Match List I with List II: List I: (Mughal Architectural Monument) P. Humayun’s Tomb, Delhi Q. Fatehpur Sikri R. Red Fort, Delhi S. Moti Masjid (inside Agra Fort) List II: (Patron / Builder) I. Akbar II. Bega Begum (Hajji Begum) III. Shah Jahan IV. Aurangzeb Select the correct option:
Options
A. P-II, Q-I, R-III, S-III
B. P-I, Q-II, R-III, S-IV
C. P-II, Q-III, R-I, S-IV
D. P-III, Q-I, R-II, S-III
Explanation
P-II, Q-I, R-III, S-III da Gama landed at Calicut on the Malabar Coast Mughal architectural patronage produced iconic in 1498. Following this breakthrough, Portuguese monuments across northern India. Humayun’s trader Pedro Álvares Cabral established the first Tomb in Delhi was commissioned by his chief European trading factory at Calicut in 1500. consort Bega Begum (Hajji Begum). Emperor The Portuguese established naval dominance in Akbar founded the grand city of Fatehpur Sikri the Indian Ocean and built a trade monopoly in as his imperial capital. Emperor Shah Jahan spices during the sixteenth century. constructed both the Red Fort in Delhi and the serene white marble Moti Masjid located within
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