Question

The two architects who designed New Delhi and Shahjahanabad were:
A. Zaha Hadid and Le Corbusier
B. Edward Lutyens and Herbet Baker
C. Norman Foster and Zaha Hadid
D. Edward Lutyens and Zaha Hadid

Answer 1

Hint:
1. The architects of New Delhi and Shahjahanabad are linked with the development of Crown's Jewel- the Viceroy's House(now Rashtrapati Bhavan)
2. The architects were also hailed together as one of the best British architects of the 20th century.
3. Both the architects were also known for their contribution in designing several war memorials for WWI veterans.

Complete answer:
The two architects who designed New Delhi and Shahjahanabad were Edward Lutyens and Herbert Baker.

New Delhi-
In 1877, to acknowledge Queen Victoria because the empress of India, Viceroy Lytton organised a Durbar in Delhi, although Calcutta was the capital of British India. The reason to choose Delhi, the former capital of the Mughals, for such an event was to communicate to the Indian people that the Mughal empire was no longer in charge of India. In 1911, when King George V was crowned in England, a Durbar was again held in Delhi to celebrate the occasion and also the decision to shift the capital to British India from Calcutta to Delhi was formally announced at this Durbar.

Two architects, Edward Lutyens and Herbet Baker were called onto design New Delhi and its buildings. The government complex in the capital of India consisted of a two-mile avenue, Kingsway ( now Rajpath) that led to the Viceroy's Palace(now Rashtrapati Bhavan), with the Secretariat buildings on either side of the avenue. The new city was also designed to be a clean and healthy space, it had to possess better installation and drainage facilities than the old city.

Shahjahanabad-
Shahjahanabad is a compact high-density settlement, having its foci within the Red Fort and Jama Masjid, the two major building complexes and within the bursting business street of Chandni Chowk. The northern parts of the town were settled by country within the 19th CE, where they established their churches, bungalows and civil lines.

Note:
1. Lutyens Delhi is named after Edward Lutyens.
2. One among Edward Lutyens best furniture items may be a type of garden bench which is widely used today.
3. A number of the famous works of Herbet Baker were Bank of England and India House, London.