SSC Medieval History Set- 1
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
TCS Pattern MCQs
Date:- 30/04/2026
1. The battle of Tarain was fought between Prithviraj Chauhan and………
2. Who among the following started the practice of Sijda and Paibos in his/her court?
3. Prithvi Raj Chauhan was defeated at the hands of ______ in the Battle of Tarain 1192.
4. When was India first invaded by Mahmud of Ghazni?
5. Malik Ikhtiyar-ud-din Altunia imprisoned Razia Sultan in which of the following forts?
6. Which one of the following was the capital of the sultanate during the reign of Iltutmish?
7. Who captured Badaun (1197-98 AD) and appointed Iltutmish as the first Muslim governor there?
8. Which of the following Indian rulers was defeated by Mahmud Ghazni in his first attack in the year 1001 AD?
9. Who among the following was a slave of Muhammad Ghori? He became the ruler after the death of his master and founded the Slave Dynasty.
10. Who among the following Delhi Sultans traced his descent to the ancient warrior Afrasiyab in order to fabricate a noble birth for himself?
11. Which of the following was Mahmud Ghaznavi's last invasion outside Punjab?
12. Who assumed the title of Balban?
13. Balban served as the Naib of which of the following Sultans of Delhi?
14. In 711 CE, Arab general.......conquered Sindh, which became a part of the Caliph's domain.
15. Who among the following had invaded India in 712 AD?
16. In 1001 AD which of the following Indian ruler was defeated by Mahmud Ghazni in his first invasion in India?
17. Who among the following attacked Gujarat in the 11th century and looted the Somnath temple?
18. Which of the following Sultans died while playing Polo or Chaugan?
19. In which of the following forts was Razia Sultana imprisoned by Malik Ikhtiyar-ud-din Altunia?
20. Who was the first woman ruler in Indian history?
21. Which of the following foreign traveler is correctly related to their respective country?
22. In which of the following years was the Delhi Sultanate established?
23. Mongols under Genghis Khan invaded India under whose reign?
24. Which of the following rulers defeated Muhammad Ghori in 1178?
25. Who was the founder of the Mamluk dynasty in India?
26. Who defeated Prithviraj Chauhan in the Second Battle of Tarain in 1192 AD?
27. Ruler of Slave dynasty Ghiyasuddin Balban adopted the title of………
28. Muhammad Ghori attacked Tabarhinda (Bhatinda) in 1191, a strategic point for _____.
29. Which battle took place between Muhammad Ghori and Prithviraj Chauhan?
30. The Battle of Chandawar took place between which of the following?
31. Chachnama records the history of which conquest?
32. Which of the following dynasty was founded by Qutb ud-din Aibak?
33. The period between ––––– in India's history is known as the Delhi Sultanate period.
34. Al-Biruni's famous work 'Kitab-ul-Hind' is a composition in the .......... language.
35. Who attacked and looted the famous Somnath temple in 1026 AD?
36. The traveler Al–Biruni who visited India in the tenth and eleventh centuries was from which country?
37. Which one of the following kings was defeated by Muhammad Ghori in the Battle of Chandawar?
38. In which year did the Mongols under the leadership of Genghis Khan invade Transoxiana in north-eastern Iran?
39. Al-Biruni from Uzbekistan, travelled to India in which century?
40. Who among the following travelers came to India from Uzbekistan in the 11th century?
41. ____ was the first and only Muslim woman to ever seat on the throne of Delhi.
42. He was the Sultan of Delhi who introduced the practice of Sijda and Paibos in the court. Who was he?
43. When was the first battle of Tarain fought?
44. Which was the first Muslim dynasty that ruled India?
45. During which of the following years did Qutbuddin Aibak rule?
46. Who was the scholar entrusted by Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni to write an account of the subcontinent?
47. In which year was Razia removed from the throne of Delhi Sultanate?
48. The First Battle of Tarain was fought in the year ______.
49. Battle of Tarain was fought in the year……..
50. Which king made Al–Biruni, the writer of Kitab–ul–Hind, a hostage?
