UPSC History Delhi Sultnat (Gulam, Khilji, Tughlak, Sayyed, Lodhi) Question Bank Delhi Sultanate / Chandelas / Others

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    Consider the following:
    1. Tughlaqabad Fort 2. Lodhi Garden
    3. Qutub Minar 4. Fatehpur Sikri
    The correct chronological order in which they were built

    A)  3, 1, 4, 2                     

    B)  3, 1, 2, 4         

    C)  1, 3, 2, 4                     

    D)  1, 3, 4, 2         

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

     The correct chronological order is Qutub Minar. Tughlaqabad Fort, Lodhi Garden, Fatehpur Sikri. Qutub Minar in red and buff stand stone is the highest tower in India. It has a diameter of 14.32 m at the base and about 2.75 m on the top with a height of 72.5 m. Qutbud-Din Aibak laid die foundation of Minar in AD 1199. Tughlaqabad Fort is a ruined fort in Delhi, stretching across 6.5 km, built by Ghiyas- ud-din Tughlaq, the founder of Tughlaq dynasty, of the Delhi Sultanate in 1321. Lodhi Garden was set up in between the 15th and 16dn centuries by the Sayyid and Lodhi rulers. The city was founded in 1569 by the Mughal Emperor Akbar, and served as the capital of die Mughal Empire from 1571 to 1585.


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