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1000-1027 - (Early Islamic Conquest) Mahmud of Ghazni
For 1000-1027 - (Early Islamic Conquest) Mahmud of Ghazni, which option correctly gives the "Somnath campaign"?
A. 1025 CE
B. 1035 CE
C. 1024 CE
D. 1026 CE
Correct Answer: A
Somnath campaign: 1025 CE. Mahmud attacked the Somnath temple in Gujarat in 1025-26.
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1000-1027 - (Early Islamic Conquest) Mahmud of Ghazni
For 1000-1027 - (Early Islamic Conquest) Mahmud of Ghazni, which option correctly gives the "Indian campaigns tradition"?
A. Seventeen
B. 57
C. 80,000
D. 2.55%
Correct Answer: A
Indian campaigns tradition: Seventeen. Traditional historical accounts commonly speak of seventeen expeditions.
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1000-1027 - (Early Islamic Conquest) Mahmud of Ghazni
For 1000-1027 - (Early Islamic Conquest) Mahmud of Ghazni, which option correctly gives the "dynasty"?
A. Sayyid dynasty
B. Ghaznavid dynasty
C. Umayyad Caliphate
D. Tughlaq dynasty
Correct Answer: B
Dynasty: Ghaznavid dynasty. Mahmud was the most famous ruler of the Ghaznavid dynasty.
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1000-1027 - (Early Islamic Conquest) Mahmud of Ghazni
For 1000-1027 - (Early Islamic Conquest) Mahmud of Ghazni, which option correctly gives the "capital"?
A. Dinpanah
B. Arabian Sea
C. Agra
D. Ghazni
Correct Answer: D
Capital: Ghazni. Mahmud ruled from Ghazni in present-day Afghanistan.
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1000-1027 - (Early Islamic Conquest) Mahmud of Ghazni
Which Persian poet is traditionally linked with Mahmud's court and the Shahnameh?
A. Jayapala
B. Al-Biruni
C. Anandapala
D. Firdawsi
Correct Answer: D
Firdawsi, author of the Shahnameh, is famously associated with the Ghaznavid court tradition.
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1000-1027 - (Early Islamic Conquest) Mahmud of Ghazni
Which work by Al-Biruni is a major source on medieval Indian society and learning?
A. Baburnama
B. Kitab al-Hind
C. Now or Never; Are We to Live or Perish Forever?
D. Chach Nama
Correct Answer: B
Al-Biruni's Kitab al-Hind is a major study of Indian religion, science and culture.
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1000-1027 - (Early Islamic Conquest) Mahmud of Ghazni
Which renowned scholar accompanied the Ghaznavid world and wrote extensively on India?
A. Al-Biruni
B. Firdawsi
C. Jayapala
D. Anandapala
Correct Answer: A
Al-Biruni lived in the Ghaznavid milieu and wrote Kitab al-Hind.
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1000-1027 - (Early Islamic Conquest) Mahmud of Ghazni
Which Hindu Shahi ruler, son of Jayapala, continued resistance against Mahmud?
A. Firdawsi
B. Al-Biruni
C. Jayapala
D. Anandapala
Correct Answer: D
Anandapala continued Hindu Shahi resistance after Jayapala.
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1000-1027 - (Early Islamic Conquest) Mahmud of Ghazni
Which Hindu Shahi ruler fought Mahmud early in his Indian campaigns?
A. Firdawsi
B. Al-Biruni
C. Jayapala
D. Anandapala
Correct Answer: C
Jayapala of the Hindu Shahi dynasty fought Mahmud and was defeated.
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1000-1027 - (Early Islamic Conquest) Mahmud of Ghazni
In which year is Mahmud's famous raid on Somnath generally dated?
A. 1015 CE
B. 1030 CE
C. 1025 CE
D. 1024 CE
Correct Answer: C
Mahmud attacked the Somnath temple in Gujarat in 1025-26.
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1000-1027 - (Early Islamic Conquest) Mahmud of Ghazni
How many major expeditions into the Indian subcontinent are traditionally associated with Mahmud of Ghazni?
