Telangana - Study Mode

[#341] Who built the Hyderabad 400 years back on the banks of river Musi?
Correct Answer

(B) Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah

Explanation

Solution: Hyderabad was founded on the River Musi five miles east of Golconda, the capital of the Qutub Shahi rulers in 1591-92 by Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah .

[#342] Who built the Khammam fort?
Correct Answer

(B) The Kakatiya rulers

Explanation

Solution: The fort is believed to have been built by the Kakatiya rulers in 950 AD. It served as an impregnable citadel during various regimes of different dynasties, including Kakatiyas, Qutub Shahis and Asaf Jahis.

[#343] Who built the Secunderabad station?
Correct Answer

(A) Nizam Mir Mahbub Ali Khan

Explanation

Solution: The Secunderabad station was built under the leadership of the Nizam Mir Mahbub Ali Khan in 1874 and it served as the main station of Nizam's private railways until the opening of Kacheguda railway station by his son Mir Osman Ali Khan in 1916.

[#344] Who completed the construction of Qutub Minar?
Correct Answer

(D) Iltutmish

Explanation

Solution: Qutab-ud-din Aibak, the first Muslim ruler of Delhi, commenced the construction of the Qutab Minar in 1200 AD, but could only finish the basement. His successor, Iltutmush, added three more storeys, and in 1368, Firoz Shah Tughlak constructed the fifth and the last storey.

[#345] Who composed the famous song "Jaya Jayahe Telangana"
Correct Answer

(B) Ande Sri

Explanation

Solution: "Jaya Jaya He Telangana" is a song that was purported to be the state song of the Indian state of Telangana. It is composed by Ande Sri. The writer took seven years to compose 12 stanzas.