The Vidhan Bhavan at Bhopal, the building of the Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha, was designed by which architect?
- A.Le Corbusier
- B.Charles Correa
- C.Edwin Lutyens
- D.Laurie Baker
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, Charles Correa. The Vidhan Bhavan at Bhopal, which houses the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly, was designed by Charles Correa, among the best known Indian architects of the twentieth century, whose work drew on courtyards, open-to-sky spaces and traditional Indian planning. The building is a standard state general knowledge question in MPPSC and Vyapam papers.
Option A, Le Corbusier, planned the city of Chandigarh and designed its Capitol Complex, including the Punjab and Haryana Assembly building, which is why he is the most tempting wrong answer. Option C, Edwin Lutyens, designed New Delhi and the Rashtrapati Bhavan in the nineteen twenties and had nothing to do with Bhopal. Option D, Laurie Baker, worked largely in Kerala and is remembered for low-cost, climate-sensitive building. Correa also designed Bharat Bhavan at Bhopal, so a candidate can remember both landmarks of the city with one name.
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Practice Questions
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- A.200
- B.224
- C.230
- D.320
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- A.30
- B.34
- C.36
- D.48
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- A.81
- B.90
- C.95
- D.100
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- A.Kailash Nath Katju
- B.Pandit Ravishankar Shukla
- C.Dwarka Prasad Mishra
- D.Shyama Charan Shukla
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Read the full explanation →Who administers the oath of office to the Governor of Madhya Pradesh?
- A.The President of India
- B.The Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court
- C.The Chief Justice of India
- D.The Speaker of the Vidhan Sabha
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