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UPSC 1998: Consider the following: I. Tughluqabad Fort. II. Lodi Garden. III. Qutub Minar. IV. Fatehpur Sikri. The correct chronological order in which they were built is:
(a)III, I, IV, II
(b)III, I, II, IV
(c)I, III, II, IV
(d)I, III, IV, II
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (b) III, I, II, IV
Chronologically, Qutub Minar was begun in 1199 CE and finished by 1220 CE ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qutb_Minar?utm_source=openai)); Tughluqabad Fort was built in 1321 CE ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tughlaqabad_Fort?utm_source=openai)); the earliest tombs in today’s Lodi Garden date to 1444 CE (Muhammad Shah) ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lodi_Gardens?utm_source=openai)); Fatehpur Sikri was constructed by Akbar between 1571-1585 CE ([whc.unesco.org](https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/255?utm_source=openai)). Hence the order is III → I → II → IV.
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