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WBCS Preliminary Examination 2018 — General Studies · Question 41 of 200

Q41
History of India
Who completed the Qutub Minar?
  1. a.Qutb-ud-din Bakhtiyar Kaki
  2. b.Nasiruddin Qabacha
  3. c.Iltutmish
  4. d.Qutbuddin Aibak

Answer: (C) Iltutmish

Qutbuddin Aibak began the Qutub Minar at Delhi around 1199 and completed only the first storey; his son-in-law and successor Iltutmish added three more storeys and completed it. Firoz Shah Tughlaq later repaired it after lightning damage and added the fifth storey. The tower is associated with the Sufi saint Khwaja Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki, who was not its builder; Nasiruddin Qabacha was Iltutmish's rival in Multan and Sindh.

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