostly used which stone for their buildings?
Grey standstone
Q-The imperial
style developed under the patronage of which reign?
Sultan of Delhi
Q- What is
the hall of public audience in the red ford called?
Diwan –E-
Aam
Q- What is
the hall of private audience is the red fort called?
Diwan- E-
Khas
Q- The flowering
of mughal architecture took place under which
ruler?
Akbar
Q- Under whose
reign did the building of mosque reach to its zenith?
Shah jahan
Q- Who built
Vijay Stumbh?
Maharana Kumbha
Q-Name the
baoli near Qutub Minar?
Gandhak ki
baoli
Q- Hyderabad
was founded by which ruler?
Muhammad Quli
Qutub Shah
Q- Name four
type of towns?
· Founded town
· Port town
· Capital
· Temple
Q- Farming
in which crops are grown enough to feed a family is
called?
Subsistence agriculture
Q- A wall
built to keep out the water from entering land at lower level is called?
Dykes
Q- The practice
of covering the face to conceal it from man?
Parda
Q- Practice
of having more than one wife is called?
Polygamy
Q- Name
the Important festival of Gonds?
Dusshera
Q- Name
the first king of Ahoms?
Sukhapa
Q- Who were
expert in weaving and making carpet,shawls with sheep wool?
Gaddi
Q- Which region
is home to the largest number of tribal communities in India?
North east
Q- Name
the caste of Gonds?
Maria
Q- The Gond
tribes are well known for their unique marriage system, name it?
Ghotul
Q- Name
the largest tribal group in India?
Gonds
Q- Who introduced
wet rice cultivation?
Ahomes
Q- The name
given to Ahom kings?
Swargadeo
Q- The Ahom
and the Mughal kingdom was separated by which river?
Manas river
Q- Who crossed
the Patkai Mountains and reached Brahmaputra valley?
Sukhapa
Q- The Gaddi
tribes mostly lives in which state?
Himahcal Pradesh
Q- Hindu religious
movement in which devotion towards one’s god is vital is called?
Bhakti
Q- Earnest
attachment to a person, cause is called?
Devotion
Q- A person
who is devoted to a religion is called?
Devotee
Q- A member
of an ascetic, mystical and Muslim sect?
Sufi
Q- He received
spiritual training from Ramananda?
Chaitanya mahaprabhu
Q- He popularized
kirtans in India?
Chaitanya mahaprabhu
Q- What is
Mira Bai songs called?
Padas
Q- Which saint
was a cobbler?
Ravidas
Q- The Alwar
were the followers of Vishnu and were called?
Vaishnavas
Q- Moinuddin
chisti’s tomb is in which city?
Ajmer
Q- Who
was Pioneer of bhakti movement in India?
Ramanuja
Q- Name the
birth place of prophet Muhammad?
Mecca
Q- Who was
called the child of Ram and Allah?
Kabir
Q- Who established
four math ?
Shankaracharya
Q- Devotees
of Shiva were called?
Shivities
Q- Name the
book written by Tulsi Das?
Ram charitra
manas
Q- Name the
Nanak’s friend and disciple?
Mardana
Q- Simple
poems sung by Alwar saints is called?
Pashuras
Q- Support
given to a person or organization is called?
Patronage
Q- Connected
with literature works?
Literary works
Q- A school
representing a particular musical type is called?
Gharanas
Q- What is
the temple dancers called?
Dev dasi
Q- Name the
musician of Akbar court?
Tansen
Q- The dance
favored by Mughals?
Kathak
Q- What
is the court language of Mughals?
Persian
language
Q- Name the
Jahangir’s favorite painter?
Abul Hasan
Q- Name a
famous music of Bengal?
Bowl music
Q- Who wrote Majnu laila?
Kabir
Q- Name
the renowned musician in Humayuns court?
Baiju bawara
Q- Give an
example of Mughal style of art?
Tuli nama
Q- Who is
the author of Ramcharitmanas?
Tulsi das
Q- A king
whose action is controlled by others is called?
Puppet king
Q- The coming
of an important era or event is called?
Advent
Q- To carelessly
waste money and time is called?
Squandered
Q- A series
of rulers of single family is called?
Dynasty
Q- Different
from each other is called?
Adverse
Q- The freedom
of a country or region to govern itself is called?
Autonomy
Q- The province was also know as granary of India?
Praries
Q- Who invaded
India repeatedly?
Ahamad shah
abdali
Q- Name the
last peshwa?
Balaji Bajirao
Q- Sikh rose
revolt against leadership of which leader?
Guru Govind
Singh Ji
Q- Name the
first peshwa?
Balaji vishwanath
Q-The name
of shivaji standing army?
Paga
Q- Shivaji
excelled which fighting skills in his attacks?
Guerilla
Q- He pioneered
military use of rockets in India?
Tipu sultan
Q- He carried
away peacock throne and Kohinoor from India to Persia?
Nadir shah
Q- What is
the religion of Ahoms?
Hinduism
