Q. Consider the following statements about India Gate:
1. The India Gate was built by the British after the World War II (WWII).
2. The India Gate was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and was unveiled by Lord Irwin.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: B
Notes:
About India Gate:
- The India Gate was built by the British after the World War I (WWI). It was earlier known as the All India War Memorial. The India Gate was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and was unveiled by Lord Irwin in 1931.
- It was erected as a memorial to around 90,000 Indian soldiers of the British Indian Army, who had died in several wars and campaigns till then including the WWI. Names of more than 13,000 dead soldiers are mentioned on the memorial commemorating them.
- As it was a memorial for the Indian soldiers martyred in wars, the Amar Jawan Jyoti was established underneath it by the government in 1972.
Source: EPIC February 2022
