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Study Notes

History of Architecture Examinations

Sections: The exams are divided into two sections, Section-I and Section-II.
Answer Books: Each section should be answered in a separate answer book.
Time: The time allotted for the exam is typically 3 hours.
Maximum Marks: The maximum number of marks for the exam is 100.
Roll Number: Candidates are required to write their roll number on the question paper as soon as they receive it.
Questions: The exam features a mixture of compulsory and optional questions.
Illustrations: Explanations must be accompanied by sketches.
Section I Questions:
- Question 1 is mandatory.
- Students are required to attempt three questions from Section-I.
- Students must illustrate each of their answers to the questions with multiple detailed sketches.
- Topics covered include pendentive, dome, and drum; cross types; orders; basilican churches; and Greek optical illusions.
- Additional questions focus on Egyptian religious beliefs and funerary architecture; Gothic cathedrals, particularly Notre Dame; and Roman and early Christian construction systems.
Section II Questions:
- Question 5 is mandatory.
- Attempt three questions overall.
- Five of the following topics require sketching differences between the two groups: Stupas, plans of chaitya halls/viharas, shikharas, chaitya arches, plans of Lad Khan/Durga Temple, and profiles of early/late gopurams.
- Additional questions look at Hindu temples (comparing Indo-Aryan and Dravidian styles, origin and development of chaitya arches, rock-cut Buddhist architecture).
Other questions:
- Questions cover multiple construction topics, notably Buddhist and Hindu temple styles, including early experimentation in temple design and building, and the role of the temple in medieval Hindu societies.
- Several questions also focus on ancient civilizations, such as the evolution and development of Chaitya arches, Egyptian and Christian belief systems.