Q 01/05

The Taj Mahal stands on the bank of which river?

A) Yamuna

B) Ganges

C) Indus

D) Brahmaputra

Answer · why

A) Yamuna

It sits on the right bank at Agra, in Uttar Pradesh.

Q 02/05

Shah Jahan, who commissioned the Taj Mahal, was which Mughal emperor in sequence?

A) Sixth

B) Fifth

C) Third

D) Fourth

Answer · why

B) Fifth

He reigned from 1628 until his deposition in 1658.

Q 03/05

In which year did Mumtaz Mahal die and the Taj Mahal get commissioned?

A) 1651

B) 1661

C) 1631

D) 1641

Answer · why

C) 1631

Her title means 'the Exalted One of the Palace'.

Q 04/05

Mumtaz Mahal died while giving birth to which child?

A) Her first

B) Her third

C) Her seventh

D) Her 14th

Answer · why

D) Her 14th

The daughter was named Gauhara Begum; Mumtaz died at Burhanpur in the Deccan.

Q 05/05

What does the name Taj Mahal mean?

A) Crown of the Palace

B) Tomb of the Queen

C) Garden of Paradise

D) House of Light

Answer · why

A) Crown of the Palace

The words come from Persian and Arabic; an alternative theory derives 'Taj' from the second syllable of Mumtaz.