2018 · Q81
According to the French traveller Tavernier, the majority of houses in Varanasi during the 17th century were made of
General KnowledgeHistory of India
- Abrick and mud
- Bstone and thatch
- Cwood and stone
- Dbrick and stone 199
Explanation
Jean-Baptiste Tavernier, the French traveller who visited India in the 17th century, observed that the houses of Benares (Varanasi) were built of brick and stone, rising several storeys high, unlike the mud, bamboo or thatch dwellings common elsewhere. This durable construction impressed him as exceptional among Indian cities. The previously keyed answer (brick and mud) is therefore wrong, and the key is corrected to brick and stone.