Question : Who was the architect of the Taj Mahal?
Option 1: Ustad Ahmad Lahori
Option 2: Norman Foster
Option 3: Henry Irwin
Option 4: Ustad Ghani Qutbuddin
Correct Answer: Ustad Ahmad Lahori
Solution : The correct option is Ustad Ahmad Lahori
Taj Mahal is regarded as the highest achievement in all of Indo-Islamic architecture. Shah Jahan of the Mughal Empire ordered the construction of Taj Mahal on the banks of the Yamuna, with Ustad Ahmad Lahori serving as its principal architect. To give Taj Mahal its opulent appearance, the architect tried to combine elements of Persian, Islamic and Mughal architecture. Construction of Taj Mahal took place between 1632 and 1648.
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