Muhammad bin Qasim, who successfully invaded Sindh in 712 AD, was the commander of which caliphate?
A. Rashidun Caliphate
B. Umayyad Caliphate
C. Abbasid Caliphate
D. Fatimid Caliphate
B. Umayyad Caliphate
One of the cited reasons for the expedition of Muhammad Bin Qasim on Sindh was to punish the Bawarij of Sindh. Who were these people?
A. Dacoits
B. Pirates
C. Soldiers
D. Traders
B. Pirates
Which of the following places on the Indian coast came under the earliest attack by Arabs on India?
A. Kochi
B. Thane
C. Sindh
D. Porbandar
B. Thane
In which year was the Battle of Rasil fought between the Rashidun Caliphate and the Rai kingdom of Sindh?
A. 638 AD
B. 644 AD
C. 648 AD
D. 660 AD
B. 644 AD
Muhammad-bin-Qasim fought the 'Battle of Rawar' with which of the following?
A. Jai Sindh
B. Bajhra
C. Dahir
D. None of the above
C. Dahir
Which of the following places did Muhammad-bin-Qasim call 'The City of Gold'?
A. Multan
B. Rawar
C. Nipun
D. Sehwan
A. Multan
Which of the following seized Ghazni and established his independent power in 962 CE?
A. Alaptagin
B. Subuktagin
C. Ghazni
D. None of the above
A. Alaptagin
Which of the following was the successor of Alaptagin who seized Ghazni?
A. Mahmud of Ghazni
B. Muhammad bin Qasim
C. Subuktagin
D. None of the above
C. Subuktagin
Subuktagin's son Mahmud ascended the throne at Ghazni and ruled during which of the following periods?
A. c.968-1000 CE
B. c.978-1010 CE
C. c.988-1020 CE
D. c.998-1030 CE
D. c.998-1030 CE
Which ruler was not part of the anti-Arab Rajput alliance that resisted the incursions of Arab armies led by Junaid?
A. Nagabhata -I
B. Jaysimha Varman
C. Bappa Rawal
D. Vatsraja
B. Jaysimha Varman