RAS question
Achalgarh Fort near Mount Abu was built by:
Correct answer: (B) Rana Kumbha (rebuilt).
Achalgarh Fort near Mount Abu was originally built by the Paramara dynasty and was later renovated and renamed Achalgarh by Maharana Kumbha in 1452 C.E.
Explanation
Achalgarh Fort is best linked with Maharana Kumbha because the question asks the exam-standard point about its later construction history: the older fort was originally built by the Paramara dynasty, but Rajasthan Tourism states that Maharana Kumbha renovated it and renamed it Achalgarh in 1452 C.E. That makes “Rana Kumbha (rebuilt)” the precise answer, not a claim that he founded the first fort on a blank site. The official Mount Abu page also places Achalgarh Fort about 26 kilometres north of the city and notes Achaleshwar Mahadev Temple just outside it, matching the usual RAS association between the fort, Mount Abu and the temple complex.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Raja Man Singh is associated here with Amer, not with the renovation and renaming of Achalgarh Fort near Mount Abu.
- (C) Rao Jodha is associated here with Mehrangarh, while the Achalgarh renovation point belongs to Maharana Kumbha.
- (D) Rana Sanga is not the ruler identified in the explanation or the official Mount Abu source for Achalgarh Fort’s renovation and renaming.
Concept
This tests Rajasthan’s fort architecture and ruler-attribution facts, especially the distinction between original construction and later renovation. It recurs in RAS because forts around Mewar and Mount Abu are often asked through builder, patron and temple-location clues.