GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

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BASIC GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The architect of North and South Blocks of Central Secretariat in Delhi was
A
Sir Edward Lutyens
B
Herbert Bakers
C
Ropert T Russel
D
Antonin Reymond
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Secretariat Building (North and South Block) was designed by the prominent architect Herbert Baker in Indo-Saracenic Revival architecture. He was an English architect who was a major designer of some of New Delhi’s most notable government structures.

Detailed explanation-2: -Lutyens’ Delhi is an area in New Delhi, India, named after the British architect Sir Edwin Lutyens (1869–1944), who was responsible for much of the architectural design and building during the period of the British Raj, when India was part of the British Empire in the 1920s and 1930s and 1940s.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sir Edwin Lutyens, in full Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens, (born March 29, 1869, London, England-died January 1, 1944, London), English architect noted for his versatility and range of invention along traditional lines. He is known especially for his planning of New Delhi and his design of the Viceroy’s House there.

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