2.During the reign of which dynasty did Muhammad bin Qasim conquer Sindh?
- Mughal Dynasty
- Idriss Dynasty
- Abbasid Dynasty
- Umayyad Dynasty
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The Umayyad Caliphate ruled from 661 to 750 AD after Khulafa-e-Rashideen and Muhammad Bin Qasim conquered Sindh in 712 AD.
3.In which year Somnath temple was destroyed?
- 956 AD
- 1146 AD
- 1026 AD
- 1236AD
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In 1026, the Somnath Temple was destroyed by Mahmud of Ghazni, and in 1296, it was again destroyed by Alauddin Khilji’s army. The temple was destroyed multiple times throughout history and was almost always reconstructed after each destruction.
4.Name the first Muslim king of the subcontinent
- Qutb-ud-din Aibak
- Muhammad Tuglaq
- Humayun
- Ibrahim Lodhi
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Muhammad Bin Qasim ruled as a governor not an independent king. The first independent Muslim King was Qutb-ud-din Aibak.
6.Which of the following games was Qutb-ud-din Aibak playing when he died?
- Cricket
- Wrestling
- Polo
- Hockey
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THe died in 1210 AD after falling from a horse while playing polo. He initiated the construction of the Qutb Minar and the Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque in Delhi.
7.Who introduced the Silver Tanka, the basis of the modern rupee?
- Balban
- Akbar
- Razia Sultana
- Altutmish
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Iltutmish introduced the Silver Tanka in the 13th century, and the Copper Jital was another type of coin he introduced.
11.In the court of which of the following rulers was Amir Khusro famous?
- Sher Shah Suri
- Alauddin Khilji
- Babur
- Akbar
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Amir Khusro (1253–1325) was the disciple of Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya, a prominent saint of the Chishti Order of Sufism. He is widely regarded as the father of Qawwali and is often called the “Parrot of India” for his poetic and musical contributions.
16.During the reign of which of the following rulers did Ibn Battuta come to India?
- Muhammad bin Tughlaq
- Alauddin Khilji
- Firoz Shah Tughlaq
- Balban
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Ibn Battuta was a famous Moroccan traveler who came to India in the 1300s, during the reign of Muhammad bin Tughlaq.
17.In which year did Amir Timur invade India?
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He was a Mongol chieftain. He claimed descent from Genghis Khan but later embraced Islam. He invaded India and sacked Delhi in 1398 during the Tughlaq dynasty, which was part of the Delhi Sultanate. The particular ruler at the time of invasion was Sultan Nasir-ud-din Mahmud Shah Tughlaq.
18.Point out the first European who came to India.
- Ferdinand Magellan
- Vasco da Gama
- Marco Polo
- Christopher Columbus
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A Portuguese explorer named Vasco da Gama was the first European to reach India by sea, arriving at Calicut in 1498. His voyage paved the way for Portuguese colonial rule in parts of India, which lasted for several centuries before British dominance eventually took hold.
20.The Mughal Emperor Babur initiated the Mughal Dynasty by defeating whom?
- Tipu Sultan
- Ibrahim Lodhi
- Rana Sanga
- Sher Shah Suri
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Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodhi, the Sultan of Delhi, in the First Battle of Panipat on 21st April 1526. The defeat of Ibrahim Lodhi led to the collapse of the Lodhi Dynasty and marked the beginning of the Mughal Empire in India.
