The monumental 'Asafi Mosque' inside Lucknow's Bara Imambara complex was built using which specific type of brick masonry? MCQ with Answer and Explanation
The monumental 'Asafi Mosque' inside Lucknow's Bara Imambara complex was built using which specific type of brick masonry?
A. Imported white marble tiling
B. Sun-dried clay mud blocks
C. Lakhauri bricks with lime-surkhi mortar mortar
D. Large red sandstone slabs
Answer: Option C
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Like most Awadhi monuments, the Asafi Mosque is built from thin, high-density 'Lakhauri' bricks held together by lime and crushed brick (surkhi) paste.
Explanation:
Kumbhalgarh Fort was built in the 15th century by Rana Kumbha, the ruler of Mewar. Its perimeter wall stretches over 36 kilometers, second only to the Great Wall of China.
Explanation:
The Adina Mosque was built in 1373 CE by Sultan Sikandar Shah in Pandua, West Bengal, serving as the grand imperial mosque of the Bengal Sultanate.
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