GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

INDIAN HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who named Kooh-i-noor diamond it’s name?
A
Shah Jahan
B
Raja Ranjit Singh
C
Rangeela
D
Nadir Shah
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Nadir Shah then invited the emperor to a customary turban-exchange ceremony to foster eternal supportive ties between the two empires. He could not believe his eyes when he found the diamond concealed within the layers of the turban, and exclaimed, ‘Koh-i-Noor! ‘ (’Mountain of Light! ‘).

Detailed explanation-2: -Nadir Shah took away the famous Koh-i-Noor diamond and the jewel-studded Peacock Throne of Shahjahan from India. In 1739, The Kohinoor, mounted at the head of one of the peacocks on Shah Jahan’s Peacock Throne, left India and the Mughal treasury when Nader Shah carved the Peacock Throne out of the Delhi Cloth.

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