Question

The Chand Minar is located in:
1. Maharashtra
2. Madhya Pradesh
3. Uttar Pradesh
4. Kerala

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Maharashtra

The correct answer is Maharashtra.

• Chand Minar is at Daulatabad. It was built in the Turkish style in 1435 by Ala-ud-din Bahmani to celebrate his occupation of the fort. This minaret is an outstanding example of Islamic art.
• The last King of Golconda was imprisoned in 1687 for 13 years are the important attractions of the tomb. There is also a 6.6m long Kila Shikan (Fort Breaker) iron cannon on the bastion.

• The Gateway of India is an arch monument built during the 20th century in Bombay, India. The monument was erected to commemorate the landing of King George V and Queen Mary at Apollo Bunder on their visit to India in 1911.
• Madhya Pradesh, the foothills of the Vindhya Range, prehistoric paintings dating from roughly 10,000 BCE adorn the walls of the Bhimbetka rock shelters (designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2003).
• In west-central Madhya Pradesh, one of the state’s oldest historical monuments is the stupa. Kanha National Park, the national park in Madhya Pradesh state, central India.

• One of the best places to visit is Agra, Uttar Pradesh. The area, famous throughout the world for housing the Taj Mahal, located on the banks of Yamuna, is also proud of its other monuments, such as Agra Fort and Fatehpur Sikri, also UNESCO World Heritage Sites.