The construction of the Qutub Minar in Delhi was begun by
- A.Iltutmish
- B.Qutb-ud-din Aibak
- C.Alauddin Khalji
- D.Firoz Shah Tughlaq
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, Qutb-ud-din Aibak. He began the tower, of which only the first storey was raised in his lifetime, and it stands beside the Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque he built in the Qutub complex. The minar is named after the Sufi saint Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki, and the Iron Pillar in the same courtyard dates from Gupta times and is far older than the tower.
Option A, Iltutmish, is the ruler who added the next three storeys and completed the tower, so a question worded as who completed it is answered by him. Option C, Alauddin Khalji, built the Alai Darwaza in the same complex and began the unfinished Alai Minar. Option D, Firoz Shah Tughlaq, repaired the top storey after it was damaged by lightning, which is why all four names appear together in the options.
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