SSC Medieval History Set- 1
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
TCS Pattern MCQs
Date:- 30/07/2026
1. Who was the founder of the Mamluk dynasty in India?
2. Which of the following Indian rulers was defeated by Mahmud Ghazni in his first attack in the year 1001 AD?
3. Who among the following started the practice of Sijda and Paibos in his/her court?
4. In which year was Razia removed from the throne of Delhi Sultanate?
5. The period between ––––– in India's history is known as the Delhi Sultanate period.
6. Which of the following rulers defeated Muhammad Ghori in 1178?
7. Which was the first Muslim dynasty that ruled India?
8. Who among the following Delhi Sultans traced his descent to the ancient warrior Afrasiyab in order to fabricate a noble birth for himself?
9. Which of the following was Mahmud Ghaznavi's last invasion outside Punjab?
10. In which of the following years was the Delhi Sultanate established?
11. Mongols under Genghis Khan invaded India under whose reign?
12. Who among the following had invaded India in 712 AD?
13. Who was the first woman ruler in Indian history?
14. 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.
15. The Battle of Chandawar took place between which of the following?
16. Who captured Badaun (1197-98 AD) and appointed Iltutmish as the first Muslim governor there?
17. In 1001 AD which of the following Indian ruler was defeated by Mahmud Ghazni in his first invasion in India?
18. He was the Sultan of Delhi who introduced the practice of Sijda and Paibos in the court. Who was he?
19. Who was the scholar entrusted by Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni to write an account of the subcontinent?
20. In 711 CE, Arab general.......conquered Sindh, which became a part of the Caliph's domain.
21. Chachnama records the history of which conquest?
22. Who among the following attacked Gujarat in the 11th century and looted the Somnath temple?
23. Muhammad Ghori attacked Tabarhinda (Bhatinda) in 1191, a strategic point for _____.
24. The traveler Al–Biruni who visited India in the tenth and eleventh centuries was from which country?
25. Which one of the following was the capital of the sultanate during the reign of Iltutmish?
26. Who defeated Prithviraj Chauhan in the Second Battle of Tarain in 1192 AD?
27. Malik Ikhtiyar-ud-din Altunia imprisoned Razia Sultan in which of the following forts?
28. Which king made Al–Biruni, the writer of Kitab–ul–Hind, a hostage?
29. Who attacked and looted the famous Somnath temple in 1026 AD?
30. Prithvi Raj Chauhan was defeated at the hands of ______ in the Battle of Tarain 1192.
31. When was India first invaded by Mahmud of Ghazni?
32. Ruler of Slave dynasty Ghiyasuddin Balban adopted the title of………
33. Al-Biruni's famous work 'Kitab-ul-Hind' is a composition in the .......... language.
34. In which year did the Mongols under the leadership of Genghis Khan invade Transoxiana in north-eastern Iran?
35. Who assumed the title of Balban?
36. Which one of the following kings was defeated by Muhammad Ghori in the Battle of Chandawar?
37. The battle of Tarain was fought between Prithviraj Chauhan and………
38. Which of the following dynasty was founded by Qutb ud-din Aibak?
39. In which of the following forts was Razia Sultana imprisoned by Malik Ikhtiyar-ud-din Altunia?
40. When was the first battle of Tarain fought?
41. Balban served as the Naib of which of the following Sultans of Delhi?
42. Which of the following foreign traveler is correctly related to their respective country?
43. Who among the following travelers came to India from Uzbekistan in the 11th century?
44. During which of the following years did Qutbuddin Aibak rule?
45. Al-Biruni from Uzbekistan, travelled to India in which century?
46. Which battle took place between Muhammad Ghori and Prithviraj Chauhan?
47. Battle of Tarain was fought in the year……..
48. The First Battle of Tarain was fought in the year ______.
49. ____ was the first and only Muslim woman to ever seat on the throne of Delhi.
50. Which of the following Sultans died while playing Polo or Chaugan?
