Q91 · UPPSC Prelims 2019 · Set A · General Studies

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Arrange the following monuments in chronological order andselect the correct answer from the codes given below:

A I, II, IV, III
B IV, II, III, I
C II, I, III, IV
D III, IV, II, I

Correct answer: (b) IV, II, III, I

Explanation

  1. A

    I, II, IV, III

    I, II, IV, III would start with Rabia Daurani’s tomb (Aurangzeb era, 17th century), which is the latest of the four, not the earliest.

  2. B

    IV, II, III, I

    The missing list on the official paper is: I Rabia Daurani’s Tomb, Aurangabad; II Sher Shah’s Tomb, Sasaram; III Humayun’s Tomb, Delhi; IV Atala Mosque, Jaunpur. Order: Atala Mosque (c. 1408) → Sher Shah (c. 1545) → Humayun (1570) → Bibi ka Maqbara (1660s–78). That is IV, II, III, I — the official key.

  3. C

    II, I, III, IV

    II, I, III, IV starts at Sasaram then jumps to Aurangabad before Humayun — chronologically false.

  4. D

    III, IV, II, I

    III, IV, II, I starts with Humayun before Atala Mosque, which is a century earlier.

Summary. Official key is (b) IV, II, III, I. Atala Mosque, Jaunpur → Sher Shah’s tomb, Sasaram → Humayun’s tomb, Delhi → Rabia Daurani (Bibi ka Maqbara), Aurangabad.