Question

Given below are Reena’s notes from her trip to Fatehpur Sikri. Use this information to complete the paragraph by choosing the correct options.

Imperial city of Mughal empire between 1571-1584-built by Mughal emperor Akbar-buildings blend of Islamic and Hindu styles-general layout and concept: Islamic-actual buildings show Hindu influence especially Gujarat and Rajasthan

Fatehpur Sikri (a) ______ Mughal dynasty between 1571 and 1584. It (b) ______ Akbar, and is one of a kind. The buildings within Fatehpur Sikri (c) ______ architectural traditions. Though the general layout of the buildings (d) ______, the actual buildings (mainly palaces), their ornate columns, arches, carving style, etc. (e) ______ Gujarat and Rajasthan.

1. (i) was the Imperial city of the
   (ii) is the Imperial city of the
   (iii) was an Imperial city of
   (iv) has been an Imperial city of the
2. (i) was being built by the
   (ii) has been built by
   (iii) got built by the
   (iv) was built by
3. (i) are a blend of Islamic and Hindu
   (ii) are blended with Islamic and Hindu
   (iii) is blended of Islamic and Hindu
   (iv) is a blend of Islamic and Hindu
4. (i) is conforming to the Islamic styles of architecture
   (ii) conforms to the Islamic style of architecture
   (iii) in conforming to the Islamic style of architecture
   (iv) are conforming to the Islamic style of architecture
5. (i) show a Hindu influence specially that of
   (ii) shows an Hindu influence specially from
   (iii) showed the Hindu influence of
   (iv) show a particular Hindu influence of

Answer 1

Fatehpur Sikri was the Imperial city of the Mughal dynasty between 1571 and 1584. It was built by Akbar, and is one of a kind. The buildings within Fatehpur Sikri are a blend of Islamic and Hindu architectural traditions. Though the general layout of the buildings conforms to the Islamic style of architecture, the actual buildings (mainly palaces), their ornate columns, arches, carving style, etc. show a Hindu influence specially that of Gujarat and Rajasthan.