State PCS PYQPrelims 2025

UPPCS · Question 43

Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R). Assertion (A): Buland Darwaza was constructed at Fatehpur Sikri by the Mughal emperor Akbar. Reason (R): Akbar built this monument to commemorate the birth of his son Jahangir. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

  1. (A) is false, but (R) is true
  2. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
  3. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
  4. (A) is true, but (R) is false
Show answer & explanation

Answer: (D) (A) is true, but (R) is false

Explanation

Akbar built Buland Darwaza (c. 1575) to commemorate his victory over Gujarat, not Jahangir's birth.