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Babur's architectural patronage is mainly known for which feature?Read the answer and worked solution →Humayun's Tomb in Delhi was the first example of which type of monument on the subcontinent?Read the answer and worked solution →Who commissioned Humayun's Tomb in 1569-70?Read the answer and worked solution →Fatehpur Sikri, Akbar's walled capital near Agra, was completed in which year?Read the answer and worked solution →Which gateway at Fatehpur Sikri is also called the Gate of Magnificence?Read the answer and worked solution →Agra Fort, built mainly by Akbar, freely adopted planning from which tradition?Read the answer and worked solution →For whom did Shah Jahan commission the Taj Mahal?Read the answer and worked solution →How long did the construction of the Taj Mahal take?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Agra tomb is often regarded as a draft of the Taj Mahal?Read the answer and worked solution →The Badshahi Mosque in Lahore was commissioned by which Mughal emperor?Read the answer and worked solution →Bibi ka Maqbara in Aurangabad is a replica of which monument?Read the answer and worked solution →The Wazir Khan Mosque of Lahore is famed for which kind of tile work?Read the answer and worked solution →Which style of British colonial architecture includes the Gateway of India in Mumbai?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Mumbai building is an example of Gothic Revival architecture?Read the answer and worked solution →Mumbai has the world's second-largest collection of which style, after Miami?Read the answer and worked solution →Assam-type houses were developed by the British after which event?Read the answer and worked solution →The Chennakesava Temple at Belur belongs to which architectural style?Read the answer and worked solution →The Kailasanatha temple at Ellora is linked to which dynasty?Read the answer and worked solution →Which group of sites shows the finest Badami Chalukya temples in northern Karnataka?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Mughal emperor's reign marks the zenith of Mughal architecture?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Babur's architectural patronage is mainly known for which feature?

  1. Terraced gardens
  2. Marble tombs
  3. Rock-cut temples
  4. Stone forts
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Correct answer: A. Terraced gardens

1. Babur was the first Mughal emperor. 2. His patronage is mainly known for terraced gardens modelled on the Persian chahar bagh. 3. Marble tombs came later under Shah Jahan. _Source: Wikipedia, Mughal architecture, section Babur_

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Humayun's Tomb in Delhi was the first example of which type of monument on the subcontinent?

  1. Rock-cut cave
  2. Garden-tomb
  3. Stepwell
  4. Hill fort
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Correct answer: B. Garden-tomb

1. Humayun's Tomb is often regarded as the first mature example of Mughal architecture. 2. It was the first garden-tomb on the Indian subcontinent. 3. The other types existed earlier or are unrelated. _Source: Wikipedia, Mughal architecture, section Humayun's Tomb_

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Who commissioned Humayun's Tomb in 1569-70?

  1. Emperor Akbar
  2. Queen Nur Jahan
  3. Mumtaz Mahal
  4. Bega Begum
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Correct answer: D. Bega Begum

1. Humayun's Tomb was built in Delhi in 1569-70. 2. It was commissioned by his first wife and chief consort, Empress Bega Begum. 3. Akbar was his son; Nur Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal belong to later reigns. _Source: Wikipedia, Mughal architecture, section Humayun's Tomb_

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