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MCQ on Arab and Turkish Invasion for UPSC Students
Quick Quiz
Who gave Mahmud the authority to rule independently?
(a) Ottoman Turk
(b) Caliph of Baghdad named Qadirbillah
(c) Subuktgin
(d) Caliph of Arab named Al-hitmatdai
Option b – Caliph of Baghdad named Qadirbillah
The author of Shahnama, associated with the court of Mahmud Ghaznavi, was?
(a) Subuktgin
(b) Firdausi
(c) Mahmud Ghori
(d) Alp Tigin
Option b – Firdausi
Who among the following was the court historian of Mahmud Ghaznavi?
(a) Hasan Nizami
(b) Utbi
(c) Firdausi
(d) Chand Bardai
Option b – Utbi
During Mahmud’s 1001 CE invasion, which ruler was defeated at Peshawar?
(a) Rajyapala
(b) Jaipala
(c) Surajpala
(d) Anandpala
Option b – Jaipala
In which year did Mahmud Ghaznavi attack the Somnath temple?
(a) 1001 CE
(b) 1016 CE
(c) 1013 CE
(d) 1025 CE
Option d – 1025 CE
The Somnath temple destroyed by Mahmud of Ghazni was dedicated to which deity?
(a) Shiva
(b) Vishnu
(c) Surya
(d) Ganapati
Option a – Shiva
Who was ruling Gujarat when Mahmud invaded the Somnath temple?
(a) Sukhpal
(b) Rajyapal
(c) Mula Raja
(d) Bhimdev I
Option d – Bhimdev I
Which of Mahmud’s invasions earned him praise from the Caliph as the “Star of the Islamic World”?
(a) Invasion of Thaneshwar
(b) Invasion on Kalinjar
(c) Invasion on Mathura and Kannauj
(d) Invasion on Somnath
Option d – Invasion on Somnath
Who was Muhammad bin Qasim?
(a) Turk
(b) Mongol
(c) Arab
(d) Turk-Afghani
Option c – Arab
Who was the first Muslim invader of India?
(a) Persians
(b) Ghurid
(c) Arabs
(d) All of them
Option c – Arabs
Who was the Hindu king when Muhammad bin Qasim invaded Sindh?
(a) Dahir
(b) Hala
(c) Ananda Raja
(d) Mula Raja
Option a – Dahir
Who among the following gave a strong resistance to the Arabs?
(a) Gurjara Pratiharas
(b) Chandelas
(c) Solankies
(d) Gahadualas
Option a – Gurjara Pratiharas
When did India first come into contact with Islam?
(a) After the arrival of Sufi Saints
(b) In the 11th century after the Turkish rule
(c) In the 7th century after conquest of Sindh
(d) Arrival of Arab traders on Malabar Coast
Option a – Arrival of Arab traders on Malabar Coast
Which is the oldest chronicle describing the Arab conquest of Sindh?
(a) Chach Nama
(b) Kitab-ul-Hind
(c) Taj-ul-masir
(d) Nuskha-Dilkusha
Option a – Chach Nama
Who led the Arab conquest of Sindh?
(a) Al-Hazaz
(b) Qutbuddin Aibak
(c) Alauddin Khalji
(d) Muhammad-bin-Qasim
Option d – Muhammad-bin-Qasim
Who defeated the Arabs in 738 AD?
(a) Pratiharas
(b) Rashtrakutas
(c) Palas
(d) Chalukyas
Option a – Pratiharas
Who is considered the founder of the Ghaznavid dynasty?
(a) Subuktigin
(b) Mahmud
(c) Ismail
(d) Alp Tigin
Option a – Subuktigin
Which Turkish ruler issued coins with Sanskrit inscriptions?
(a) Mohammad-bin-Tughluq
(b) Mahmud Ghaznavi
(c) Akbar
(d) Sher Shah
Option b – Mahmud Ghaznavi
Who rebuilt the Somnath temple after Mahmud’s invasion?
(a) Bhimraj I
(b) Bhimdev
(c) Mulraj
(d) Jai Singh Siddhi Raj
Option b – Bhimdev
Which Indian ruler was not defeated by Mahmud Ghaznavi?
(a) Dhang
(b) Vidhyadhar
(c) Jai Shakti
(d) Dang
Option c – Jai Shakti
Who fought the Battle of Waihind (1009 AD)?
(a) Anandpala and Mahmud Ghaznavi
(b) Jayapala and Muhammad Ghori
(c) Prithviraj Chauhan and Muhammad Ghori
(d) Jaichandra and Bakhtiyar Kilji
Option a – Anandpala and Mahmud Ghaznavi
What was Mahmud Ghaznavi’s primary aim for invading India?
