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GATE 2022 AR — Planning – Question 43

Environmental Planning and Landscape · Historical gardens · 2 marks · Multiple select

Which are characteristics of a Mughal garden?

  1. Symmetrical and geometrical layout
  2. Fountains and channelled water
  3. Winding roads and untrimmed vegetation
  4. Vista with a terminal building

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Correct answer: (A) Symmetrical and geometrical layout; (B) Fountains and channelled water; (D) Vista with a terminal building

Explanation

Mughal gardens commonly use axial symmetry, geometric divisions, channels/fountains and directed views to significant buildings. These support A, B, D. Winding informal routes and untrimmed vegetation are not the defining formal composition intended by the question.

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