The spectacular 'Jallianwala Bagh' memorial flame pylon is constructed from which specific stone variety? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

The spectacular 'Jallianwala Bagh' memorial flame pylon is constructed from which specific stone variety?
A. White marble from Makrana
B. Grey granite from Karnataka
C. Local Punjabi bricks
D. Red stone from Rajasthan (Dholpur sandstone)
Answer: Option D
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
The central tragic flame monument at Jallianwala Bagh is built from premium red sandstone shipped from the Dholpur quarries of Rajasthan.

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Practice More Important Monuments of India Questions

Question #1
The spectacular structural monument 'Vittala Temple' at Hampi is famous for its 56 musical pillars. What are these pillars scientifically called?
A. Echo columns
B. Resonance Pillars
C. Saregama Pillars (Acoustic Lithophones)
D. Vedic Pillars

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
The pillars of the Vittala Temple emit musical notes when tapped gently and are classical examples of lithophones (musical stones), popularly called Saregama pillars.

Question #2
The ancient site of Vikramashila Mahavihara, a premier center of Buddhist learning in early medieval India, was founded by which Pala king?
A. Mahipala
B. Dharmapala
C. Devapala
D. Gopala

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
Vikramashila was established by the Pala King Dharmapala in the late 8th or early 9th century AD in response to a perceived decline in the quality of education at Nalanda.

Question #3
The iconic monument 'India Gate' in New Delhi was constructed to honor Indian soldiers who lost their lives in which historical event?
A. World War I
B. World War II
C. 1857 Revolt
D. Indo-Pak War 1947

Correct Answer: Option A


Explanation:
India Gate (originally the All India War Memorial) was built to commemorate 84,000 soldiers of the British Indian Army who died in the First World War and the Third Anglo-Afghan War.