131. In which year, the Battle of Rasil was fought between the Rashidun Caliphate and the Rai kingdom of Sindh?
(A) 638 AD
(B) 644 AD
(C) 648 AD
(D) 660 AD
Correct Answer: (B) 644 AD
Answer Explanation:
The Battle of Rasil was the first battle between an Arab Caliphate and a Hindu Kingdom. The Arab caliphate was Rashidun Caliphate Suhail ibn Adi was given command of this expedition by Caliph Umar. In this battle, the Raja Rasil of Rai Kingdom was defeated and the area around Makran coast was annexed into Caliph’s territories.
132. The credit of establishing the Muslim rule in India goes to__?
(A) Arabs
(B) Turks
(C) Mongols
(D) Perseans
Correct Answer: (B) Turks
Answer Explanation:
The credit of establishing the Muslim rule in India goes to the Turks. The reason for their conquest of India lies in following
• They were assuming the leadership of Islam through conversion with more fanatical in their religious zeal
• Their sense of superiority of their race
• They had the determination to propagate Islam
• They had believed in the strength of their arms The Turks conquered a large part of western Asia and moving towards the east penetrated into India with Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni was the first to penetrate deep into India.
133. Which of the following kings was not a part of the anti-Arab Rajput confederacy that repelled attacks of Arab armies under Junaid in
The swarm of Arabs had attacked several places in India around 723-726 A.D under Junaid and other commanders such as Al Hakim. These forces were confronted in India by forces of Gurjara Pratihara king Nagabhata-I who combined his army with Jaysimha Varman of the Rashtrakuta Empire and Rajput forces under Bappa Rawal, at the border of Rajasthan. Junaid as well as Hakim were killed by Indian forces.
134. The queen Rani Bai is associated with which of these kingdoms during early medieval India?
(A) Kabulshahi
(B) Zabul
(C) Sindh
(D) Gujarat
Correct Answer: (C) Sindh
Answer Explanation:
In the battle of Aror, Raja Dahir’s Wife Rani Bai fled to the fort of Rawar with 15,000 troops from where she challenged Muhammad Bin Qasim for the battle. Muhammad bin Qasim chased her to Rawar and ordered his miners to dig and demolish the walls of the fort until the bastions were thrown down. Rani Bai, however, finding herself encircled, surrendered and burnt herself along with other ladies.
135. Mahmud of Ghazni had maintained an ideological link to the suzerainty of which caliphate?
(A) Fatimid Caliphate
(B) Abbasid Caliphate
(C) Ummayid Caliphate
(D) None of them
Correct Answer: (B) Abbasid Caliphate
Answer Explanation:
Despite being an independent ruler, Maḥmud preserving an ideological link to the suzerainty of the Abbasid Caliphate. The caliph, in return, recognized him as the legitimate ruler of the lands he occupied and encouraged him in his conquests.
