BPSC CCE Prelims
Indian Architecture Previous Year Questions (PYQs)
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Match List I with List II
| List-I Building | List-II Built by |
| a) Kabuli Bagh Mosque | 1) Qutb ud-Din Aibak |
| b) Adhai Din Ka Jhopra | 2) Nur Jahan |
| c) Allahabad Fort | 3) Äkbar |
| d) Itmad-ud-Daulah Mausoleum | 4) Babar |
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Detailed Explanation:
a) Kabuli Bagh Mosque – Built by Babur in 1527 at Panipat to commemorate his victory in the First Battle of Panipat (1526); first Mughal monument in India.
b) Adhai Din Ka Jhopra – Constructed by Qutb ud-Din Aibak in 1192 at Ajmer by converting a Sanskrit college into a mosque; name means "shed of two and a half days".
c) Allahabad Fort – Built by Akbar in 1583 at the confluence of Ganga and Yamuna (Prayagraj); houses the famous Ashoka Pillar.
d) Itmad-ud-Daulah Mausoleum – Built by Nur Jahan (1622–1628) in Agra for her father Mirza Ghiyas Beg; called "Baby Taj", first Mughal structure in white marble with pietra dura inlay.
Correct matching: a-4, b-1, c-3, d-2.
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