Q70. Who defeated Muhammad Ghori in the First Battle of Tarain?
[SSC CGL — 2022]
A. Prithviraj Chauhan
B. Jayachandra
C. Anandapala
D. Bhoja
Answer: A. Prithviraj Chauhan
Explanation: In 1191 Prithviraj’s confederate army defeated the Ghurids. Ghori returned in 1192 with improved cavalry tactics and decisively defeated the Rajputs.
Q69. Muhammad Ghori was defeated by whom at the First Battle of Tarain?
[SSC Selection Post — 2022]
A. Bhima II
B. Prithviraj Chauhan
C. Jaichand
D. Lakshmanasena
Answer: B. Prithviraj Chauhan
Explanation: Tarain in 1191 produced a Rajput victory under Prithviraj Chauhan. The Ghurid defeat was reversed at the same battlefield the next year.
Q68. In which year did Muhammad Ghori defeat Prithviraj Chauhan at the Second Battle of Tarain?
[SSC Selection Post — 2022]
A. 1178
B. 1191
C. 1192
D. 1194
Answer: C. 1192
Explanation: The Second Battle of Tarain in 1192 destroyed Prithviraj’s resistance and enabled Ghurid commanders to consolidate control over Delhi, Ajmer and adjoining regions.
Q67. Whom did Prithviraj Chauhan defeat in the First Battle of Tarain?
[BPSC LDC Mains — 2022]
A. Muhammad Ghori
B. Balban
C. Alauddin Khalji
D. Firuz Shah Tughlaq
Answer: A. Muhammad Ghori
Explanation: Ghori’s initial confrontation with Prithviraj at Tarain ended in defeat in 1191, but his reorganised forces won the second encounter one year later.
Q66. What is the correct chronological sequence of Mahmud of Ghazni, Muhammad Ghori, Genghis Khan and Timur?
[RRB NTPC CBT-I — 2021]
A. Ghori → Mahmud → Timur → Genghis
B. Mahmud → Ghori → Genghis → Timur
C. Mahmud → Genghis → Ghori → Timur
D. Timur → Ghori → Mahmud → Genghis
Answer: B. Mahmud → Ghori → Genghis → Timur
Explanation: Mahmud belongs to the early eleventh century, Ghori to the late twelfth, Genghis Khan to the early thirteenth and Timur to the late fourteenth.
Q65. Who was the author of Kitab-ul-Hind?
[RRB NTPC CBT-I — 2021]
A. Ibn Battuta
B. Al-Biruni
C. Firdausi
D. Minhaj-us-Siraj
Answer: B. Al-Biruni
Explanation: Al-Biruni accompanied the broader Ghaznavid world into India and wrote a detailed scholarly account based on Sanskrit texts, discussions and direct observations.
Q64. In which language was Al-Biruni’s Kitab-ul-Hind originally written?
[RRB NTPC CBT-I — 2021]
A. Persian
B. Sanskrit
C. Arabic
D. Turkish
Answer: C. Arabic
Explanation: Although Al-Biruni mastered Sanskrit sufficiently to study Indian texts, he composed Kitab-ul-Hind in Arabic for the learned readership of the Islamic world.
Q63. Which ruler’s Indian expeditions are closely connected with Al-Biruni’s arrival and studies?
[RRB NTPC CBT-I — 2021]
A. Mahmud of Ghazni
B. Alauddin Khalji
C. Sikandar Lodi
D. Timur
Answer: A. Mahmud of Ghazni
Explanation: Al-Biruni became connected with Mahmud’s court after the conquest of Khwarazm and subsequently studied Indian knowledge, languages and cultural traditions extensively.
Q62. The Battle of Chandawar was fought between Muhammad Ghori and a ruler belonging to which dynasty?
[SSC GD Constable — 2021]
A. Gahadavala
B. Chola
C. Sena
D. Paramara
Answer: A. Gahadavala
Explanation: Jayachandra was the powerful Gahadavala ruler of Kannauj. His defeat at Chandawar in 1194 assisted Ghurid expansion across the middle Ganga valley.
Q61. Which Arab commander conquered Sindh in the early eighth century?
[SSC CHSL — 2021]
A. Muhammad-bin-Qasim
B. Muhammad Ghori
C. Qutb-ud-din Aibak
D. Mahmud of Ghazni
Answer: A. Muhammad-bin-Qasim
Explanation: Muhammad-bin-Qasim defeated Raja Dahir during the Umayyad campaign of 711–712 CE, incorporating Sindh into the political sphere of the Caliphate.
