State PCS PYQPrelims 2025

BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · Question 18

What is the name of the 16th-century stepwell that the Archaeological Survey of India recently conserved in collaboration with the World Monuments Fund India?

  1. Agrasen ki Baoli
  2. Rajon ki Baoli
  3. Chauki Bavdi
  4. More than one of the above
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Answer: (B) Rajon ki Baoli

Explanation

Rajon ki Baoli (Mehrauli, Delhi), built in the early 16th century under the Lodis, was conserved by ASI and WMF India.

  • (A) Incorrect

    Wrong: Agrasen ki Baoli was not this conservation project.

  • (B) Correct

    Correct: Rajon ki Baoli in Mehrauli was restored by ASI with WMF India (with TCS Foundation support).

  • (C) Incorrect

    Wrong: this was not the stepwell in the project.

  • (D) Incorrect

    Wrong: only Rajon ki Baoli fits.