Read the below statements – Assertion (A): Gothic Revival buildings in colonial India often employed pointed arches and ribbed vaults.

xplanation

• Assertion (A): True (सही)
  Gothic Revival buildings in colonial India used pointed arches (नुकीले मेहराब) and ribbed vaults (धारीदार गुंबद/वॉल्ट).
  → ये विशेषताएँ Gothic Revival architecture की पहचान हैं।
  Example: Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus.
• Reason (R): False (गलत)
  These elements were NOT unknown in traditional European cathedrals.
  → ये तत्व यूरोपीय गिरिजाघरों में अज्ञात नहीं थे।
  In fact, they originated in Gothic architecture during the medieval period.

Extra Facts

• Gothic architecture developed in 12th century France.
  → गॉथिक शैली 12वीं शताब्दी में फ्रांस में विकसित हुई।
• Key features include:
  • Pointed arches (नुकीले मेहराब)
  • Ribbed vaults (धारीदार वॉल्ट)
  • Flying buttresses (उड़ते हुए सहारे)
    → ये सभी गॉथिक शैली की मुख्य विशेषताएँ हैं।
• Gothic Revival was a 19th-century revival movement in Europe and colonies.
  → गॉथिक पुनरुद्धार 19वीं शताब्दी में शुरू हुआ।

Conclusion (निष्कर्ष)

✔️ Assertion सही है
❌ Reason गलत है

👉 इसलिए सही विकल्प है: A is true, but R is false