11. | Where did the traveler Ibn Battuta come from? |
A. Morocco | |
B. Persia | |
C. Turkey | |
D. Central Asia |
12. | The first Turk to invade India was? |
A. Mahmud Ghaznavi | |
B. Muhammad Ghori | |
C. Genghis khan | |
D. Timur Lung |
13. | Who among the following used to call himself ‘Butshikan’ (idol breaker)? |
A. Mahmud Ghaznavi | |
B. Muhammad Ghori | |
C. Qutbuddin Aibak | |
D. None of these |
14. | Which titles did Mahmud Ghaznavi hold? |
A. Yamin-ud-Daula (Right Hand of the Empire) | |
B. Amin-ul-Millat (Guardian of Muslims) | |
C. Both a and B | |
D. None of these |
15. | Against which state did Mahmud Ghaznavi launch the first attack in India? |
A. Hindu Sahi / Brahmin Sahi | |
B. Alwar | |
C. Solanki of Kathiawar | |
D. None of these |
16. | Hindusahi was the capital of the kingdom- |
A. Udbhandpur / Ohind / Vaihind | |
B. Kalinjar | |
C. Ajmer | |
D. None of these |
17. | Against whom did Mahmud Ghaznavi’s last attack in India take place? |
A. Tomar | |
B. Pratihara | |
C. Solanki | |
D. Jat |
18. | Which ruler of the Hindushahi kingdom committed self-immolation due to repeated defeats from Turkey? |
A. Jaipal | |
B. Anandpal | |
C. Trilochan pal | |
D. Bhimpal |
19. | Mahmud of Ghazni belonged to which dynasty? |
A. Yamini | |
B. Slave | |
C. Khalji | |
D. Tughlaq |
20. | Who was not included in the historians who came to India with Mahmud Ghaznavi? |
A. Firdausi, the author of ‘Shahnama’ | |
B. Alberuni, the author of ‘Kitab-ul-Hind’ | |
C. Utvi, the author of ‘Tarikh-e-Yamini’ | |
D. Vaihaki, author of ‘Tarikh-e-Suyuktgeen’ |