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SSC CGL 2021 PYQ — Question 48

SSC CGL - 18 Aug 2021 - Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q48

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Alamgir was the title of which Mughal emperor?

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. Aurangzeb.

  • Alamgir was the title of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb meaning "conqueror of the world".
  • He was born in Dahod on November 3, 1618, the son of Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal.
  • In 1675, he put to death Guru Tegh Bahadur, the ninth Sikh guru.
  • The Mughal Empire's territorial zenith was attained during Aurangzeb.
  • When Aurangzeb learned of instances of money sent to Arabia being misappropriated, he encouraged its distribution in India, which, in his opinion, "was as much a house of God as Mecca."