Qutb Minar - Quiz
Qutb Minar
  • 1. In what year was the fourth story of the Qutb Minar repaired due to lightning?
A) 1269
B) 1369
C) 1396
D) 1469
  • 2. Which Sultan was responsible for reconstructing the fourth story after the lightning strike?
A) Firuz Shah Tughlaq
B) Qutb ud-Din Aibak
C) Iltutmish
D) Alauddin Khalji
  • 3. How did Sultan Firuz Shah Tughlaq modify the fourth story during its reconstruction?
A) Removed the spire entirely
B) Added a new dome
C) Increased its height significantly
D) Reduced its size and split it into two stories
  • 4. Which organizations planned to conduct a yajna at the Qutb Minar complex on 14 November 2000?
A) Vishva Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal
B) Hindu Mahasabha and Shiv Sena
C) RSS and BJP
D) ASI and Ministry of Culture
  • 5. What is a yajna?
A) A architectural survey method
B) A royal decree
C) A ritualistic Hindu ceremony related to cleansing or purification
D) A celebratory dance
  • 6. Who led the 80 people detained by police at the Qutb Minar on 14 November 2000?
A) Govind Mohan
B) Dharamveer Sharma
C) Ram Krishan Gaur
D) Sultan Firuz Shah
  • 7. Where did the activists perform the yajna after being stopped from entering the tower?
A) On the streets outside the mosque complex
B) In the local police station
C) At the base of the minaret
D) Inside the mosque courtyard
  • 8. Why did right-wing Hindu groups claim they needed to perform a cleansing at the complex?
A) To consecrate the site as a temple
B) To protest the excavation plans
C) To free Hindu icons trapped in the minaret and mosque
D) To mark the anniversary of the construction
  • 9. What materials were allegedly used in the construction of the minaret that sparked the controversy?
A) Bricks from the Indus Valley
B) Spolia of Jain and Hindu temples
C) Limestone from local quarries
D) Marble imported from Rajasthan
  • 10. Who claimed that the Qutb Minar was built by Raja Vikramaditya in the fifth century?
A) Ram Krishan Gaur
B) Dharamveer Sharma
C) Govind Mohan
D) Firuz Shah Tughlaq
  • 11. What was the alleged purpose of the Qutb Minar according to Dharamveer Sharma?
A) To observe the changing position of the sun
B) To serve as a victory tower
C) To act as a defensive watchtower
D) To call the faithful to prayer
  • 12. On what date did the Ministry of Culture decide to conduct an excavation at the Qutb Minar?
A) 14 November 2000
B) 21 May 2022
C) 18 May 2022
D) 15 June 2022
  • 13. Who is the Secretary at the Ministry of Culture who decided to conduct an excavation?
A) Ram Krishan Gaur
B) Govind Mohan
C) Dharamveer Sharma
D) Firuz Shah Tughlaq
  • 14. Where is the excavation permitted to start according to the Ministry of Culture?
A) Inside the main prayer hall
B) At the very top of the minaret
C) On the north side of the complex
D) In the south of the minaret
  • 15. What is the distance requirement for the excavation from the mosque?
A) 5 meters
B) 50 meters
C) 100 meters
D) 15 meters
  • 16. Who planned and financed the construction of the Qutb Minar?
A) The British Empire
B) The Mughals
C) The Ghurids
D) The Delhi Sultanate
  • 17. What is the historical name for the Ghurids?
A) Tughlaqs
B) Shansabanis
C) Afghans
D) Tajiks
  • 18. The Ghurids originated from which region?
A) Sindh
B) Delhi
C) Punjab
D) Ghur
  • 19. Where is the region of Ghur located today?
A) Western Afghanistan
B) Southern Iran
C) Northern India
D) Eastern Pakistan
  • 20. In what year was the Qutb Minar complex founded?
A) 1369
B) 1193
C) 1175
D) 1199
  • 21. Who conquered Delhi in 1193?
A) Muhammad of Ghor
B) Shamsuddin Iltutmish
C) Qutb al-Din Aibak
D) Firuz Shah Tughlaq
  • 22. When did the Ghurids annex Multan and Uch?
A) 1193
B) 1185–86
C) 1175–76
D) 1177
  • 23. Who started the construction of the Qutb Minar's first story in 1199?
A) Firuz Shah Tughlaq
B) Muhammad of Ghor
C) Shamsuddin Iltutmish
D) Qutb-ud-din Aibak
  • 24. Who completed three additional stories of the Qutb Minar?
A) Humayun
B) Firuz Shah Tughlaq
C) Qutb-ud-din Aibak
D) Shamsuddin Iltutmish
  • 25. What caused damage to the top story of the Qutb Minar in 1369?
A) An earthquake
B) A war
C) A lightning strike
D) Natural erosion
  • 26. What kind of clan were the Ghurids originally?
A) Nomadic
B) Urban
C) Maritime
D) Agricultural
  • 27. The Ghurids embraced which religion during the late 11th to early 12th century?
A) Islam
B) Hinduism
C) Zoroastrianism
D) Buddhism
  • 28. What was the relationship between Shamsuddin Iltutmish and Qutb-ud-din Aibak?
A) Father
B) Son-in-law
C) Brother
D) Enemy
  • 29. Which region was annexed by the Ghurids in 1177?
A) Delhi
B) Peshawar
C) Uch
D) Sindh
  • 30. In which city is the Qutb Minar located?
A) Mumbai
B) Delhi
C) Agra
D) Jaipur
  • 31. During which period was the Qutb Minar built?
A) British Raj
B) Delhi Sultanate
C) Maurya Empire
D) Mughal Empire
  • 32. How many steps does the Qutb Minar contain?
