GATE 2024 AR — Architecture – Question 57

History and Theory of Architecture · World History of Architecture: Egyptian, Greco-Roman classical period, Byzantine, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque-Rococo · 2 marks · Multiple choice

Match P bell capital, Q mihrab, R gopuram, S pediment with 1 mosque, 2 Hindu temple, 3 Greek temple, 4 Romanesque church, 5 Egyptian temple.

P–5; Q–1; R–2; S–3
P–3; Q–1; R–5; S–4
P–5; Q–4; R–3; S–2
P–4; Q–1; R–2; S–3

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Correct answer: (A) P–5; Q–1; R–2; S–3

Explanation

The bell-shaped capital is associated here with Egyptian columns(5); a mihrab marks prayer direction in a mosque(1); a gopuram is the monumental Hindu temple gateway(2); the triangular pediment is a Greek temple element(3). These matches give A.

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