The Age of Conflict

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1. Who was the first Muslim ruler to attack India? Muhammad bin Qasim Muhammad Ghori Hajjaj bin Yusuf Mahmud of Ghazni

2. Who was the governor of Iraq from 694-714 and planned to invade India? Bakhtiyar Khalji Muhammad Amin Khan Khwarizm Shah Hajjaj bin Yusuf

3. Which invader was also known as Muizz-ud-din Muhammad bin Sam? Muhammad bin Tughlaq Muhammad Ghori Mahmud of Ghazni Muhammad bin Qasim

4. Which Turkish slave revolted against the Samanids and went on to become the founder of the Ghaznavids? Subaktigin Yildiz Qabacha Alaptgin

5. Mahmud of Ghazni is usually associated with __ raids in India. 6 14 17 21

6. The most celebrated expedition of Mahmud was the sacking of the temple of __________. Mahabalipuram Somnath Brihadiswara Khajuraho

7. How many camels did Mahmud deploy for this campaign (the temple mentioned in the last question)? 30,000 17,000 51,000 9,500

8. The celebrated poet Firdausi wrote a famous book during the reign of Mahmud. What was the title? Rubaiyat Shah Nama Tahqiq-i-Hind Tarikh-i-Subuktigin

9. Which famous scholar accompanied Mahmud during his raids? Al-Masudi Al-Farebi Ibn Batuta Al-Beruni

10. Mahmud himself claimed descent from which legendary Persian king? Cyrus Afrasiyab Darius Xerxes

11. Which Hindushahi king waged two wars against Mahmud? Raja Dahir Anandapala Jayapala Mahendrapala

12. Mahmud is said to have posed as a great 'but shikan' for the glory of Islam. What is the literal meaning of 'But Shikan' ? Lord of Universe Destroyer of Hindu religion Destroyer of images Messiah of terror

13. Which Ghurid emperor assumed the title 'the world burner' (jahan-soz) ? Muhammad Ghuri (Ghori) Khusru Shah Bahram Ala-ud-din Husain

14. The first battle of Tarain was fought between whom and in which year? Prithviraj and Ghori; 1191 Jaichand and Ghori; 1192 Prithviraj and Mahmud; 1187 Jaichand and Mahmud; 1190

15. Who emerged victorious at the second battle of Tarain? Jaichand Mahmud of Ghazni Muhammad Ghori Prithviraj Chauhan

16. Which Turkish invader ransacked the University of Nalanda and Vikramasila? Mahmud of Ghazni Muhammad bin Qasim Muhammad Ghori Bakhtiyar Khalji

17. Who is regarded as the founder of Muslim rule in India? Mahmud of Ghazni Shihab-ud-din Ghori Muhammad bin Qasim Qutab-ud-din Aibak

18. The founder of Slave dynasty in India was _________. Qutab-ud-din Aibak Nasir-ud-din Qabacha Taj-ud-din Yildiz Iltutmish (Altamsh)

19. What title meaning 'the sun of religion' was assumed by Iltutmish? Raziyyat-ud-din Ala-ud-din Fakhr-ud-din Shams-ud-din

20. What title was conferred upon Iltutmish by the Khalif (Caliph) of Baghdad in 1229? Sultan i Azam Jahanpanah i Azam Nawab i Iltutmish Badshah i Azam