Canberra was planned by ________.
Fill in the blank with the correct option.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Walter Burley Griffin
Griffin, an American landscape architect, planned Canberra as the capital of Australia in 1912.
Note: This question is taken from the pre-rationalised NCERT book. The latest edition (2026-27) does not have this part. An extract of the pre-rationalised NCERT book is given below for the benefit of students.
Pre-rationalised NCERT: “Canberra … Canberra was planned as the capital of Australia in 1912 by American landscape architect, Walter Burley Griffin. He had envisaged a garden city for about 25,000 people taking into account the natural features of the landscape.” |