MCQ Questions for Class 7 History: Ch 5 Rulers and Buildings
1. Quwwatul Islam Masjid is in
(a) Bihar
(b) Delhi
(c) Pakistan
(d) Agra
► (b) Delhi
2. The central towering dome and the tall gateway
(a) Pishtaq
(b) Mandapa
(c) Shikhara
(d) Pishtuq
► (a) Pishtaq
3. The name of the ruler and the god are very similar. The king took the god's name
(a) Because it was told by their parents
(b) Because local people of their village like those name
(c) Because he did not wants to appear like a god
(d) Because it was auspicious and he wanted to appear like a god
► (d) Because it was auspicious and he wanted to appear like a god
4. Temples and mosques were beautifully constructed
(a) because they were places to live
(b) because they were places of trade
(c) because they were places of worship
(d) because they were places of education
► (c) because they were places of worship
5. Ab is the Persian word which means
(a) Everything
(b) Air
(c) Fire
(d) Water
► (d) Water
6. Hasht behesht is a central hall surrounded by
(a) 7 rooms
(b) 6 rooms
(c) 4 rooms
(d) 8 rooms
► (d) 8 rooms
7. The greatest law giver and architect was ____ himself
(a) God
(b) Priest
(c) Architecture
(d) People
► (a) God
8. Sultan Iltutmish won universal respect for constructing a large reservoir just outside
(a) Agra-i kuhna
(b) Dehli-i kuhan
(c) Dehli-i kuhna
(d) Agra-i kuhan
► (c) Dehli-i kuhna
9. Who built the Agra Fort
(a) Babar
(b) Akbar
(c) Jahangir
(d) Humayun
► (b) Akbar
10. Golden Temple is in
(a) Agra
(b) Amritsar
(c) Meerut
(d) Panipat
► (b) Amritsar
11. The main Characteristic of the Indus Valley Civilization was
(a) Pucca houses
(b) Drainage system
(c) Town Planning
(d) Well laid out roads
► (b) Drainage system
12. _________ is the part of a building above the ground floor.
(a) Superstructure
(b) Pietra Dura
(c) Gopuram
(d) Mandapa
► (a) Superstructure
13. This was the place for ritual worship where only the king, his immediate family and priests gathered.
(a) Shikhara
(b) Garbhagriha
(c) Superstructure
(d) Pietra Dura
► (b) Garbhagriha
14. _____ was personally interested in literature, art and architecture.
(a) Shah Jahan
(b) Akbar
(c) Babar
(d) Jahangir
► (a) Shah Jahan
15. ___ are safe, protected and grandiose places of rest in this world and the next
(a) Gateways
(b) Tanks
(c) Tombs
(d) Hall
► (c) Tombs
16. Monuments provide an insight into
(a) Food they eat
(b) To whom they worship
(c) the technologies used for construction
(d) Type of transport they use
► (c) the technologies used for construction
17. Rajarajeshvara temple built by the
(a) King Rajarajadeva
(b) King Rajadevana
(c) King Rajarajava
(d) King Rajajadeva
► (a) King Rajarajadeva
18. The structure constructed in front of the main gate is known as
(a) Mandapa
(b) Shikhara
(c) Pietra Dura
(d) Superstructure
► (a) Mandapa
19. Pandyan king Shrimara Shrivallabha invaded _____ and defeated the ____
(a) Burma, Rajajadeva I
(b) Burma, Sena I
(c) Sri Lanka, Sena I
(d) Sri Lanka, Rajajadeva I
► (c) Sri Lanka, Sena I
20. Which of the following construction activity was not carried out by the king
(a) Bazaars
(b) Wells
(c) Large mansion of merchants
(d) Mosque
► (c) Large mansion of merchants