Mecca Masjid, Hyderabad was completed by:

A. Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah

B. Jahangir

C. Qutb Shahi

D. Aurangzeb

Question

Question

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NTPC Tier I (Held On: 27 Apr 2016 Shift 1)

Answer 1

The correct answer is Aurangzeb

Key Points

Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah had commissioned the construction of the Mecca Masjid in 1614(Completed by Aurangazeb in 1693).
It is said that commissioned bricks to be made from the soil brought from Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

This is the reason it is called Mecca Masjid.

If question asks ''who started building the mecca mosque'', the answer should be Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah
Whereas if question asks ''who completed the Mecca mosque'', then the answer must be Aurangazeb