Consider the following pairs of famous architectural structures: Monument Location / Builder 1. Buland Darwaza Fatehpur Sikri / Commemorates Akbar's victory over Gujarat. 2. Bara Imambara Lucknow / Built by Asaf-ud-Daula in the late 18th century. 3. Rumi Darwaza Delhi / Built by Akbar as the grand entrance to the city of Din-i-Panah. How many of the above pairs are correctly matched? |ForumIAS

[A] Only one pair

[B] Only two pairs

[C] All three pairs

[D] None of the pairs

Answer: B

Notes:

Explanation:

Pair 1: Correct. Buland Darwaza (The Lofty Gate) was built by Akbar at Fatehpur Sikri to commemorate his swift and decisive victory in the Gujarat campaign.
Pair 2: Correct. Bara Imambara is a magnificent non-Mughal structure in Lucknow, built by Nawab Asaf-ud-Daula of Awadh.
Pair 3: Incorrect. The Rumi Darwaza (Turkish Gate) is also located in Lucknow, and was built by Asaf-ud-Daula as part of a famine relief project, modeled after a gate in Constantinople.