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SSC GD 2021 PYQ — Question 39

SSC GD Constable (English) - 17th November 2021 Shift 2 • General Awareness • Q39

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The fifth storey of Qutub Minar was built during the reign of:

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. Firoz Shah Tughlaq.

  • Qutab-ud-din Aibak, the first Muslim ruler of Delhi, commenced the construction of the Qutab Minar in 1200 AD, but could only finish the basement.
  • His successor, Iltutmush, added three more storeys, and in 1368, Firoz Shah Tughlak constructed the fifth and the last storey.
  • Qutab Minar is a soaring, 73 m-high tower of victory, built in 1193 by Qutab-ud-din Aibak immediately after the defeat of Delhi's last Hindu kingdom.
  • The first three storeys are made of red sandstone; the fourth and fifth storeys are of marble and sandstone. At the foot of the tower is the Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque, the first mosque to be built in India.