Who designed Rashtrapati Bhavan, built on Raisina Hill as the Viceroy's House?
- A.Sir Herbert Baker
- B.Sir Edwin Lutyens
- C.Charles Correa
- D.Ustad Ahmad Lahori
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, Sir Edwin Lutyens. Lutyens was the chief architect of imperial New Delhi and designed the Viceroy's House, built between 1912 and 1929 on Raisina Hill. The building became the residence of the President of India in 1950, when Dr Rajendra Prasad took office as the first President, and its garden was renamed Amrit Udyan in 2023.
Option A is wrong because Sir Herbert Baker, who worked alongside Lutyens, designed the North and South Blocks and the circular Parliament House of 1927. Option C is wrong because Charles Correa was an Indian architect of the later twentieth century, known for work such as the Jawahar Kala Kendra in Jaipur. Option D is wrong because Ustad Ahmad Lahori is associated with the Taj Mahal in the reign of Shah Jahan.
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