Gujari Mahal was built by
- (a)Akbar
- (b)Shah Jahan
- (c)Man Singh
- (d)None of them
Correct — C, Man Singh. The Gujari Mahal at the foot of Gwalior Fort was built by Raja Man Singh Tomar of Gwalior (reigned c. 1486–1516) for his queen Mrignayani, a Gujar woman — which is where the palace's name comes from. Since 1922 it has housed the Gujari Mahal State Archaeological Museum. (This is Man Singh Tomar of Gwalior, not the later Kachhwaha general Raja Man Singh of Amber who served Akbar.)
- (a)Akbar — The Mughal emperor built at Fatehpur Sikri, Agra Fort and Lahore, and only captured Gwalior long after this palace already stood — he did not build the Gujari Mahal.
- (b)Shah Jahan — The great Mughal builder of the Taj Mahal, Red Fort and Jama Masjid — but he had no hand in the Gujari Mahal.
- (d)None of them — Wrong — a specific builder, Raja Man Singh Tomar, is well attested for this palace.
The Gujari Mahal is a late-15th-century Tomar-era palace in Gwalior, built by Raja Man Singh Tomar for his beloved queen Mrignayani, a Gujar. It stands below the hilltop fort, whose famous Man Mandir palace was also built by Man Singh Tomar. Today the Gujari Mahal serves as the State Archaeological Museum, holding sculptures, inscriptions and antiquities from across the region.
Akbar and Shah Jahan are Mughal-builder decoys; the palace is Rajput (Tomar), and the giveaway is the romance of Man Singh Tomar and Mrignayani. The other pitfall is confusing Man Singh Tomar of Gwalior with Raja Man Singh of Amber.
- Gujari Mahal, Gwalior — built by Raja Man Singh Tomar (late 15th century).
- Built for his queen Mrignayani, a Gujar; the palace's name derives from her.
- Man Singh Tomar also built the celebrated Man Mandir palace on Gwalior Fort.
- The Gujari Mahal has been the State Archaeological Museum since 1922.
- Assuming any grand palace must be Mughal (Akbar / Shah Jahan)
- Confusing Man Singh Tomar of Gwalior with Raja Man Singh of Amber
MPPSC asks 'who built monument X' or matches a monument to its ruler — lock Gujari Mahal and Man Mandir to Man Singh Tomar of Gwalior.
No directly related past PYQ was found.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The Man Mandir palace inside Gwalior Fort was built by:
- (a)Raja Bhoj
- (b)Man Singh Tomar
- (c)Bir Singh Deo
- (d)Ahilyabai Holkar
Answer(b) Man Singh Tomar — the Tomar ruler of Gwalior.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The Gujari Mahal in Gwalior is used today as a:
- (a)Legislative Assembly building
- (b)State Archaeological Museum
- (c)railway museum
- (d)university campus
Answer(b) State Archaeological Museum.