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Q: Who completed the construction of the Qutub Minar?
  • A. Nasir-ud-Din Muhammad
  • B. Firoz Shah Tughlaq
  • C. Qutub-ud-Din Aibak
  • D. Muhi-ud-Din Muhammad
Correct Answer: Option B - Qutub Minar is a soaring, 73m high tower of victory, built in 1199 by Qutub-ud-din Aibak immediately after the defeat of Delhi's last Hindu kingdom. He commenced the construction of the Qutub Minar in 1193 AD, but could only finish the basement. His successor, Iltutmish added three more storeys and in 1368, Firoz Shah Tughlaq constructed the fifth and the last storey.
B. Qutub Minar is a soaring, 73m high tower of victory, built in 1199 by Qutub-ud-din Aibak immediately after the defeat of Delhi's last Hindu kingdom. He commenced the construction of the Qutub Minar in 1193 AD, but could only finish the basement. His successor, Iltutmish added three more storeys and in 1368, Firoz Shah Tughlaq constructed the fifth and the last storey.

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Qutub Minar is a soaring, 73m high tower of victory, built in 1199 by Qutub-ud-din Aibak immediately after the defeat of Delhi's last Hindu kingdom. He commenced the construction of the Qutub Minar in 1193 AD, but could only finish the basement. His successor, Iltutmish added three more storeys and in 1368, Firoz Shah Tughlaq constructed the fifth and the last storey.