Class 7 - The Turkish Invasion

When was the First Battle of Tarain fought?

• 1191 CE

• 1204 CE

• 1179 CE

• 1192 CE

________ ruled the territory between Delhi and Agra.

• Mahmud of Ghazni

• Chand Bardai

• Prithviraj Chauhan

• Jaipal

Muhammad Ghori captured the city of Ghazni in ________ CE.

• 1173 CE

• 1192 CE

• 1206 CE

• 173 CE

Mahmud of Ghazni invaded the Indian Subcontinent ___________ times between __________ and _______ CE.

• Mahmud of Ghazni invaded the Indian Subcontinent sixteen times between 1000 and 1027 CE

• Mahmud of Ghazni invaded the Indian Subcontinent seventeen times between 1000 and 1027 CE

• Mahmud of Ghazni invaded the Indian Subcontinent seventeen times between 1000 and 1026 CE

• Mahmud of Ghazni invaded the Indian Subcontinent sixteen times between 1000 and 1026 CE

Muhammad Ghori used _______ as the launching pad for expansion into northern India.

• Ghor

• Ghazni

• Central Asia

• Punjab

____________ wrote the famous epic Shahnama.

• Firdausi

• Al Beruni

• Khusrau Malik

• Chand Bardai

Ghori's victory over ___________ paved the way for future raids in Indian subcontinent.

• Bhima I

• Anandpal

• Solanki

• Chand Bardai

Ghori plundered Somnath Temple.

• True

• False

After Jaipal's death, his son Anandpal formed an alliance with the rulers of __________, _________, __________, _________, _________ and __________.

• After Jaipal's death, his son Anandpal formed an alliance with the rulers of Ujjain, Gwalior, Kalinjar, Kanauj, Delhi and Ajmer.

• After Jaipal's death, his son Anandpal formed an alliance with the rulers of Ujjain, Gwalior, Kalinjar, Delhi and Ajmer.

• After Jaipal's death, his son Anandpal formed an alliance with the rulers of Ujjain, Gwalior, Kalinjar, Kanauj, Delhi and Malwa.

• After Jaipal's death, his son Anandpal formed an alliance with the rulers of Ujjain, Gwalior, Mathura, Kanauj, Delhi and Ajmer.

Lack of unity among the Rajputs was one of the reasons for their defeat.

• True

• False