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Delhi Sultanate architecture: Sites of Alauddin Khalji's key monuments. Where were the Jama'at Khana Masjid and the Alai Darwaza—two principal monuments of Alauddin Khalji's reign—constructed? Choose the correct city.

Difficulty: Easy

Delhi
Agra
Gulbarga
Jaunpur

Correct Answer: Delhi

Explanation:

GivenIdentify the city associated with two Alauddin Khalji monuments.

Concept/ApproachThe Alai Darwaza stands at the Qutb complex, Mehrauli, Delhi; the Jama'at Khana Masjid is part of the Nizamuddin Dargah complex in Delhi.

Final AnswerDelhi.

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