2021 · Q66
Qutb Minar was originally four-storied. Who among the following Delhi Sultans raised the height to the structure by adding the fifth storey?
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- ABalban
- BAlauddin Khalji
- CMuhammad Tughlaq
- DFiroz Shah Tughlaq
Explanation
The Qutb Minar was originally built four storeys high by Qutbuddin Aibak and Iltutmish. After lightning damaged the minar, Firoz Shah Tughlaq repaired it in 1368 and raised its height by adding the fifth storey. Balban, Alauddin Khalji and Muhammad Tughlaq did not add this storey. Hence Firoz Shah Tughlaq is the correct answer.