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Prithviraj Chauhan defeated __________ in the first battle of Tarain.

  1. Muhammad bin Tughlaq

  2. Muhammad Ghori

  3. Qutub-ud-din Aibak

  4. Allauddin Khilji


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Prithviraj Chauhan was the last ruler of Chauhan dynasty to sit on the throne of Delhi. During his reign, Muhammad Ghori invaded India in 1191. In the first battle of Tarain, Prithviraj defeated his army. The battle was fought near the town of Tarain near Thanesar in present-day Haryana.

Mohammed Ghazni attacked _________ temple in Gujarat and plundered its wealth.

  1. Dwarkadhish

  2. Swaminarayan

  3. Somanath

  4. Akshardham


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Mohammed Ghazni was the first sultan of the Ghaznavid dynasty in Afghanistan. He conquered the eastern Iranian lands, modern Afghanistan, and the northwestern Indian subcontinent (modern Pakistan) from 997 to his death in 1030. In 1025, he attacked Somanath temple in Gujarat, broke the jyotirlinga and took away 2 million dinars.

What was the main income of kingdom during Rajput era?

  1. Income from warfare

  2. Land revenue

  3. Income from plunder

  4. Income from overseas trade


Correct Option: B

During Rajput era the Panchayat looked after village administration. The Head of the Panchayat was called ___________.

  1. Mukhi

  2. Rajan

  3. Badshah

  4. Sultan


Correct Option: A

During Rajput era kingship was hereditary. It was compulsory that the eldest son would always automatically become the next king.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: B

The most important poet at the court of Mahmud of Ghazni, who wrote Shahnama and is regarded as the "Immortal Homer of the East" was _________.

  1. Utbi

  2. Firdausi

  3. Alberuni

  4. Baihaqi


Correct Option: B

During the second decade of the $18th$ century numerous independent dynasties were founded in different parts of India. The dynasty founded by Chin Qulich Khan (popularly known as Nizam-ul-mulk) in the Deccan known as

  1. Qutb Shahi

  2. Asafjahi

  3. Adil Shahi

  4. Muhajamjahi


Correct Option: B

The purpose of Mahmud Ghaznavi's attack on India was ______.

  1. to plunder the wealth of India

  2. to spread Islam in India

  3. to rule over the territories of India

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A

What was the most important cause of the invasion of Mahmud of Ghazni?

  1. To destroy idolatry

  2. To gain possession of the wealth of India

  3. To spread Islam into India

  4. To establish a Muslim State in India


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Answer- (B) - To gain possession of the wealth of India.

Solution- Mahmud of Ghazni was attracted to enormous wealth of India. This made him repeatedly invade India. He also added religious dimensions to his invasion of India. He destroyed the temples of Somnath, Kangra, Mathura and Jwalamukhi.