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The Arab conquest of Sind in 712 AD had taken place under the leadership of _________.

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  1. Mohammed Ghazni

  2. Mohammed-bin-Qasim

  3. Mohammed Ghori

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

It was under the leadership of Mohammad-bin-Qasim the conquest of Sind was successful after a number of attempts. He was a Umayyad general who conquered the Sindh and Punjab regions at a very young age of 17. Sind invasion is considered as one of the world's historic marvels as it led to the spread of Islam in South Asia and the Muslim communities in India.

To whom had Mohammad Ghori assigned the first Iqta in India?

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  1. Qutub-ud-in Aibak

  2. Shamsuddin Iltutmish

  3. Nasiruddin Qubacha

  4. Tajuddin Yalduz

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The conquest of Mohammad Ghori and establishment of the Sultanate brought major changes in the land revenue system in India. He assigned Qutubuddin Aibak as a first Iqta of India.

Which of the following invaders in wrongly paired with the year of his invasion?

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  1. Timur - $1398$AD

  2. Mahmud of Ghazni - $1000$ AD

  3. Ahmad Shah Abdali - $1716$ AD

  4. Nadir Shah - $1738$ AD

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Ahmad Shah Abdali was an Afghan chief who belonged to Durrani clan. He occupied the throne of Afghanistan in 1747 after the assassination of Nadir Shah. He ruled from 1747 to 1773. During this period he invaded India eight times. He won tremendous victory over the Marathas in the Third battle of Panipat in 1761.

Timur, the lame plundered Delhi in 1398.
Mahmud of Ghazni invaded India in 1000 AD for the first time. He defeated Hindu ruler Jaya Pala.
Nadir Shah, ruler of Persia invaded India in 1738 during the reign of Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah Rangila.

Which of the following are correctly matched?

Persons Event
$1$. Sultan Mahmud Sack of Somnath
$2$. Muhammad Ghori Conquest of Sind
$3$. Alauddin Khilji Revolt in Bengal
$4$. Muhammad bin Tughlaq Changiz Khah's invasion
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  1. $1$ and $3$

  2. $2$ only

  3. $1$ only

  4. $2$ and $4$

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Correct Option: C

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

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  1. To destroy idolatory

  2. To gain possession of the wealth of India

  3. To spread Islam into India

  4. To establish a Muslim state in India

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Mahmud of Ghazni was the first Turk invader. He attacked India from north-western side 17 times. He invaded India only with the idea of plundering because he wanted a lot of money to establish a well-equipped army.

In his later invasions, he targeted temples of India as these temples are the great depositories of wealth. 

 Mahmud of Ghazni belong to _______ race.

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  1. Arab

  2. Afghan

  3. Mongol

  4. Turk

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Correct Option: B

Who among the following came to India at the instance of Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni?

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  1. AI-Masudi

  2. AI-Biruni

  3. Sulaiman

  4. Abdul Haq

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Al- Biruni was an Iranian Scholar, historian, chronologist, and linguist. He spent a large part of his life in Gazhni in modern day Afghanistan. In 1017 he came to India at the instance of Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni.

The scholar who had accompanied with Mohammed of Ghazni to India was ___________.

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  1. Al-Raza

  2. Ibn-Batuta

  3. Al-Beruni

  4. Al-Firdausi

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Al-Beruni was born in 973, in Khwarizm in present-day Uzbekistan. In 1017, when Sultan Mahmud invaded Khwarizm, he took several scholars and poets back to his capital, Ghazni. Al-Biruni was one of them. Al-Biruni had accompanied with Muhammad of Ghazni to India.

Mahmud Ghazni invaded the famous ______ temple.

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  1. Rameswaram

  2. Somnath

  3. Jagannath

  4. Omkareshwar

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Mahmud Ghazni attacked and plundered the famous Somnath temple of Gujarat along with a huge army and plundered the great wealth therein after destroying the Shivalinga. 

Firdausi was the Poet laureate at the court of ______.

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  1. Mahmud Ghaznavi

  2. Mohd. Ghori

  3. Jaipal

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Mahmud brought whole libraries from Ray and Isfahan to Ghazni. He even demanded that the Khwarizmshah court send its men of learning to Ghazni. Mahmud patronized the notable poet Firdausi, who after labouring 27 years, went to Ghazni and presented the Shahnameh to him. Nothing is chronicled about the court poets of the other two kings, hence, incorrect.