Question

    Consider of the correct statements about Bekal fort:

    1. The first public sector caravan park in Karnataka to come up at Bekal fort.

    2. Originally constructed by the rulers of the ancient Kadampa Dynasty.

    3. It is built with dark maroon laterite stones.

    A Both 2 and 3 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Only 2 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Only 3 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Both 1 and 2 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The first public sector caravan park in Kerala to come up at Bekal fort of Kerala.

    It is exquisitely designed and built with dark maroon laterite stones.

    Originally constructed by the rulers of the ancient Kadampa Dynasty, the Fort changed hands over the years to the Kolathiri Rajas, the Vijayanagara Empire, Tipu Sultan and finally, the British East India Company.

    It is the largest and best preserved Fort in the whole of Kerala.

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