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Statewise GK · Q651

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Competitive Exams · Statewise GK · question 651

Q651

Which one of the following cities is the birthplace of Urdu poet Mirza Ghalib and musician Ustad Faiyaz Khan?

A.
Lucknow
B.
Agra
Answer
C.
Barabanki
D.
Meerut

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
Mirza Ghalib was born in Kala Mahal, Agra into a family of Mughals who moved to Samarkand (in modern-day Uzbekistan) after the downfall of the Seljuk kings. His paternal grandfather, Mirza Qoqan Baig, was a Seljuq Turk who had immigrated to India from Samarkand during the reign of Ahmad Shah (1748 - 54). He worked in Lahore, Delhi and Jaipur, was awarded the sub-district of Pahasu (Bulandshahr, UP) and finally settled in Agra, UP, India. He had four sons and three daughters. Mirza Abdullah Baig and Mirza Nasrullah Baig were two of his sons.