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SSC MTS 2022 PYQ — Question 33

SSC MTS - 20 July 2022 - Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q33

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Who among the following Mughal rulers built the Agra Fort?

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. Akbar

 Built by the Mughal emperor Akbar in 1565 and completed in 1573, it served as the main residence of the rulers of the Mughal Dynasty, until 1638, when the capital was shifted from Agra to Delhi. It was also known as the “Lal-Qila”, “Fort Rouge” or “Qila-i-Akbari”.

  • In 1983, the Agra fort was life inscribed as a UNESCO Heritage site.
  • It is about 2.5 km northwest of its more famous sister monument, the Taj Mahal.
  • It is facing the river Yamuna to the east.
Babur                 Kabulibagh in Panipat,Sambhal in Rohilakhand two mosques built by him.
Shahjahan Jama Masjid, Moti Masjid in Agra, Khaas Mahal, Mussmman Burz, Taj Mahal.
Jahangir Shalimar Bagh, the Begum Shahi Mosque, and the Bachcha Taj.He also built Moti masjid in Lahore, mausoleum at Shahdara(Lahore).