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.

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Practice More Important Monuments of India Questions

Question #1
Which monument is the largest brick minaret in the world?
A. Qutub Minar
B. Gol Gumbaz
C. Minar-e-Pakistan
D. Charminar

Correct Answer: Option A


Explanation:
Qutub Minar in Delhi, standing 73 metres tall, is the world's largest brick minaret and is made of red sandstone and marble.

Question #2
The massive Kumbhalgarh Fort in Rajasthan features the second-longest continuous wall in the world. Who constructed this fort?
A. Rana Kumbha
B. Rana Sanga
C. Rana Ratan Singh
D. Maharana Pratap

Correct Answer: Option A


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.

Question #3
The magnificent 'Adina Mosque', which was once the largest mosque in the entire Indian subcontinent, is located at which historic site?
A. Pandua
B. Sasaram
C. Jaunpur
D. Gaur

Correct Answer: Option A


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.