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Place Qutb Minar
Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams, peaking in 2021.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 1 of 2 PYQs
- Most asked in 2021
- Recurs across 1 years (2021–2021)
Across exams
CSE · 1CAPF · 1How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (1 of 2) predate 2016, and it still returns.
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Sample questions
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CAPF2021
Qutb Minar was originally four-storied. Who among the following Delhi Sultans raised the height to the structure by adding the fifth storey?
- A Balban
- B Alauddin Khalji
- C Muhammad Tughlaq
- D Firoz Shah Tughlaq ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
Art & Culture › Architecture & Sculpture
CSE
Consider the following
- Tughlaqabad Fort
- Lodi Garden
- Qutb Minar
- Fatehpur Sikri
The correct chronological order in which they were built is:
- A
- B 3, 1, 2, 4 ✓
- C 1, 3, 2, 4
- D 1, 3, 4, 2
✓ Correct answer: (B)
History › Medieval India
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