Arab and Turkish Invasion, Most Important History GK mcq questions with answers for preparation of SSC and all Govt jobs competitive exams.
Arab and Turkish Invasion Questions
Qns 1 : Who was Muhammad bin Qasim?
(a) Turk
(b) Mongol
(c) Arab
(d) Turk-Afghani
Qns 2 : Who was the Hindu King at the time of invasion of Muhammad-bin-Qasim on Sindh?
(a) Dahir
(b) Hala
(c) Ananda Raja
(d) Mula Raja
Qns 3 : When did the first contact of India with Islam established?
(a) After the arrival of Sufi Saints
(b) In the 11th century after establishment of Turkish rule in India.
(c) In the 7th century after conquest of sindh by Muhammad-bin-Qasim.
(d) Arrival of Arab traders on the Malabar Coast.
Qns 4 : Who among the following was the Arab commander who successfully conquered Sindh?
(a) Al-Hazaz
(b) Qutbuddin Aibak
(c) Alauddin Khalji
(d) Muhammad-bin-Qasim
Qns 5 : Who among the following is considered as Founded of Ghaznavid dynasty?
(a) Subuktigin
(b) Mahmud
(c) Ismail
(d) Alp Tigin
Qns 6 : Who had given Mahmud an investiture to rule as an independent ruler?
(a) Ottoman Turk
(b) Caliph of Baghdad named Qadirbillah
(c) Subuktgin
(d) Caliph of Arab named Al-hitmatdai
Qns 7 : Who among the following was the court historian of Mahmud Ghaznavi?
(a) Hasan Nizami
(b) Utbi
(c) Firdausi
(d) Chand Bardai
Qns 8 : In which year did Mahmud Ghaznavi attacked the Somnath temple?
(a) 1001 CE
(b) 1016 CE
(c) 1013 CE
(d) 1025 CE
Qns 9 : Who was the ruler of Gujarat when Mahmud invaded the Somnath temple?
(a) Sukhpal
(b) Rajyapal
(c) Mula Raja
(d) Bhimdev 1
Qns 10 : Who among the following re-constructed the Somnath temple after the invasion of Mahmud?
(a) Bhimraj first
(b) Bhimdev
(c) Mulraj
(d) Jai Singh Siddhi Raj
Qns 11 : Who fought the Battle of Waihind (AD 1009)?
(a) Anandpala and Mahmud Ghaznavi.
(b) Jayapala and Muhammad Ghori.
(c) Prithviraj Chauhan and Muhammad Ghori.
(d) Jaichandra and Bakhtiyar Kilji.
Qns 12 : 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
Qns 13 : Match the following.
| (Events) | (Date) |
| A. Invasion on Somnath | 1. 1025 AD. |
| B. Invasion on Kalinjar | 2. 1021 AD |
| C. Invasion on Mathura and Kannauj | 3. 1018-19 AD |
| D. Inavsion of Thaneshwar | 4. 1014 AD |
| E. Battle with Anandpal | 5. 1008 AD |
Codes
A B C D E
(a) 1 2 3 4 5
(b) 5 4 3 2 1
(c) 1 2 3 5 4
(d) 3 4 2 5 1
Qns 14 : Al-biruni lived during the period of which one of the following?
(a) Mahmud Ghaznavi
(b) Muhammad Ghori
(c) Alauddin Khalji
(d) Ferozshah Tughlaq
Qns 15 : The famous historian who came India along with Mahmud Ghaznavi?
(a) Farista
(b) Ibn Battuta
(c) Al-Biruni
(d) Afif
Qns 16 :Which one of the following statements is not correct?
(a) Al-Biruni identifies the sufi doctrine of divine love as self-annihilation with parallel passages from Bhagawad Gita.
(b) According to Al-Biruni, Sufi theories of soul were similar to those in Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra.
(c) The Hatha Yogic treatise Amrita Kunda had lasting impact on Sufism.
(d) Hujwiri’s conversation with the yogis shows that he was impressed with their theory of the division of the human body.
Qns 17 : Muhammad Ghori was the ruler of which dynasty?
(a) Shansabani (Ghorid) dynasty
(b) Khwarazamian dynasty
(c) Mongol dynasty
(d) Sasainaad dynasty
Qns 18 : What was the name used for Muhammad Ghori in the coins struk and issued in India after his victories?
(a) Sri Ibn Sam
(b) Sri Mizuddin Mohamad
(c) Sri Muhammad Sam
(d) Sri Mohammad Muizuddin
Qns 19 : Who was handed over the conquered territories of Muhammad Ghori in India?
(a) Tajuddin Yaldauz
(b) Qutubudin Aibak
(c) Shamsuddin Iltutmish
(d) Nasiruddin Kubacha
Qns 20 : In his initial attacks on India from northern frontiers, Muhammad Ghori chose which of the following passes?
(a) Khyber pass
(b) Hajigak pass
(c) Gomal pass
(d) Bolan pass
Qns 21 : Muhammad Ghori suffered his first defeat at the hands of which ruler?
(a) Bhima II
(b) Prithviraj Chauhan
(c) Jaichand
(d) Prithviraj II
Qns 22 : In which battle did Prithviraj Chauhan defeated 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
Qns 23 : The second battle of Tarain was fought between?
(a) Alexander and Porous.
(b) Jaichand and Muhammad Ghori
(c) Akbar and Hemu
(d) Muhammad Ghori and Prithviraj Chauhan
Qns 24 : The battle from which Muslim rule in India established?
(a) First battle of Tarain.
(b) Second battle of Tarain.
(c) First battle of Panipat.
(d) Second battle of Panipat.
Qns 25 : Whom had Muhammad Ghori defeated in 1194 in the Battle of Chandawar?
(a) Kumarapala
(b) Jaichand
(c) Govindraj
(d) Bhim II
Qns 26 : Chandawar is situated in which Indian state?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Haryana
(d) Punjab
Qns 27 : Who was the first Muslim conqueror of Bihar?
(a) Malik Ibrahim
(b) Iltutmish
(c) Bakhtiyar Khalji
(d) Ali Mardan Khalji
Qns 28 : Nalanda Vihar was destroyed by
(a) Bakhtiyar Khalji
(b) Qutbuddin Aibak
(c) Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
(d) Alauddin Khalji
Qns 29 : Which Arab traveller calls the Pratihara kingdom as Al-jurr and the king as Baura?
(a) Al – Mashar
(b) Al-masudi
(c) Sulaiman
(d) Al-Beruni
Qns 30 : Which of the following was the first target of Muhammad Ghori in Indian subcontinent?
(a) Kashmir
(b) Punjab
(c) Malwa
(d) Multan