A) 399
B) 300
C) 250
D) 450
  • 33. Which ruler did Qutab-ud-din Aibak defeat before starting the tower?
A) Prithviraj Chauhan
B) Firuz Shah Tughlaq
C) Genghis Khan
D) Babur
  • 34. How is the shaft of the Qutb Minar described?
A) Octagonal
B) Square
C) Smooth
D) Fluted
  • 35. What design feature is found under the balconies at the top of each stage?
A) Painted frescoes
B) Superb stalactite bracketing
C) Gold inlay mosaics
D) Marble gargoyles
  • 36. Who is the author of the essay 'The Qutb Minar from Contemporary and Near Contemporary Sources'?
A) Qutab-ud-din Aibak
B) Firuz Shah Tughlaq
C) Ved Parkash
D) Elizabeth Lambourn
  • 37. What status does the Qutb complex hold?
A) Protected Archaeological Park
B) Private Foundation Site
C) UNESCO World Heritage Site
D) National Museum
  • 38. How is the Qutb Minar's relationship to the main mosque described?
A) Built inside the center
B) Detached
C) Underground
D) Connected by a bridge
  • 39. Who oversaw the construction of the minaret?
A) Mongol engineers
B) Foreign merchants
C) Hindu rulers
D) Muslim architects
  • 40. Who was the Sufi saint to whom the name of the tower might be attributed?
A) Sikander Lodi
B) Khwaja Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki
C) Shamsuddin Iltutmish
D) Ala-ud-Din Khalji
  • 41. When was the Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque built?
A) 1210 A.D.
B) 1199 A.D.
C) 1503 A.D.
D) 1803 A.D.
  • 42. The Iron Pillar bears an inscription in which script?
A) Arabic script
B) Persian script
C) Brahmi script
D) Devanagari script
  • 43. What was the Iron Pillar originally set up as?
A) A tombstone
B) A Vishnudhvaja
C) A victory monument
D) A sundial
  • 44. Who renovated the tower in 1828?
A) Viscount Hardinge
B) Major Robert Smith
C) Qutub-ud-Din Aibak
D) Sikander Lodi
  • 45. Which ruler repaired the Qutb Minar after an earthquake in 1505?
A) Shams-ud-Din Iltutmish
B) Sikander Lodi
C) Ala-ud-Din Khalji
D) Major Robert Smith
  • 46. In what year was the Qutb Minar listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
A) 1993
B) 1848
C) 1905
D) 1803
  • 47. Who ordered the removal of the cupola in 1848?
A) The Viscount Hardinge
B) Major Robert Smith
C) Qutub-ud-Din Aibak
D) Sikander Lodi
  • 48. Which material is the Qutb Minar primarily built of, making it the tallest of its kind?
A) Limestone
B) Granite
C) Concrete
D) Bricks
  • 49. How many steps are there in the spiral staircase of the Qutb Minar?
A) 350
B) 379
C) 400
D) 250
  • 50. How much does the Qutb Minar tilt from the vertical?
A) 20 cm
B) 100 cm
C) Just over 65 cm
D) 50 cm
  • 51. Which structure was inspired by the Qutb Minar?
A) Taj Mahal
B) Chand Minar
C) Red Fort
D) Humayun's Tomb
  • 52. How many stories does the Qutb Minar consist of?
A) Seven
B) Three
C) Five
D) Four
  • 53. What style of Islamic calligraphy is used for the inscriptions on the basement story?
A) Naskh
B) Nastaliq
C) Thuluth
D) Kufic
  • 54. What material is the fourth story constructed from after its reconstruction?
A) White marble
B) Grey sandstone
C) Red brick
D) Red sandstone
  • 55. What are the balconies of the Qutb Minar carried on?
A) Steel pillars
B) Wooden beams
C) Muqarnas corbels
D) Stone arches
  • 56. In what year did Tara Devi fall from the Qutb Minar?
A) 1981
B) 2013
C) 1946
D) 1976
  • 57. What was the main reason access to the top of the Qutb Minar ceased after 2000?
A) Suicides
B) Lack of funding
C) Terrorist threats
D) Structural instability
  • 58. How many people died in the 1981 stampede at Qutb Minar?
A) 100
B) 45
C) 300
D) 400
  • 59. What caused the 1981 stampede at the monument?
A) Lighting failure
B) An earthquake
C) Structural collapse
D) A terrorist attack
  • 60. In September 2023, the Qutb Minar was lit in the colors of which country's flag?
A) France
B) India
C) Turkey
D) Mexico
  • 61. Who wrote the poem 'The Cootub Minar, Delhi'?
A) Samuel Prout
B) Tintin
C) Dev Anand
D) Letitia Elizabeth Landon
  • 62. According to the comic 'Tintin in Tibet', what is the height of the Qutb Minar?
A) 150 feet
B) 238 feet
C) 200 feet
D) 300 feet
  • 63. In which 1943 movie was the Qutb Minar mentioned in a song?
A) Tintin in Tibet
B) The Amazing Race
C) Kismet
D) Tere Ghar Ke Samne
  • 64. Why couldn't Dev Anand shoot the song 'Dil Ka Bhanwar Kare Pukar' inside the real Qutb Minar?
A) Cameras were too big for the narrow passage
B) The tower was under repair
C) He did not receive government permission
D) It was closed for public safety
  • 65. Which television show used the Qutb Minar as a pit stop in 2012?
A) The Amazing Race Australia
B) Travels with Tintin
C) Indian Idol
D) The Amazing Race India
  • 66. What technological feature was launched in collaboration with the Archaeological Survey of India for the monument?
A) A historical audio tour
B) A 360 degree walkthrough
C) A virtual reality game
D) A mobile booking application
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