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