14000+ MCQs Medieval History (Arab and Turkish Invasion)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 13/09/2026
1. Assertion (A) Al-Biruni, who visited India at the time of Mahmud of Ghazni, criticised the Hindus for their exclusiveness which kept them away from the rest of the world. Reason (R) He believed that the caste system was responsible for this.
2. The coins commissioned by which Turkish invader had inscriptions in Sanskrit?
3. Which among the following is the oldest chronicle of the Arab Conquest of Sindh?
4. What was the name used for Muhammad Ghori in the coins struck and issued in India after his victories?
5. The battle from which Muslim rule in India was established?
6. Which Arab traveller calls the Pratihara kingdom as Al-jurr and the king as Baura?
7. The slave of Muhammad Ghori who conquered Bengal and Bihar was?
8. When was the first battle of Tarain fought?
9. Who among the following wrote Kitab-ul-Hind or Tahkik-e-Hind?
10. Who among the following was the Arab commander who successfully conquered Sindh?
11. Which among the following was the central Asian ruler who conquered North India in 1192 AD?
12. Jaichand, the ruler of Kannauj belonged to which among the following dynasty?
13. Who among the following re-constructed the Somnath temple after the invasion of Mahmud?
14. Who was the first Muslim conqueror of Bihar?
15. Muhammad Ghori was the ruler of which dynasty?
16. What was the main motive of Mahmud Ghaznavi in context of the invasion of India?
17. In which year did Mahmud Ghaznavi attack the Somnath temple?
18. Al-Biruni came with Mahmud Ghaznavi in?
19. Which Rajput ruler invited Ghori to fight against Prithviraj Chauhan?
20. Which invasion of Mahmud was appreciated by the Caliph and he called Mahmud as 'Star of the Islamic World'?
21. Al-Biruni lived during the period of which one of the following?
22. The temple of Somnath which was destroyed by Mahmud of Ghazni (Mahmud Ghazanavi) was dedicated to Lord
23. In his initial attacks on India from northern frontiers, Muhammad Ghori chose which of the following passes?
24. Whom had Muhammad Ghori defeated in 1194 in the Battle of Chandawar?
25. Match the following (Mahmud of Ghazni's Invasions).
| List I (Events/Invasions) | List II (Date - AD) |
| A. Invasion on Somnath | 1. 1025 AD |
| B. Invasion on Kalinjar | 2. 1021 AD |
| C. Invasion on Mathura and Kannauj | 3. 1018–1019 AD |
| D. Invasion of Thaneshwar | 4. 1014 AD |
| E. Battle with Anandpal (Battle of Waihind) | 5. 1008 AD |
26. Who among the following was the court historian of Mahmud Ghaznavi?
27. Who among the following is considered as the Founder of the Ghaznavid dynasty?
28. Which among the following statement in the context of Al-Biruni is not correct?
29. Who was the ruler of Gujarat when Mahmud invaded the Somnath temple?
30. Who had given Mahmud an investiture to rule as an independent ruler?
31. Which among the following gave stiff resistance to Arabs?
32. The author of Shahnama associated with the court of Mahmud Ghaznavi was?
33. Chandawar is situated in which Indian state?
34. The earliest description of Bakhtiyar Khalji's invasion of Bihar is in
35. The last expedition of Muhammad Ghori was launched in 1206 against the
36. First Muslim to study Purana was?
37. Between which two Kingdoms was the Ghor state situated?
38. The famous historian who came to India along with Mahmud Ghaznavi?
39. Who fought the Battle of Waihind (AD 1009)?
40. Who among the following Mongol leaders/commanders did not cross the Indus to attack India?
41. Which dynasty had the best cavalry in India, according to the Arab traveller Sulaiman?
42. Who was Muhammad bin Qasim?
43. Who was the Hindu King at the time of the invasion of Muhammad-bin-Qasim on Sindh?
44. Which one of the following statements is not correct?
45. During Mahmud's expedition of invasion in 1001 CE., which among the following rulers was defeated in Peshawar?
46. Muhammad Ghori suffered his first defeat at the hands of which ruler?
47. When was the first contact of India with Islam established?
48. Assertion (A) Turkish invasions on India were successful. Reason (R) There was no political unity in North India.
49. The second battle of Tarain was fought between?
50. Arrange the correct chronology of Mahmud's invasion:
I. Invasion on Somnath
II. Invasion on Kalinjar
III. Invasion on Mathura and Kannauj
IV. Invasion of Thaneshwar
V. Battle with Anandpal
