Humayun's Tomb was the first major Mughal garden tomb and directly inspired the design of the Taj Mahal.

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Question

Read the below statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Mark the correct options:

Assertion (A): Humayun's Tomb was the first major Mughal garden tomb and directly inspired the design of the Taj Mahal.

Reason (R): It introduced the charbagh garden layout and double-domed mausoleum style that became characteristic of later Mughal architecture.

  1. A. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A. (Correct answer)
  2. B. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
  3. C. A is true, but R is false.
  4. D. A is false, but R is true.

Correct Answer

Option A — Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A..

Key Points

  • Humayun's Tomb (Delhi, completed 1571) was commissioned by his widow Bega Begum and designed by the Persian architect Mirak Mirza Ghiyas.
  • It was the first major Mughal garden tomb, set in a charbagh — a four-quartered Persian garden divided by water channels.
  • That template of a domed mausoleum at the centre of a charbagh is exactly what the Taj Mahal later perfected, so the Reason genuinely explains the Assertion.

Additional Information

  • It was the first structure in India on this scale to use red sandstone with white marble inlay, another feature the Taj inherited.
  • It became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1993, and was the first in India to undergo a major privately funded conservation programme.
  • In Assertion-Reason items, settle each statement independently, then ask whether the Reason supplies the *cause* of the Assertion — here the garden-tomb form is precisely what was inherited.

प्रश्न (हिन्दी में)

नीचे दिए गए कथनों को अभिकथन (A) और कारण (R) के रूप में चिह्नित करें।

अभिकथन (A): हुमायूँ का मकबरा पहला प्रमुख मुगल उद्यान मकबरा था और इसने ताजमहल के डिज़ाइन को सीधे प्रेरित किया।

कारण (R): इसने चारबाग उद्यान लेआउट और दोहरे गुंबद वाली मकबरे की शैली पेश की जो बाद की मुगल वास्तुकला की विशेषता बन गई।

  1. A. A और R दोनों सत्य हैं, और R, A का सही स्पष्टीकरण है।
  2. B. A और R दोनों सत्य हैं, लेकिन R, A का सही स्पष्टीकरण नहीं है।
  3. C. A सत्य है, लेकिन R असत्य है।
  4. D. A असत्य है, लेकिन R सत्य है।

Topics covered: SSC CGL General Awareness General Awareness SSC CGL 12 Sep 2025 Q26