Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Art and Culture

Assertion: The visual effect of the Taj Mahal depends substantially on symmetry, proportion and architectural balance. Which of the following statements support the assertion?

  1. A red sandstone mosque west of the mausoleum is balanced by a similar structure to the east.
  2. Four identical tapering minarets stand at the corners of the terrace.
  3. The mausoleum occupies the exact centre of the charbagh.
  1. 1 only
  2. 1 and 2 only
  3. 2 and 3 only
  4. 1, 2 and 3
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