Work on the Taj Mahal began in 1632 and took nearly how many years?
AFifteen
BTwenty
CThirty
DTwelve
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Twenty
1. Shah Jahan built it for Mumtaz Mahal.
2. It took nearly twenty years.
3. About 20,000 workers laboured on it.
_Source: NCERT Class 11 An Introduction to Indian Art, Chapter 8, Some Aspects of Indo-Islamic Architecture._
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