Indian Heritage and Monuments

Srirangapatanam (also spelled Srirangapatna) was the capital city of Tipu Sultan, the ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore. This fortified city on an island in the Kaveri River was where Tipu Sultan resisted British expansion until his death in the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War in 1799. The city contains his palace, the Daria Daulat Bagh, and the place where he fell fighting.

The First Buddhist Council was held at Rajagriha (modern Girivraja) soon after Buddha's nirvana under the patronage of King Ajatashatru. Kusinagara is where Buddha attained parinirvana (died), Bodh Gaya is where he attained enlightenment, and Sarnath is where he gave his first sermon. The councils were specifically convened to codify Buddhist teachings.

This famous Persian inscription is on the Diwan-i-Khas (Hall of Private Audience) in Fatehpur Sikri, built by Akbar. The verse, composed by poet Faizi, praises the emperor's court as paradise on earth. The Taj Mahal has different inscriptions, Diwan-i-Am was for public audiences, and Buland Darwaza has victory inscriptions.

Gandhiji's first arrest for sedition by the British occurred in Ahmadabad (now Ahmedabad) in 1922 for his articles in Young India. This was after the Chauri Chaura violence when he was tried for sedition. Agra, Delhi, and Amritsar were not locations of his first sedition arrest.

The Durgiana Temple is a famous Hindu temple located in Amritsar, Punjab. It is dedicated to Goddess Durga and is often noted for its architectural similarity to the nearby Golden Temple.

The Sun Temple at Konark, located in Odisha, is a masterpiece of 13th-century Indian architecture designed as a giant chariot for the sun god Surya. Other options like Sanchi are famous for Buddhist stupas, while Thanjavur is known for the Brihadisvara Temple.

tomb of akbar is in sikandrabad

Bab-el-Mandeb is a strait located between Yemen on the Arabian Peninsula and Djibouti and Eritrea in the Horn of Africa. Its name translates from Arabic as 'Gate of Tears,' referring to the dangers of navigating its narrow and treacherous waters.

Akbar, the third Mughal emperor, is buried in a magnificent mausoleum located in Sikandra, which is a suburb of Agra. The construction of the tomb was started by Akbar himself and completed by his son Jahangir. Delhi, Samarqand, and Lahore contain tombs of other rulers like Humayun, Timur, and Jahangir respectively.

Option (1) is correct.

In November 2002, terrorists attacked the Raghunath Temple and the nearby Shiv Temple, also known as the Rupiyowala Temple, in Jammu. These attacks were part of a coordinated effort to target religious sites and cause communal tension in the region. The Rupiyowala Temple is a significant local shrine dedicated to Lord Shiva.

Ustad Isa (or Ustad Ahmad Lahori) was the chief architect of the Taj Mahal, commissioned by Shah Jahan as a mausoleum for his wife Mumtaz Mahal. The construction began in 1632 and took approximately 22 years to complete. Isa led a team of over 20,000 workers and craftsmen, creating this masterpiece of Mughal architecture that combines Persian, Islamic, and Indian styles.

Sarnath, Kapilvastu, and Sanchi are all historical sites deeply connected to the life and teachings of Lord Buddha. Sarnath is where he gave his first sermon, Kapilvastu is his birthplace/childhood home, and Sanchi is famous for its Buddhist stupas.

Angkor Wat, located in Cambodia, is the largest religious monument in the world by land area. Although the option contains a typo (Angora instead of Angkor), it is the intended correct answer.