The unique structural monument 'Hawa Mahal' does not stand on a regular foundation. How is its architecture supported? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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The unique structural monument 'Hawa Mahal' does not stand on a regular foundation. How is its architecture supported?
A. It is anchored via underground heavy wooden piles
B. It rests entirely on a floating concrete raft foundation
C. It is carved directly into a living mountain face
D. It is built as a pyramid-shaped thin screen wall attached to the city palace complex chambers
Answer: Option D
Solution (By JKExamLibrary)
Hawa Mahal is essentially a five-story screen wall built of pink sandstone, narrow in depth, designed to allow royal ladies to watch street pageants.
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The ancient site of Vikramashila Mahavihara, a premier center of Buddhist learning in early medieval India, was founded by which Pala king?
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Correct Answer: Option A

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Vikramashila was established by the Pala King Dharmapala in the late 8th or early 9th century AD in response to a perceived decline in the quality of education at Nalanda.
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Bibi Ka Maqbara in Aurangabad was commissioned by Aurangzeb's son, Prince Azam Shah, in memory of his mother, Dilras Banu Begum (Posthumously Rabia-ud-Daurani).
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