Question

Qutub Minar is located in _________.
1. Delhi
2. Ghaziabad
3. Noida
4. Gurugram

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Delhi

The correct answer is Delhi.

• Qutub Minar (or Qutab Minar) is a minaret and "victory tower" that forms part of the Qutb complex.
• It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Mehrauli area of New Delhi, India.
• The height of Qutb Minar is 72.5 meters, making it the tallest minaret in the world built of bricks.
• The tower tapers, and has a 14.3 meters (47 feet) base diameter, reducing to 2.7 meters (9 feet) at the top of the peak. 

• Qutub-Ud-Din Aibak of the Slave Dynasty laid the foundation of Minar in A.D. 1199.
• Iltutmish and Firoz Shah Tughlaq, who were Qutub-Ud-din-Aibak's successors, completed the construction of the entire tower.