(a) Plunder the wealth of India
(b) To establish his permanent rule
(c) To make the country its colony
(d) None of the above
Option a – Plunder the wealth of India
Assertion (A): Mahmud Ghaznavi invaded India 17 times.
Reason (R): He wanted to establish a permanent Muslim rule in India.
Codes:
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
Option c – A is true, but R is false
What is the correct order of Mahmud’s invasions?
I. Invasion on Somnath
II. Invasion on Kalinjar
III. Invasion on Mathura and Kannauj
IV. Invasion of Thaneshwar
V. Battle with Anandpal
(a) IV, V, III, I, II
(b) I, II, III, IV, V
(c) V, IV, III, II, I
(d) IV, II, III, V, I
Option c – V, IV, III, II, I
Which of the following about Al-Biruni is incorrect? ( Arab and Turkish Invasion MCQ )
(a) He was a secular writer
(b) His works were influenced by India
(c) He was well-versed in Sanskrit
(d) He specialized in trigonometry
Option a – He was a secular writer
Assertion (A): Al-Biruni criticized Hindus for their exclusivity.
Reason (R): He believed the caste system was to blame.
Codes:
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
Option a – Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
Muhammad Ghori belonged to which dynasty?
(a) Shansabani (Ghorid) dynasty
(b) Khwarazamian dynasty
(c) Mongol dynasty
(d) Sasainaad dynasty
Option a – Shansabani (Ghorid) dynasty
Between which two kingdoms was the Ghurid state located?
(a) Sindh and Afghanistan
(b) Ghaznavi and Seljuk
(c) Peshawar and Hindu-Kush
(d) Kannauj and Etawa
Option b – Ghaznavi and Seljuk
What name appeared on coins issued in India after Muhammad Ghori’s victories? ( Arab and Turkish Invasion MCQ )
(a) Sri lbn Sam
(b) Sri Mizuddin Mohamad
(c) Sri Muhammad Sam
(d) Sri Mohammad Muizuddin
Option c – Sri Muhammad Sam
Which Muslim ruler minted coins with the figure of Goddess Lakshmi?
(a) Muhammad Ghori
(b) Alauddin Khilji
(c) Akbar
(d) None of the above
Option a – Muhammad Ghori
Who was entrusted with the administration of Indian territories conquered by Muhammad Ghori? ( Arab and Turkish Invasion MCQ )
(a) Tajuddin Yaldauz
(b) Qutubuddin Aibak
(c) Shamsuddin Iltutmish
(d) Nasiruddin Kubacha
Option b – Qutubuddin Aibak
What was the main goal behind Muhammad Ghori’s invasions of India?
(a) To expand the Ghurid dominion
(b) To promote Islam through forced conversions
(c) To retaliate against the Rajputs for their aggression
(d) To plunder India’s riches
Option a – To expand the Ghurid dominion
During his early incursions into India, which mountain pass did Muhammad Ghori use?
(a) Khyber Pass
(b) Hajigak Pass
(c) Gomal Pass
(d) Bolan Pass
Option c – Gomal Pass
When did Al-Biruni accompany Mahmud of Ghazni to India?
(a) Ninth century AD
(b) Tenth century AD
(c) Eleventh century AD
(d) Twelfth century AD
Option c – Eleventh century AD
Al-Biruni lived during the reign of which ruler?
(a) Mahmud of Ghazni
(b) Muhammad Ghori
(c) Alauddin Khalji
(d) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
Option a – Mahmud of Ghazni
Who was the first Muslim scholar to study the Puranas?
(a) Abul Fazl
(b) Abdul Qadir Badayuni
(c) Al-Biruni
(d) Dara Shikoh
Option c – Al-Biruni
Which noted historian accompanied Mahmud of Ghazni on his expedition to India? ( Arab and Turkish Invasion MCQ )
(a) Firishta
(b) Ibn Battuta
(c) Al-Biruni
(d) Afif
Option c – Al-Biruni
Who authored the work known as Kitab-ul-Hind or Tahqiq-i-Hind?
(a) Hasan Nizami
(b) Minhaj-us-Siraj
(c) Al-Biruni
(d) Shams-i-Siraj Afif
Option c – Al-Biruni
Which one of the following statements is factually incorrect?
(a) Al-Biruni equated Sufi ideas of divine love with those in the Bhagavad Gita
(b) He found similarities between Sufi beliefs about the soul and Patanjali’s Yoga
(c) The text Amritakunda influenced Sufi practices
(d) Hujwiri admired yogic theories on the structure of the body
Option d – Hujwiri admired yogic theories on the structure of the body
Muhammad Ghori’s final military campaign in 1206 targeted which group? ( Arab and Turkish Invasion MCQ )
(a) Khokhars
(b) Gujarat rulers
(c) The Jats
(d) The people of Multan
Option a – Khokhars
In which battle did Prithviraj Chauhan emerge victorious against Muhammad Ghori?
