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UGC NET January 2017 History
Chronologically arrange the following celebrated buildings built by Shahjahan and select the correct answer from the code given below.
- 1. Diwan-i-Aam in Agra Fort
- 2. Moti Masjid in Agra Fort
- 3. Taj Mahal, Agra
- 4. Jama Masjid, Shahjahanabad
A1, 3, 2, 4 ✓ Correct
B2, 3, 1, 4
C3, 2, 4, 1
D3, 4, 2, 1
Correct answer: (A) 1, 3, 2, 4 — The correct order is 1, 3, 2, 4.
Explanation
★The correct order is 1, 3, 2, 4.
★The Diwan-i-Aam in Agra Fort was among the first buildings of Shahjahan's reign.
★The Taj Mahal took about twenty-two years to build.
★The Moti Masjid in Agra Fort was completed about 1654.
★The Jama Masjid of Shahjahanabad was built later at his new capital.
★So the order is the Diwan-i-Aam, the Taj Mahal, the Moti Masjid, the Jama Masjid.
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