Q80. Who translated the Chach Nama into Persian?
[70th BPSC Preliminary Examination — 2024]
A. Muhammad Ali bin Abu Bakr Kufi
B. Al-Biruni
C. Utbi
D. Hasan Nizami
Answer: A. Muhammad Ali bin Abu Bakr Kufi
Explanation: Ali Kufi produced the Persian Chach Nama, an important narrative source concerning Sindh and Muhammad-bin-Qasim’s Arab conquest of the region.
Q79. Which literary work is traditionally associated with the heroic exploits of Prithviraj Chauhan?
[SSC CGL — 2024]
A. Rajatarangini
B. Prithviraj Raso
C. Shahnameh
D. Tabaqat-i-Nasiri
Answer: B. Prithviraj Raso
Explanation: Traditionally attributed to Chand Bardai, Prithviraj Raso contains legendary accounts of Prithviraj Chauhan, including later traditions concerning his struggle with Muhammad Ghori.
Q78. Through whose campaigns did Al-Biruni come into close contact with India?
[SSC CGL Tier-II — 2023]
A. Muhammad-bin-Qasim
B. Mahmud of Ghazni
C. Muhammad Ghori
D. Timur
Answer: B. Mahmud of Ghazni
Explanation: Following Mahmud’s conquest of Khwarazm, Al-Biruni became associated with the Ghaznavid world and subsequently gained extensive knowledge of India and Sanskrit scholarship.
Q77. The Battle of Chandawar was fought between Muhammad Ghori and which ruler?
[SSC CHSL Tier-I — 2023]
A. Prithviraj Chauhan
B. Jayachandra
C. Anandapala
D. Bhimdev I
Answer: B. Jayachandra
Explanation: Ghori defeated the Gahadavala ruler Jayachandra near Chandawar in 1194, helping extend Ghurid political penetration eastward into the Gangetic region.
Q76. Mahmud of Ghazni’s celebrated raid beyond Punjab in 1025–26 targeted which place?
[SSC CHSL — 2023]
A. Madurai
B. Somnath
C. Nalanda
D. Puri
Answer: B. Somnath
Explanation: Mahmud crossed western India to raid the wealthy Somnath temple in Gujarat, an expedition that became one of the most frequently remembered Ghaznavid campaigns.
Q75. In 1192, Muhammad Ghori defeated which Chahamana ruler?
[SSC MTS — 2023]
A. Vigraharaja IV
B. Prithviraj III
C. Arnoraja
D. Ajayaraja
Answer: B. Prithviraj III
Explanation: Prithviraj III, popularly known as Prithviraj Chauhan, lost the Second Battle of Tarain to Ghori in 1192, fundamentally altering north Indian political history.
Q74. The First Battle of Tarain was fought in which year?
[SSC MTS — 2023]
A. 1175
B. 1178
C. 1191
D. 1194
Answer: C. 1191
Explanation: The first Tarain encounter occurred in 1191, when Prithviraj Chauhan defeated Muhammad Ghori. Their decisive rematch took place at Tarain in 1192.
Q73. Which Muslim invader of northern India was contemporary with the imperial Cholas?
[Bihar STET PGT History — 2023]
A. Mahmud of Ghazni
B. Muhammad Ghori
C. Timur
D. Babur
Answer: A. Mahmud of Ghazni
Explanation: Mahmud’s campaigns from the late tenth to early eleventh century overlapped with the reigns of powerful Cholas such as Rajaraja I and Rajendra I.
Q72. Tahqiq-i-Hind is associated with which scholar?
[MPSC Rajyaseva — 2022]
A. Firdausi
B. Al-Biruni
C. Utbi
D. Amir Khusrau
Answer: B. Al-Biruni
Explanation: Tahqiq ma li’l-Hind, commonly called Kitab-ul-Hind, was Al-Biruni’s systematic Arabic study of Indian religion, philosophy, sciences, customs and social organisation.
Q71. Who was the first successful Muslim conqueror of Sindh?
[Odisha Police SI — 2022]
A. Timur
B. Mahmud of Ghazni
C. Muhammad Ghori
D. Muhammad-bin-Qasim
Answer: D. Muhammad-bin-Qasim
Explanation: Muhammad-bin-Qasim led the Umayyad conquest of Sindh in 711–712 CE and defeated Raja Dahir, establishing Arab authority along the lower Indus.
