Quiz on Indian History

Which natural barrier guarded the Indian subcontinent in the north?

• Great Barrier Reef

• Himalayas

• Sahara Desert

• Amazon Rainforest

Who invaded India through the mountainous passes of northwest India in the 8th century?

• Julius Caesar

• Genghis Khan

• Muhammad bin Qasim

• Alexander the Great

Which sultan is known to have plundered many temples in India by the end of the 12th century?

• Shah Jahan

• Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni

• Aurangzeb

• Akbar the Great

Who successfully fought off Muhammad Ghori the first time he invaded India?

• Chandragupta Maurya

• Prithviraj Chauhan

• Rana Pratap Singh

• Ashoka the Great

Which sultan established the Mughal rule in India by defeating Ibrahim Lodi?

• Jahangir

• Humayun

• Sher Shah Suri

• Babur

Which dynasty collectively ruled from Delhi and is known as the Delhi Sultanate?

• Mughal Dynasty

• Maurya Dynasty

• Gupta Dynasty

• Delhi Sultanate

Who was the first Arab general to invade India through the mountainous passes of northwest India?

• Harun al-Rashid

• Suleiman the Magnificent

• Muhammad bin Qasim

• Saladin

Which ruler from Kabul aided Daulat Khan in defeating Ibrahim Lodi?

• Aurangzeb

• Sher Shah Suri

• Babur

• Akbar

Which sultan annexed the northwestern regions and made Kutubuddin Ibak the in-charge of the conquered territories in India?

• Kutubuddin Aibak

• Alauddin Khilji

• Balban

• Muhammad Ghori

Who was the last sultan of the Delhi Sultanate before the establishment of the Mughal rule in India?

• Ibrahim Lodi

• Alauddin Khilji

• Balban

• Muhammad Ghori