Uttar Pradesh GK MCQ Question and Answer | State Gk MCQ

The correct match is :
Taj Mahal - Shah Jahan
Tomb of Akbar - Jahangir
Agra Fort - Akbar
Jama Masjid (Sambhal) - Babur

The Moti Masjid was built by Emperor Shah Jahan at the highest point in the Agra Fort complex. It was completed in 1655, taking seven years to build. The mosque sits on a platform, and consists of a large courtyard surrounded by continuous arcades and a prayer hall.

One of the finest examples of Mughal architecture and a noted religious centre for Muslims is the Dargah or Tomb of Sheikh Salim Chisti in Fatehpur Sikri. Emperor Akbar had this tomb built in the honour of Sufi Saint Salim Chisti between 1571 and 1580.

Mir Qasim allied with Shuja-ud-Daula of Avadh and Shah Alam II, the incumbent Mughal emperor against the British. However, their combined forces were defeated in the Battle of Buxar in 1764.

Shah Jahan transferred his capital from Agra to Delhi in 1648, creating the new city of Shahjahanabad there. Shah Jahan had an almost insatiable passion for building.

It is generally accepted that Agra was both an ancient city from the times of the Mahabharata and yet nevertheless Sultan Sikandar Lodi, the Muslim ruler of the Delhi Sultanate, founded Agra in the year 1504.

The correct answer is Jaunpur. Shiraz-e-Hind is the historical name of Jaunpur when the city was founded by Feroz Shah Tughlaq and named in the memory of Mohammad bin Tughlaq, whose given name is Jauna Khan.

In 1529, Babur defeated Muhammad Lodi and Nusrat Shah on the banks of the river Ghaghara.

Fatehpur Sikri was built by Akbar. Fatehpur Sikri is a town in the Agra District of Uttar Pradesh, India. Situated 37 kms from the district headquarters Agra, Fatehpur Sikri itself was founded as the capital of Mughal Empire in 1571 by Emperor Akbar, serving this role from 1571 to 1585, when Akbar abandoned it due to a campaign in Punjab and was later completely abandoned in 1610. The name of the city is derived from the village called Sikri which occupied the spot before. An Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) excavation from 1999 to 2000 indicated that there was a habitation, temples and commercial centres here before Akbar built his capital. The region was settled by Sungas following their expansion. It was controlled by Sikarwar Rajputs from 7^th to 16^th century CE till the Battle of Khanwa (1527).

The Taj Mahal, an immense mausoleum of white marble, built in Agra between 1631 and 1648 by order of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, is the jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the universally admired masterpieces of the world's heritage.