GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -The Qutub Minar, a 73 metre-high tower has five storeys, with a projecting balcony on each. While the first three are made of red sandstone, the fourth and fifth also use marble. According to an inscription on its Eastern Gate, the material to make the mosque was gathered from previously existing structures.

Detailed explanation-2: -2nd tallest minar in India-Qutub Minar.

Detailed explanation-3: -Qutub Minar being the tallest stone tower is India built by Qutub-Din-Aibak. Standing at 238 feet it is slightly shorter than the Taj Mahal by 5 feet.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Qutb Minar, also spelled Qutub Minar and Qutab Minar, is a minaret and “victory tower” that forms part of the Qutb complex, which lies at the site of Delhi’s oldest fortified city, Lal Kot, founded by the Tomar Rajputs. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Mehrauli area of South Delhi, India.