Question

Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque and Arhai Din Ka Jhonpra are situated respectively at:
1. Ajmer and Delhi
2. Lahore and Ajmer
3. Delhi and Ajmer
4. Delhi and Lahore

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Delhi and Ajmer

The correct answer is Delhi and Ajmer.

• Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque:-
  • It is in the Qutb Minar enclosure of Delhi.
  • The initial construction was built by Qutb-ud-din Aibak.
  • It is built of red sandstone, grey quartz, and white marble.
  • The expansion of the mosque continued after the death of Qutb.
  • Just to the west of the expanded mosque, Iltutmish built his own tomb, the first to be erected for the Delhi Sultanate.
• Arhai Din Ka Jhonpra:-
  • It is in Ajmer, Rajasthan.
  • It is one of the oldest mosques in India.
  • A large number of architectural members and sculptures of temples are lying inside the verandah of the complex.
  • It was built by Qutub-ud-Din-Aibak.
  • Iltutmish had subsequently beautified it in AD 1213.