1. Architecture is the design and organization of……………
(A) Space
(B) Volume
(C) Structure
(D) All of these
2. Etymologically the word ‘architecture’ comes from the……………
(A) Roman arkhitekton
(B) Greek arkhitekton
(C) British word
(D) None of these
3. For ……………… the rules of proportion were those that governed the idealized human figure, the Golden mean.
(A) Vitruvius
(B) Alberti
(C) Frank Lloyd Wright
(D) All of these
4. The Roman architect Vitruvius defined how many characteristics of good architecture in his treatise De Architectura?
(A) 4
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 1
5. ………….. is the most common characteristic of British period in plans and elevation of buildings.
(A) Symmetry
(B) Variety
(C) Harmony
(D) None of these
6. Lack of ornamentation is the characteristic of?
(A) British period buildings
(B) Mid-century modern buildings
(C) Islamic Buildings
(D) None of these
7. Huge and massiveness is the characteristic of?
(A) British period buildings
(B) Mid-century modern buildings
(C) Islamic Buildings
(D) None of these
8. Use of traditional materials in new ways is the characteristic of?
(A) Mid-century modern buildings
(B) British period buildings
(C) Indo-Islamic architecture
(D) None of these
9. …………. covers the user’s requirements, needs and aspirations.
(A) Function
(B) Aesthetics
(C) Sociology
(D) None of these
10. Being an…………….. architecture provides us an outlet for creative expression and shapes our environment and living space differently, in a unique way.
(A) Science
(B) Art
(C) Social science
(D) All of these
11. Some of the things that should be thought of when it comes to geography are the……………………
(A) Topography
(B) Location of the place
(C) Load bearing capacity of earth
(D) All of these
12. The evolution of techniques is conditioned by two forces i.e……………..
(A) Dynamic and impressive
(B) Economic and expressive
(C) Stability and durability
(D) None of these
13. The ………….. of the building matters like religious buildings should be designed according to the specific religion it is going to be designed for.
(A) Aesthetics
(B) Topography
(C) Typology
(D) None of these
14. Being a ………….. architecture covers our functional needs, providing us living space and environment that is practical and comfortable.
(A) Art
(B) Science
(C) Social science
(D) All of these
15. Historical civilizations are often identified with their surviving……………..
(A) Architectural achievements
(B) Materials
(C) Technology
(D) None of these