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THE TURKISH INVASION

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the poet of Shahnama?

a)

Firdausi

b)

Sabuktigin

c)

Mahmud of Ghazni

d)

Anandapala

2.

Who was Sabuktigin?

a)

A former Turkish slave who rose to the rank of a general

b)

Jayapala's son

c)

Mahumud Ghori's son

d)

Mahmud Ghazni's father

3.

Who was Firdausi?

a)

He was the poet-laureate at the court of Mahmud Ghazni

b)

He was Sabuktigin's son

c)

Anandapala'a father

4.

Name Mahmud Ghazni's most profitable and ambitious expedition

a)

attack on Gwalior

b)

attack in Kaunaj and Meerut

c)

attack on Nagarkot in present-day Himachal Pradesh

d)

attack on Somnath temple in Kathiawar

5.

Who was Muhammad Ghori's most trusted generals?

a)

Prithviraj Chauhan

b)

Anandapala

c)

Quttubiddin Aibak

d)

Jalaluddin Firuz Khalji

6.

When was Shahnama written?

a)

997 CE

b)

During the first decades of the 11th century

c)

1001 CE

d)

1022 CE

7.

The most important effect of Ghori's victory was the establishment of _____________

a)

Khalji Dynasty

b)

Slave Dynasty

c)

Delhi Sultanate

8.

Who was Qutubiddin Aibak?

a)

Mahumd Ghazni's cousin

b)

Mahmud of Ghazni's youngest son

c)

Jayapala's son-in-law

d)

Muhammad Ghori's most trusted generals

9.

Name the fierce, primitive tribe of the Indian Army

a)

Mongols

b)

Khokars

10.

Did Mahmud Ghori face defeat? If yes, then by who?

a)

No

b)

Yes, he faced defeat from the Gujrat ruler and Prithviraj Chauhan