Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Medieval History

Assertion: Delhi Sultanate architecture reflected both structural adaptation and material constraints rather than the uniform use of a single construction technique.<br/><br/>Which one of the following most strongly supports the assertion?

  1. The arcuate system became prominent, but Tughlaq buildings combined arches with lintels and beams, while hard grey sandstone limited decoration
  2. Arches and domes were unknown in India before the establishment of Turkish rule
  3. Lodi rulers abandoned domes and constructed only rectangular tombs
  4. Human and animal figures became the principal elements of architectural decoration
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  6. Assertion: The eighteenth-century regional states weakened Mughal authority but failed to establish a stable…