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GATE 2025 AR — Architecture – Question 31

Urban Design and Conservation · Heritage conservation · 2 marks · Multiple choice

Match P Jaipur walled city, Q Fatehpur Sikri, R Hampi monuments, S Dholavira with 1 planned 16th-century Mughal city, 2 timber Sultanate city, 3 single-phase 18th-century grid inspired by prastara, 4 Vijayanagara capital remains, 5 Bronze Age Harappan settlement.

  1. P–1; Q–2; R–4; S–5
  2. P–5; Q–1; R–3; S–4
  3. P–3; Q–1; R–4; S–5
  4. P–3; Q–5; R–2; S–4

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Correct answer: (C) P–3; Q–1; R–4; S–5

Explanation

Jaipur matches the planned 18th-century grid(3); Fatehpur Sikri is the Mughal ensemble(1); Hampi preserves the Vijayanagara capital(4); Dholavira is a Harappan Bronze Age city(5). Therefore C. The timber Sultanate description belongs to a different heritage context.

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