The historic 'Hazarduari Palace', a palace with a thousand real and false doors, is a prominent monument located in which district of West Bengal? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

The historic 'Hazarduari Palace', a palace with a thousand real and false doors, is a prominent monument located in which district of West Bengal?
A. Hooghly
B. Malda
C. Murshidabad
D. Nadia
Answer: Option C
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Hazarduari Palace is located in Murshidabad, West Bengal. It was built in the 19th century under Nawab Nazim Humayun Jah of Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa.

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Question #1
The famous monument 'Jatiyo Sangshad Bhaban' aside, which monument in India was designed by the pioneer master B.V. Doshi, winning him the Pritzker Prize?
A. IIM Bangalore Campus
B. Lotus Temple
C. Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
D. National Crafts Museum

Correct Answer: Option A


Explanation:
The Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIM-B) campus is one of the most celebrated structural works of Balkrishna Doshi, India's first Pritzker laureate.

Question #2
Mysore Palace is also known as __________.
A. Lalitha Mahal
B. Jaganmohan Palace
C. Amba Vilas Palace
D. Mysore Castle

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
Mysore Palace is officially called the Amba Vilas Palace and is the residence of the Wadiyar dynasty.

Question #3
The historic 'St. Angelo Fort' in Kannur passed from the Portuguese to which subsequent European colonial power in 1663?
A. The French
B. The Danes
C. The Dutch
D. The British

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
The Dutch captured St. Angelo Fort from the Portuguese in 1663, modernized its bastions, and later sold it to the local king Ali Raja of Arakkal before the British took over.