14000+ MCQs Medieval History (Arab and Turkish Invasion)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 03/05/2026
1. Assertion (A) Mahmud Ghaznavi invaded India 17 times. Reason (R) He wanted to establish a permanent Muslim rule in India.
2. Which among the following was the objective of the invasion of Muhammad Ghori on India?
3. Which among the following is the oldest chronicle of the Arab Conquest of Sindh?
4. Muhammad Ghori suffered his first defeat at the hands of which ruler?
5. The coins commissioned by which Turkish invader had inscriptions in Sanskrit?
6. What was the main motive of Mahmud Ghaznavi in context of the invasion of India?
7. The temple of Somnath which was destroyed by Mahmud of Ghazni (Mahmud Ghazanavi) was dedicated to Lord
8. Whom had Muhammad Ghori defeated in 1194 in the Battle of Chandawar?
9. Who among the following wrote Kitab-ul-Hind or Tahkik-e-Hind?
10. Which among the following Muslim rulers had stamped the figure of Goddess Lakshmi on his coins?
11. Jaichand, the ruler of Kannauj belonged to which among the following dynasty?
12. Who was the Hindu King at the time of the invasion of Muhammad-bin-Qasim on Sindh?
13. The earliest description of Bakhtiyar Khalji's invasion of Bihar is in
14. The author of Shahnama associated with the court of Mahmud Ghaznavi was?
15. Who was the first Muslim conqueror of Bihar?
16. When was the first battle of Tarain fought?
17. Assertion (A) Turkish invasions on India were successful. Reason (R) There was no political unity in North India.
18. Who among the following was the Arab commander who successfully conquered Sindh?
19. Which Rajput ruler invited Ghori to fight against Prithviraj Chauhan?
20. Chandawar is situated in which Indian state?
21. In which battle did Prithviraj Chauhan defeat Muhammad Ghori?
22. The last expedition of Muhammad Ghori was launched in 1206 against the
23. In his initial attacks on India from northern frontiers, Muhammad Ghori chose which of the following passes?
24. Nalanda Vihar was destroyed by
25. Who was the ruler of Gujarat when Mahmud invaded the Somnath temple?
26. Al-Biruni came with Mahmud Ghaznavi in?
27. During Mahmud's expedition of invasion in 1001 CE., which among the following rulers was defeated in Peshawar?
28. Who among the following was the court historian of Mahmud Ghaznavi?
29. Who among the following is considered as the Founder of the Ghaznavid dynasty?
30. 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.
31. Al-Biruni lived during the period of which one of the following?
32. Who among the following re-constructed the Somnath temple after the invasion of Mahmud?
33. What was the name used for Muhammad Ghori in the coins struck and issued in India after his victories?
34. In which year did Mahmud Ghaznavi attack the Somnath temple?
35. Which among the following gave stiff resistance to Arabs?
36. Who was Muhammad bin Qasim?
37. Which Arab traveller calls the Pratihara kingdom as Al-jurr and the king as Baura?
38. The battle from which Muslim rule in India was established?
39. When was the first contact of India with Islam established?
40. Who had given Mahmud an investiture to rule as an independent ruler?
41. 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 |
42. Which among the following was the central Asian ruler who conquered North India in 1192 AD?
43. The slave of Muhammad Ghori who conquered Bengal and Bihar was?
44. Which among the following Indian ruler was not defeated by Mahmud Ghaznavi?
45. Who among the following Mongol leaders/commanders did not cross the Indus to attack India?
46. Which dynasty had the best cavalry in India, according to the Arab traveller Sulaiman?
47. Who fought the Battle of Waihind (AD 1009)?
48. Muhammad Ghori was the ruler of which dynasty?
49. Which among the following were the first Muslim Invaders in India?
50. The famous historian who came to India along with Mahmud Ghaznavi?