Q21. Kotla Nihang Khan in Rupnagar district was discovered in

(A) 1928
(B) 1920
(C) 1929
(D) 1930

Answer: 1929

Q22. In 1341, Punjab was invaded by

(A) Yaminis
(B) Ghakkars
(C) Rajputs
(D) None of these

Answer: Ghakkars

Q23. What was the purpose of the Sarai built by Sher Shah Suri who extended his empire to Punjab ?

(A) Trading
(B) Military
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) None of these

Answer: Both (A) and (B)

Q24. During which period Sirhind became an administrative unit ?

(A) Sultanate period
(B) Gupta period
(C) Mughal period
(D) None of these

Answer: Sultanate period

Q25. Who was made the Governor of Sirhind by Balban ?

(A) Sher Shah Suri
(B) Bairam Khan
(C) Sher Khan
(D) None of them

Answer: Sher Khan

Q26. Humayun appointed Bairam Khan as the Governor of

(A) Ropar
(B) Sirhind
(C) Rupnagar
(D) Panipat

Answer: Sirhind

Q27. Who made reforms in civil administration and army in Punjab in the 13^th century ?

(A) Qutb-ud-din-Aibak
(B) Iltutmish
(C) Balban
(D) Akbar

Answer: Iltutmish

Q28. Which of the following areas were controlled by Ghaznavids ?

(A) Punjab and Mathura
(B) Punjab and Sindh
(C) Mathura and Sindh
(D) Mathura and Kannauj

Answer: Punjab and Sindh

Q29. Consider the following statements
1. The Slave dynasty is founded by a slave of Muhammad Ghori.
2. The Slave dynasty ruled from 1206 to 1290 CE.
Which of the following statement(s) are correct ?

(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) None of these

Answer: Both 1 and 2

Q30. Consider the following about Mahmud Ghazni
1. He was the son of Sabuktigin, the founder of Ghazni dynasty.
2. He first encountered the ruler Jaipal in AD 1001.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct ?

(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) None of these

Answer: Both 1 and 2