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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.