A. Five years
B. Seventeen
C. 2.55%
D. About two and a half years
Correct Answer: B
Traditional historical accounts commonly speak of seventeen expeditions.
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1000-1027 - (Early Islamic Conquest) Mahmud of Ghazni
What was the political capital of Mahmud of Ghazni's empire?
A. Mansura
B. Baghdad
C. Ghazni
D. Kabul
Correct Answer: C
Mahmud ruled from Ghazni in present-day Afghanistan.
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WWII Impact on India - British Rule & Colonial Era (1757-1947)
Within WWII Impact on India - British Rule & Colonial Era (1757-1947), the answer "Lord Linlithgow" is associated with which tested detail?
A. Muslim League response
B. place
C. war declaration
D. Congress response
Correct Answer: C
The tested detail is "war declaration". Linlithgow declared India at war with Germany without consulting Indian political leaders.
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WWII Impact on India - British Rule & Colonial Era (1757-1947)
Which pairing is correct for the "Muslim League response" aspect of WWII Impact on India - British Rule & Colonial Era (1757-1947)?
A. Muslim League response — Day of Deliverance
B. Muslim League response — They resigned
C. Muslim League response — 1945-46 elections
D. Muslim League response — Partition of British India
Correct Answer: A
The correct match is "Muslim League response — Day of Deliverance". Jinnah called for a Day of Deliverance following the resignation of Congress ministries.
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WWII Impact on India - British Rule & Colonial Era (1757-1947)
Which pairing is correct for the "Congress response" aspect of WWII Impact on India - British Rule & Colonial Era (1757-1947)?
A. Congress response — They resigned
B. Congress response — Day of Deliverance
C. Congress response — 1945-46 elections
D. Congress response — Lahore Resolution session
Correct Answer: A
The correct match is "Congress response — They resigned". Congress provincial ministries resigned in 1939.
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WWII Impact on India - British Rule & Colonial Era (1757-1947)
Which pairing is correct for the "war declaration" aspect of WWII Impact on India - British Rule & Colonial Era (1757-1947)?
A. war declaration — Sir John Simon
B. war declaration — Lord Linlithgow
C. war declaration — Lord Mountbatten
D. war declaration — Muhammad Qasim Nanautavi
Correct Answer: B
The correct match is "war declaration — Lord Linlithgow". Linlithgow declared India at war with Germany without consulting Indian political leaders.
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WWII Impact on India - British Rule & Colonial Era (1757-1947)
For WWII Impact on India - British Rule & Colonial Era (1757-1947), which option correctly gives the "Muslim League response"?
A. Urdu-Hindi Controversy
B. They resigned
C. Day of Deliverance
D. 1945-46 elections
Correct Answer: C
Muslim league response: Day of Deliverance. Jinnah called for a Day of Deliverance following the resignation of Congress ministries.
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WWII Impact on India - British Rule & Colonial Era (1757-1947)
For WWII Impact on India - British Rule & Colonial Era (1757-1947), which option correctly gives the "Congress response"?
A. They resigned
B. Lahore Resolution session
C. Day of Deliverance
D. 1945-46 elections
Correct Answer: A
Congress response: They resigned. Congress provincial ministries resigned in 1939.
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WWII Impact on India - British Rule & Colonial Era (1757-1947)
For WWII Impact on India - British Rule & Colonial Era (1757-1947), which option correctly gives the "war declaration"?
A. Dudu Miyan
B. Allama Inayatullah Khan Mashriqi
C. Shah Waliullah
D. Lord Linlithgow
Correct Answer: D
War declaration: Lord Linlithgow. Linlithgow declared India at war with Germany without consulting Indian political leaders.
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WWII Impact on India - British Rule & Colonial Era (1757-1947)
Which observance did the Muslim League mark on 22 December 1939 after Congress ministries resigned?
A. They resigned
B. 1945-46 elections
C. Day of Deliverance
D. Lahore Resolution
Correct Answer: C
Jinnah called for a Day of Deliverance following the resignation of Congress ministries.