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1628-1658 - Mughal Empire - Shah Jahan
The Moti Masjid inside Agra Fort was built by:
A. Akbar
B. Jahangir
C. Shah Jahan
D. Aurangzeb
Correct Answer: C
The Pearl Mosque or Moti Masjid at Agra Fort was built under Shah Jahan.
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The inscription 'If there is a paradise on earth...' is famously associated with the:
A. Diwan-i-Khas in Delhi's Red Fort
B. Buland Darwaza
C. Taj Mahal gateway
D. Agra Fort gate
Correct Answer: A
The celebrated Persian inscription is associated with the Diwan-i-Khas in the Red Fort.
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The famous Peacock Throne was made for:
A. Akbar
B. Jahangir
C. Shah Jahan
D. Muhammad Shah
Correct Answer: C
The jewelled Peacock Throne became a symbol of Shah Jahan's imperial splendour.
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The Jama Masjid of Delhi was completed during the reign of:
A. Jahangir
B. Shah Jahan
C. Aurangzeb
D. Bahadur Shah I
Correct Answer: B
Shah Jahan commissioned Delhi's Jama Masjid, completed in the 1650s.
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The Red Fort at Delhi was substantially completed in:
A. 1632
B. 1639
C. 1648
D. 1658
Correct Answer: C
The imperial court moved into the Red Fort complex in 1648.
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The Red Fort in Delhi was constructed under:
A. Akbar
B. Jahangir
C. Shah Jahan
D. Aurangzeb
Correct Answer: C
Shah Jahan built the Red Fort as the palace-fortress of his new capital.
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Shahjahanabad forms the historic core of:
A. Old Delhi
B. Agra
C. Lahore
D. Hyderabad
Correct Answer: A
Shahjahanabad is now generally known as Old Delhi.
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1628-1658 - Mughal Empire - Shah Jahan
Shah Jahan founded the imperial city of Shahjahanabad in:
A. 1628
B. 1631
C. 1639
D. 1656
Correct Answer: C
The new imperial capital, Shahjahanabad, was founded in 1639.
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The decorative technique of inlaying coloured stones into marble is called:
A. Fresco
B. Pietra dura
C. Stucco
D. Muqarnas
Correct Answer: B
Pietra dura or parchin kari was widely used in Shah Jahan's architecture.
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Who is traditionally identified as the principal architect of the Taj Mahal?
A. Ustad Ahmad Lahori
B. Ustad Mansur
C. Isa Khan
D. Bishandas
Correct Answer: A
Ustad Ahmad Lahori is traditionally credited as a leading architect of the Taj Mahal.
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The principal marble used in the Taj Mahal came from:
A. Makrana
B. Jaipur
C. Kandahar
D. Multan
Correct Answer: A
White marble from Makrana in Rajasthan was extensively used.
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The Taj Mahal stands beside the River:
A. Ganges
B. Yamuna
C. Ravi
D. Jhelum
Correct Answer: B
The mausoleum complex was built along the Yamuna River.
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The Taj Mahal is located at:
A. Delhi
B. Agra
C. Lahore
D. Fatehpur Sikri
Correct Answer: B
The Taj Mahal stands on the bank of the Yamuna in Agra.
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Construction of the Taj Mahal began around:
A. 1628
B. 1632
C. 1648
D. 1658
Correct Answer: B
Work on the Taj Mahal complex began around 1632.
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The Taj Mahal was built as the tomb of:
A. Nur Jahan
B. Mumtaz Mahal
C. Jahanara Begum
D. Roshanara Begum
Correct Answer: B
Shah Jahan commissioned the Taj Mahal as a mausoleum for Mumtaz Mahal.
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Mumtaz Mahal died while giving birth to:
A. Jahanara Begum
B. Gauhara Ara Begum
C. Roshanara Begum
D. Dara Shikoh
Correct Answer: B
She died during the birth of her fourteenth child, Gauhara Ara Begum.
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Mumtaz Mahal died at:
A. Agra
B. Burhanpur
C. Delhi
D. Lahore
Correct Answer: B
She died at Burhanpur in the Deccan.
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Mumtaz Mahal died in:
A. 1628
B. 1631
C. 1639
D. 1648
Correct Answer: B
Mumtaz Mahal died in 1631 while accompanying the emperor on campaign.
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Shah Jahan married Arjumand Banu Begum in:
A. 1605
B. 1612
C. 1628
D. 1631
Correct Answer: B
Prince Khurram married Arjumand Banu Begum in 1612.
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Mumtaz Mahal's original name was:
A. Mehr-un-Nissa
B. Arjumand Banu Begum
C. Jahanara Begum
D. Dilras Banu Begum
Correct Answer: B
Arjumand Banu Begum received the title Mumtaz Mahal.