(a) First Battle of Tarain, 1191 AD
(b) Second Battle of Tarain, 1192 AD
(c) Battle of Chandawar, 1194 AD
(d) Battle of Ranthambore, 1195 AD
Option a – First Battle of Tarain, 1191 AD
When was the First Battle of Tarain fought?
(a) 1175 AD
(b) 1191 AD
(c) 1192 AD
(d) 1206 AD
Option b – 1191 AD
The Second Battle of Tarain was a clash between whom? ( Arab and Turkish Invasion MCQ )
(a) Alexander and Porus
(b) Jaichand and Muhammad Ghori
(c) Akbar and Hemu
(d) Muhammad Ghori and Prithviraj Chauhan
Option d – Muhammad Ghori and Prithviraj Chauhan
Which Central Asian ruler overran North India in 1192 AD?
(a) Jalaluddin Mangburni
(b) Mahmud of Ghazni
(c) Shihabuddin Muhammad Ghori
(d) Genghis Khan
Option c – Shihabuddin Muhammad Ghori
Which battle is considered the foundation of Muslim rule in India?
(a) First Battle of Tarain
(b) Second Battle of Tarain
(c) First Battle of Panipat
(d) Second Battle of Panipat
Option b – Second Battle of Tarain
Which Rajput king invited Muhammad Ghori to fight against Prithviraj Chauhan? ( Arab and Turkish Invasion MCQ )
(a) Bhima II
(b) Mularaja
(c) Jaichand
(d) Hemu Vikramaditya
Option c – Jaichand
Whom did Muhammad Ghori defeat in the Battle of Chandawar in 1194?
(a) Kumarapala
(b) Jaichand
(c) Govindaraja
(d) Bhima II
Option b – Jaichand
Jaichand, the ruler of Kannauj, belonged to which dynasty?
(a) Gahadavala dynasty
(b) Pushyabhuti dynasty
(c) Paramara dynasty
(d) Chauhan dynasty
Option a – Gahadavala dynasty
The historical location of Chandawar is found in which Indian state? ( Arab and Turkish Invasion MCQ )
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Haryana
(d) Punjab
Option a – Uttar Pradesh
Who was the enslaved general of Muhammad Ghori that led the conquest of Bihar and Bengal?
(a) Qutubuddin Aibak
(b) Iltutmish
(c) Bakhtiyar Khalji
(d) Yaldauz
Option c – Bakhtiyar Khalji
Who led the first Muslim conquest of Bihar?
(a) Malik Ibrahim
(b) Iltutmish
(c) Bakhtiyar Khalji
(d) Ali Mardan Khalji
Option c – Bakhtiyar Khalji
The earliest record describing Bakhtiyar Khalji’s campaign in Bihar is found in: ( Arab and Turkish Invasion MCQ )
(a) Tarikh-i-Hind
(b) Tabaqat-i-Nasiri
(c) Taj-ul-Masir
(d) Tarikh-i-Mubarak Shahi
Option c – Taj-ul-Masir
Who was responsible for the destruction of the Nalanda University?
(a) Bakhtiyar Khalji
(b) Qutubuddin Aibak
(c) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
(d) Alauddin Khalji
Option a – Bakhtiyar Khalji
Which Mongol commander did not cross the Indus River to invade India?
(a) Genghis Khan
(b) Tair Bahadur
(c) Abdullah
(d) Qutlugh Khwaja
Option a – Genghis Khan
Which Arab traveler referred to the Pratihara kingdom as Al-Jurr and its ruler as Baura?
(a) Al-Mashar
(b) Al-Masudi
(c) Sulaiman
(d) Al-Biruni
Option b – Al-Masudi
According to Sulaiman, which Indian dynasty possessed the finest cavalry? ( Arab and Turkish Invasion MCQ )
(a) Palas
(b) Pratiharas
(c) Rashtrakutas
(d) Senas
Option b – Pratiharas
Assertion (A): Turkish invasions in India achieved success.
Reason (R): There was no strong political unity in North India.
Choose the correct explanation:
(a) Both A and R are correct and R explains A
(b) Both A and R are correct, but R does not explain A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
Option a – Both A and R are correct and R explains A
Muhammad Ghori’s first target during his Indian campaigns was:
(a) Kashmir
(b) Punjab
(c) Malwa
(d) Multan
Option d – Multan
Muhammad Ghori faced his first defeat at the hands of which Indian ruler? ( Arab and Turkish Invasion MCQ )
(a) Bhima II
(b) Prithviraj Chauhan
(c) Jaichand
(d) Prithviraj I
Option a – Bhima II
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