14000+ MCQs Medieval History (Arab and Turkish Invasion)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 28/10/2026
1. Who among the following re-constructed the Somnath temple after the invasion of Mahmud?
2. Which one of the following statements is not correct?
3. The battle from which Muslim rule in India was established?
4. Assertion (A) Turkish invasions on India were successful. Reason (R) There was no political unity in North India.
5. Who fought the Battle of Waihind (AD 1009)?
6. 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
7. In his initial attacks on India from northern frontiers, Muhammad Ghori chose which of the following passes?
8. Which dynasty had the best cavalry in India, according to the Arab traveller Sulaiman?
9. When was the first battle of Tarain fought?
10. Which among the following Muslim rulers had stamped the figure of Goddess Lakshmi on his coins?
11. Which of the following was the first target of Muhammad Ghori in the Indian subcontinent?
12. The last expedition of Muhammad Ghori was launched in 1206 against the
13. The author of Shahnama associated with the court of Mahmud Ghaznavi was?
14. The temple of Somnath which was destroyed by Mahmud of Ghazni (Mahmud Ghazanavi) was dedicated to Lord
15. The famous historian who came to India along with Mahmud Ghaznavi?
16. The earliest description of Bakhtiyar Khalji's invasion of Bihar is in
17. 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.
18. Jaichand, the ruler of Kannauj belonged to which among the following dynasty?
19. Nalanda Vihar was destroyed by
20. 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 |
21. In which year did Mahmud Ghaznavi attack the Somnath temple?
22. Which among the following Indian ruler was not defeated by Mahmud Ghaznavi?
23. Which Arab traveller calls the Pratihara kingdom as Al-jurr and the king as Baura?
24. Which among the following is the oldest chronicle of the Arab Conquest of Sindh?
25. Between which two Kingdoms was the Ghor state situated?
26. Which among the following gave stiff resistance to Arabs?
27. What was the main motive of Mahmud Ghaznavi in context of the invasion of India?
28. Which invasion of Mahmud was appreciated by the Caliph and he called Mahmud as 'Star of the Islamic World'?
29. The slave of Muhammad Ghori who conquered Bengal and Bihar was?
30. First Muslim to study Purana was?
31. Who was Muhammad bin Qasim?
32. Which among the following was the objective of the invasion of Muhammad Ghori on India?
33. Muhammad Ghori was the ruler of which dynasty?
34. Whom had Muhammad Ghori defeated in 1194 in the Battle of Chandawar?
35. Who had given Mahmud an investiture to rule as an independent ruler?
36. During Mahmud's expedition of invasion in 1001 CE., which among the following rulers was defeated in Peshawar?
37. Al-Biruni lived during the period of which one of the following?
38. The second battle of Tarain was fought between?
39. The coins commissioned by which Turkish invader had inscriptions in Sanskrit?
40. Al-Biruni came with Mahmud Ghaznavi in?
41. Who was the Hindu King at the time of the invasion of Muhammad-bin-Qasim on Sindh?
42. Assertion (A) Mahmud Ghaznavi invaded India 17 times. Reason (R) He wanted to establish a permanent Muslim rule in India.
43. Which among the following were the first Muslim Invaders in India?
44. Muhammad Ghori suffered his first defeat at the hands of which ruler?
45. Who among the following wrote Kitab-ul-Hind or Tahkik-e-Hind?
46. Which among the following was the central Asian ruler who conquered North India in 1192 AD?
47. Who was handed over the conquered territories of Muhammad Ghori in India?
48. Who among the following is considered as the Founder of the Ghaznavid dynasty?
49. Which Rajput ruler invited Ghori to fight against Prithviraj Chauhan?
50. Who among the following was the Arab commander who successfully conquered Sindh?