Which of the following are correctly matched? (A) Gujari Mahal – Hisar (B)…
2024
Which of the following are correctly matched? (A) Gujari Mahal – Hisar (B) Aram-e-Kausar – Narnaul (C) Tomb of Sheikh Tayyab – Jind Choose the correct code:
- A.
(A) and (C)
- B.
(A) and (B)
- C.
(B) and (C)
- D.
(A), (B) and (C)
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: B
Concept
Haryana's Sultanate- and Mughal-era built heritage — forts, tombs, and garden complexes — is attributed to specific towns in the state's own monument records (the Department of Archaeology & Museums and Haryana Tourism). A ‘monument–location’ pairing is confirmed by checking it against that record, not by assuming it from the structure's name.
Application
(A) Gujari Mahal is part of the Firoz Shah Tughlaq–era palace complex at Hisar, built for his queen Gujari — its location is recorded under Hisar, so this pairing holds.
(B) Aram-e-Kausar (also spelled Aram-i-Kausar) is the garden complex built by Shah Quli Khan, Akbar's Mughal-era governor of Narnaul, in the late 16th century — it is recorded under Narnaul, so this pairing also holds.
(C) The Tomb of Sheikh Tayyab, however, is recorded under Kaithal district in the same monument listings, not Jind — so this pairing does not hold.
Since (A) and (B) are accurately matched while (C) is not, the pairing ‘(A) and (B)’ is the correct code.
Cross-check
Cross-checking against Haryana Tourism's monument pages and the Department of Archaeology & Museums' site listings confirms the same attribution independently — Gujari Mahal under Hisar, Aram-e-Kausar under Narnaul, and the Tomb of Sheikh Tayyab under Kaithal — verifying that no other offered combination of (A), (B), (C) matches the official record.