GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

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INDIAN HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
‘Bibi ka Makbara’ is located in which city of India?
A
Hyderabad
B
Aurangabad
C
Moradabad
D
Faizabad
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Bibi Ka Maqbara (English: “Tomb of the Lady") is a tomb located in Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India. It was commissioned in 1660 by the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb in the memory of his wife Dilras Banu Begum (posthumously known as Rabia-ud-Daurani) and is considered to be a symbol of Aurangzeb’s ‘conjugal fidelity’.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mini Taj Mahal built by Emperor Aurangzeb for his first wife. One of the most famous monuments in Aurangabad. The monument is dedicated to Dilras Banu Begum who was the 1st wife of Aurangzeb. It is almost an exact replica of Taj Mahal.

Detailed explanation-3: -The monument identical to the Taj in Aurangabad, Maharashtra is a mausoleum called Bibi Ka Maqbara ("Tomb of the Lady") built by Prince Azam Shah, the son of the sixth Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb, in the memory of his mother, Dilras Banu Begum.

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