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EEJ MAIN Aptitude QUESTION #10983
Question 1
Which of the following sequences of architectural periods in India is in the correct chronological order (earliest to latest)?
  • Mughal → Gupta → Mauryan → Colonial
  • Mauryan → Gupta → Medieval (Sultanate/Mughal) → Colonial✔️
  • Colonial → Mughal → Gupta → Mauryan
  • Medieval → Mauryan → Colonial → Gupta
Correct Answer Explanation

Chronological order of major Indian architectural periods:

  1. Mauryan (322–185 BCE) — Ashoka pillars, Sanchi Stupa foundation
  2. Gupta (4th–6th century CE) — Temple architecture begins (Dashavatara Temple)
  3. Medieval — Sultanate (13th–16th c.), Mughal (16th–18th c.) — Qutb Minar, Taj Mahal, Red Fort
  4. Colonial (18th–20th c.) — Indo-Saracenic, British institutional buildings

This is Mauryan → Gupta → Medieval → Colonial. Option B is correct.