What is the name of the 16th-century step well that the Archaeological Survey of India recently conserved in collaboration with the World Monuments Fund India?
- AAgasen ki Baoli
- BRajon ki Baoli
- CChauki Bavdi
- DMore than one of the above
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Correct answer: (b) Rajon ki Baoli
Explanation
Rajon ki Baoli, located in the Mehrauli Archaeological Park, Delhi, is a four-tiered step well built around 1506 CE during the reign of Sikandar Lodi. It is an excellent example of Lodi-period architecture and water-structure engineering. The Archaeological Survey of India, in collaboration with World Monuments Fund India and the TCS Foundation, has successfully completed the conservation of Rajon ki Baoli.