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 Diwan-i-Am courts also described as _____.

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Important Questions on Rulers and Buildings

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Taj Mahal is located
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What is pietra-dura? Who introduced it? Name one monument in which pietra-dura has been used.
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What is pietra dura? Name one monument in which it has been used.
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The king who built the Taj Mahal at Agra was _____. (Shah Jahan / Jahangir)
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Identify the monument shown in the picture 

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A newspaper report conducted a study of the three most frequented historical monuments in North India in 2009. Given below is a bar graph that shows the revenues earned by those three monuments from 2007 to 2009. Study the bar graph carefully and answer the questions that follow.

 

  1. Which monument earned the maximum revenue in 2009?
  2. Did that monument see a steady increase in revenue in the last three years? If yes, by how much did the revenue increase?
  3. What does increased revenue signify for monuments?
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There is no pietra dura inlay work in the Taj Mahal.
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Name the city built by Shah Jahan. 
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Why do you think the gold railing was replaced with a marble railing?
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Describe the contributions of Shahjahan to art and architechture.
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On a map of India mark the city of Agra.
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Which Greek God Did the Pietra Dura paintings inlay? 
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Read the clues carefully. Mark and label the answers on the outline map of India:

You can find the famous Moti Masjid in this city of Uttar Pradesh. 

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Shah Jahan replaced the red stone by_____ in architecture.
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There is no pietra-dura inlay work in the Taj Mahal.
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Discuss the military campaigns of Shah Jahan. 
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Social Science>History>Rulers and Buildings>Gardens, Tombs and Forts under the Mughals

Jahangir annexed Ahmednagar, one of the five Deccan Sultanates.

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Shah Jahan built the Red Fort in memory of his wife.

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Write a short note on the Taj Mahal.
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The tradition of using marble in architecture started with Jahangir.