Muslim Invasion of India
1. The word ‘Hindu’ as reference to the people of Hind (India) was first used by
(D) The Arabs
2. First Muslim attack on India occurred in the year
(C) 711
3. Hazrat Muhammad, the prophet, was born in the year
(A) 570 A.D.
4. Where is Mecca?
(D) Saudi Arab
5. When Muhammad-Bin-Qasim conquer Sindh?
(C) 712 A.D.
6. First Muslim invader in India was
(C) Muhammad-Bin-Qasim
7. The first Muslim invaders of India were
(C) The Arabs
8. Muhammad-Bin-Qasim was a
(C) Arab
9. Who among the following was the founder of Ghaznavid dynasty?
(A) Alaptigin
10. Which of the following Chandela King was not defeated by Mahmud Ghaznavi?
(B) Vidyadhar
11. Who was the court historian of Mahmud of Ghazni?
(B) Utbi
12. Firdausi, the author of Shahnama was associated with the court of
(B) Mahmud Ghazanavi
13. Who was the author of ‘Shahnama’?
(B) Firdausi
14. The famous historian who visited India with Mahmud of Ghazni was
(B) Al-Biruni
15. Al-Biruni came to India in
(C) 11th century A.D.
16. Which scholar came to India with Mahmud Ghazni?
(B) Al-Biruni
17. Which one of the following statements about Al-Biruni is not correct?
(A) He was a secular author
18. The first Muslim who studied Puranas was
(C) Al-Biruni
19. Who among the following issued silver coins with Sanskrit legend on one side?
(B) Mahmud of Ghazni
20. Which one of the following rulers from Central Asia conquered North India in 1192?
(C) Shihabuddin Muhammad Ghori
21. Who defeated Muhammad Ghori for the first time?
(A) Bhima-II
22. In which battle Muhammad Ghori defeated Jaichand?
(C) Battle of Chandawar (1194 A.D.)
23. Which one of the following kings was defeated by Muhammad Ghori in the battle of Chandawar?
(B) Jaichand
24. Whom had Muhammad Ghori defeated in 1194 in the Battle of Chandawar?
(B) Jaichand
25. Battle that laid the foundation of Muslim domination in India was
(B) Second Battle of Tarain
26. Coins of which Muslim ruler bear an image of Devi Lakshmi?
(A) Muhammad Ghori
27. Muhammad Ghori granted first Aqta in India to
(B) Qutbuddin Aibak
28. Which slave of Muhammad Ghori conquered Bengal and Bihar?
(C) Bakhtiyar Khalji
29. Assertion (A): Mohd. Ghazni invaded India seventeen times. Reason (R): He wanted to establish permanent Muslim Empire in India. Select the correct answer from the given code.
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false
30. Arrange the following names chronologically and select correct answer from the code given below.
(B) 2, 3, 1, 4
