Architecture Quiz - Part 1
1) The Ochterlony Monument was built in 1848 by Sir David Ochterlony to commemorate his victory in the Nepal War (1814 – 1816). What was it renamed as after India achieved independence?
1) Victory Tower
2) Qutub Minar
3) Shaheed Minar
4) Char Minar
2) Which monument was built in memory of a British monarch?
1) Victoria Memorial
2) Prince of Wales Memorial
3) King George Memorial
4) King Richard Memorial
3) In which Indian city would you find the mosque with "Shaking Minarets"?
1) Hyderabad
2) Lucknow
3) Ahmedabad
4) Allahabad
4) Ellora in Aurangabad (Maharashtra) is famous for ancient caves representing Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism. Of these, the largest number pertains to...?
1) Buddhism
2) Hinduism
3) Jainism
4) Zorastrianism
5) Which of these cities has the maximum number of historical monuments?
1) Kolkata
2) Delhi
3) Mumbai
4) Punjab
6) Everyone knows 'The Taj Mahal'. It was built by the Emperor Shah Jahan, but for whom?
1) Jahani Mahal
2) Farida Mahal
3) Mumtaz Mahal
4) Toba Begum
7) Where is the world's largest panoramic sculptural relief located?
1) Kanchipuram
2) Madurai
3) Pondicherry
4) Mahabalipuram
8) In which place in India can we find cave temples of three faiths?
1) Madurai
2) Delhi
3) Ellora
4) Agra
9) Which foreign influence is seen in the rock cut architecture of India?
1) Arabic
2) Persian
3) Indo-European
4) Greek
10) The architecture of the city of Cochin in Kerala reflects the influence of...?
1) The British
2) The Portuguese
3) The Dutch
4) All of the above
11) Which city in India has built a 15.8 m high "Gandhi Stupa" dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi?
1) Ranchi, Jharkhand
2) Vadodara, Gujarat
3) Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh
4) Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh
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