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