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Q. With reference of Indo-Islamic architecture consider the following pairs
 
Monuments
Place
1. Gol Gumbaz
Bijapur
2. Humayun's tomb
Agra
3. . Hindola Mahal
Mandu 
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
Options:
A .  1 only
B .  1 and 3 only
C .  3 only
D .  2 and 3 only
Answer: Option B
:
B
Explanation:
Pair 1 and 3 are correctly matched:
Gol Gumbaz is situated in Bijapur in the Bijapur District of Karnataka. It is the mausoleum of Muhammad Adil Shah (1626–1656) the seventh Sultan of the Adil Shahi Dynasty of Bijapur (1489–1686). Built by the ruler himself it is a striking edifice in spite of being unfinished. The tomb is a complex of buildings such as a gateway, a Naqqar Khana, a mosque and a sarai located within a large-walled garden.
Hindola Mahal is located at Mandu. It is one of a set of buildings making up the royal palace complex at Mandu, which consists of the Jahaz Mahal, the Hindola Mahal, the Tawili Mahal, and the Nahar Jharokha.Mandu is a typical representation of the medieval provincial style of art and architecture. It was a complex mix of official and residential-cum-pleasure palace, pavilions, mosques, artificial reservoirs, baolis, embattlements.
Pair 2 is incorrectly matched:
Humayun, tomb: It is located in Delhi.The tomb was commissioned by Humayun's first wife Haji Begum.The tomb was built in 1570 and is of particular significance as it was the first garden-tomb on the Indian subcontinent.

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