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Class 8 A Journey Through Indian Architecture worksheet
CBSE Social Science. Harappan cities, forts and palaces, tombs and gardens, stepwells, havelis, building materials and colonial-era buildings. Every sheet has 20 questions in three sections and an answer key, and the numbers change every time.
Sample questions
Real questions from this chapter, as the app sets them. Tap Answer to see the answer and working.
Section A · multiple choice
- 1.
The Taj Mahal at Agra was built by:
- Humayun
- Babur
- Akbar
- Shah Jahan
Answer
(d) Shah Jahan
- 2.
What is a granary?
- a building for storing grain
- a garden in four parts
- a memorial where no one is buried
- a dome-shaped pavilion
Answer
(a) a building for storing grain
- 3.
Where would you find Mohenjo-daro?
- Jodhpur
- Chennai
- Patan
- the Indus plain
Answer
(d) the Indus plain
Section B · short answer
- 4.
What is architecture?
Answer
The art and technique of designing and building, combining usefulness and beauty.
- 5.
Explain each term: (a) cenotaph (b) torana
Answer
(a) a memorial where no one is buried (b) a carved gateway
Section C · long answer
- 6.
Describe the town planning of Mohenjo-daro.
Answer
Wide streets and lanes roughly followed the directions, almost every house had a bathing area, and a drain network carried used water out of the city.
Fresh sheets for your child
In the app, every A Journey Through Indian Architecture sheet is new: the app remembers the questions your child has already had and leaves them out. Print the sheet as a PDF, or use notebook mode and write the answers in a notebook.
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