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Viva Voce Questions

1. What does the Golden Ratio represent in design?
Ans. Harmony and aesthetic balance.
2. Which ancient Indian site used the 5:4 city planning ratio?
Ans. Dholavira.
3. What is the purpose of using symbols in Indian design?
Ans. To express abstract ideas in a way that is easily understood.

4. What type of grid was commonly used in Hindu temples?
Ans. Square grid.
5. What does the central point or bindu in a Sri Yantra represent?
Ans. The self or the source of creation.
6. Name one Indian art form that uses the Tree of Life symbol.
Ans. Madhubani.

7. What is a fractal in Indian design?
Ans. A repeating pattern that shrinks in size, like temple towers.
8. How do Ajrak prints show parametrization?
Ans. By making small variations in repeated patterns.

9. What does the sculpture of Nataraja symbolize?
Ans. Shiva’s cosmic dance—creation and destruction.
10. Why did Indian artists often link design to the human body?
Ans. To reflect proportion and connect human form to the universe.
11. What is the purpose of a Stambha in temple architecture?
Ans. It connects the earth to the sky symbolically.

12. What do star grids in Islamic design represent?
Ans. Divine infinity and unity.
13. What is the term for making small changes to patterns while keeping the core the same?
Ans. Parametrization.
14. Which natural element symbolizes nourishment and flow in Indian design?
Ans. Water.

15. What is tribhanga in Indian classical dance?
Ans. A graceful posture using three body bends.
16. Which sense is most directly linked to memory and emotions?
Ans. Smell.

17. Name any two senses that must be balanced when designing a personal space.
Ans. Sight and sound.

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