Mohammed Ghazni

Q. How did the Indus Valley civilization decline?

Q. How many times did Mohammed Ghazni invade India?

1. Sixteen
2. Fifteen
3. Fourteen
4. Seventeen

Q. The dynasty was founded by Alaptigin.

1. Rajput
2. Ghaznavid
3. Lodi

Q. Write a note on the impact of pastoralism on the prehistoric people in Tamil Nadu.

Q. Consider yourself as a resident of Mount Abu around late 10th century CE. One day, you observed a fierce battle taking place between the foreign invaders and the ruling king. The foreign army of Mohammed Ghazni was finally defeated by your king.

Which king is being referred to here?

1. Bheema I
2. Bheema II
3. Moolaraja I
4. Moolaraja II

Q. The temple is located in the Saurashtra region.

1. Basaveshwar
2. Konark
3. Somanath

Q. The Somanath temple caught the eye of Mahmud of Ghazni since it was said to have an enormous amount of:

1. Manuscripts
2. Treasure
3. Religious sculptures
4. Grain

Q. Mohammed Ghazni was from the Ghaznavid Dynasty, which had its headquarters in Ghazna.

1. True
2. False

Q. This ruler came from the Ghaznavid dynasty and attacked India seventeen times. This dynasty had its headquarters in 'X' in modern-day Afghanistan. Identify X.

1. Babylon
2. Ghazni
3. Egypt
4. Ghori

Q. Who destroyed the famous Somnath temple?

1. Mohammad Ghori
2. Ahmed Shah Abdali
3. Mahmud of Ghazni
4. Alauddin Khilji

Q. Mention the timespan during which Mohammed Ghazni invaded India.

1. 1001 C.E to 1025 C.E
2. 1001 C.E to 1026 C.E
3. 1002 C.E to 1025 C.E
4. 1002 C.E to 1026 C.E

Q. Who founded the Ghaznavid dynasty?

1. Alaptigin
2. Mohammed Ghazni
3. Mohammed Ghori
4. Malik Kafur