alleryThe Adhai Din Ka Jhonpra mosque, begun in the 1190s, stands in which city?
AAjmer
BAgra
CJaunpur
DBidar
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Ajmer
1. It is another very early mosque built for the Delhi rulers.
2. It stands in Ajmer, Rajasthan, and has corbelled arches and domes.
3. Agra, Jaunpur and Bidar are other centres of later styles.
_Source: Wikipedia, Architecture of India, section Delhi Sultanate_
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