Class 7 Subject - S.St.
Chapter - 12 Turkish Invasions In North India
Answers:
Emerged- come into view.
Constant- unchangeable or fixed.
Aspired- to aim at high things.
Recruited- a soldier newly enlisted.
Asserted- maintain or enforce leg right.
Conquered- to gain victory.
Ascended- to go up or to the throne.
Stiff- moving with difficulty.
Resistance- the power to resist.
Paved- to cover with concrete to provide a hard level surface to make the road as way.
Campaigns- a series of military operations.
Wrath- anger.
- Tick the correct option :
- First Muslim invasion in India was led by --
Ans. Mahmud of Ghazni
- Mahmud of Ghazni attacked India mainly --
Ans. to plunder the wealth of India.
- Who defeated Muhammad Ghori in the first battle of the Tarain ?
Ans. Prithviraj Chauhan
- Who among the following were the first to bring Islam into India ?
Ans. Turks
- The trusted slave and general appointed as a deputy of Indian territories by Muhammad
Ghori was --
Ans. Qutubuddin Aibak
B. Fill in the blanks :
- Wars among Rajputs resulted in political instability.
- Turks were recruited as guards and professional soldiers.
- Ghazni's most destructive attack was on Somnath Temple in 1025 CE.
- Muhammad Ghori was defeated by King Bhimdev in Gujarat.
- Indian society was based on Caste System.
C. Write true or false for following statement :
1 . Mahmud Ghazni invaded India 17 times . True
2. Many Muslims settled in India due to their trade interests. True
3. Muhammad Ghori was defeated in both the Battles of the Tarain . False
4. Mohammad Gauri Kannauj and Banaras. True
5. Mohammed Ghori had three children. False
D. Answer the following question in brief :
Q 1. What attracted the Turks to India ?
Ans. The political disunity in India and the great wealth attracted the turks to India.
Q 2. Write any two main features of Turks.
Ans.(i)Turks have had a military nature since ancient times.
(ii)They were Nationalist and felt proud of the achievements of their country.
Q 3. List the places that were invented by Mahmud Ghazni in India.
Ans. In North West India--- Nagarkot, Thanesar, Mathura, Kannauj and Somnath
Temple (Gujarat).
Q 4. Name the rulers who is credited with laying the foundation of Muslim Empire in India.
Ans. Muhammad Ghori was the credit for laying foundation of Muslim Empire in India.
Q 5. Who was handed over the conquer territories of Muhammad Ghori in India ?
Ans. Mohammed Ghori handed over the conquered territories of India to his trusted
slave and general, Qutubuddin Aibak.
Q 6. Who had recruited the Turks as professional soldiers?
Ans. The Abbasid Caliphs of Baghdad had recruited the Turks as professional soldiers .
E. Answer the following questions :
Q 1. How did Mahmud Ghazni extend his power ?
Ans. Mahmud Ghazni invaded India 17 times in 27 years (1000-1027 A.D). He wanted to
make Ghazni, a small hilly and poor region, into a powerful empire.
He gained the control of Afghanistan and Khurasan. He was attracted by the great
wealth of India.He defeated all the kings, plunders to all towns and collected heavy
wealth.
Q 2. Why did Mahmud Ghazni decide to attack India ?
Ans. Mahmud Ghazni dreamt of establishing a worst and a strong interest in Central Asia.
He had heard of the fabulous riches stored in the temples and palaces of India. So, he
decided to attack India Mahmood was interested only in the wealth of India and had no
ambition to set up an empire in India or to convert Indians to Islam.
Q 3. Narrate the main effects of the inventions of Muhammad Ghazni.
Ans. (a) Mahmud’s invasion exposed the weakness of Indian rulers and paved the
way for the establishment of Muslim rule in India.
(b)Trade interest also attracted many Muslims to settle in India.
(c)Destruction of valuable and artistic temples and idols was a great loss of
Indian art.
(d) There was also developed of a close cultural interaction between India and Islamic
Central Asia
Q 4. List the reasons responsible for the defeat of Indian rulers.
Ans. (a)The disunity among the Indian rulers and the caste system were the main causes
of the success of Ghori and the defeat of Indian rulers.
(b)The common people were dissatisfied as they had no contact with the rulers.
(c) Rajputs rulers helped the Turks against their own country.
(d) Ghori’s army was well-equipped and his campaigns were properly planned and
compared to the armies of Indian rulers, that use old methods of war, equipment and
elephants.
Q 5. Differentiate between the aims of Mahmud Ghazni and Muhammad Ghori.
Ans. Mahmud Ghazni is remembered as the plunderer of towns and
temples in India. He also took stage to propagate Islam throughout the world.
Muhammad Ghori unlike Mahmud Ghazni whose main aim was of invading India and
to loot the great wealth of India ,wanted to extend the Muslim Empire.
Inside Question/Answers
Q.1. When did the Arabs attack over Sindh?
Ans :The Arabs started coming to India on the Malabar Coast around the 8th century.
As soon as the ruler of Sindh Dahir attacked the ships of Caliph of Baghdad.
They became angry thus they attacked India in 712 A.D. Sindh was then conquered.
As soon as the ruler of Sindh Dahir attacked the ships of Caliph of Baghdad.
They became angry thus they attacked India in 712 A.D. Sindh was then conquered.
Q.2.Who was the Caliph?
Ans:Caliph was the religious and political head of the Arab
Q.3. Who recruited the Turks as guards and professional soldiers?
Ans: Abbasid caliphs of Baghdad recruited the Turks as guards and professional soldiers.
Q 4. Who started a new lineage of rulers?
Ans: One governor, who conquered Ghazni in Afghanistan , started a new lineage of rulers known
as Ghazanavis.
as Ghazanavis.
Q 5. When was Mahmud Ghazni born and when did he ascend to the throne?
Ans: Mahmud Ghazni was born in 971 A.D and He ascended to the throne in 998 A.D.
Q 6. When did Mahmud Ghazni invade India for how many times?
Ans: Mahmud Ghazni Invaded India in 1000-1027 A.D. He attacked over India 17 times.
Q 7. In which year Mahmud Ghazani invaded the Somnath Temple?
Ans: Mahmud Ghazni attacked the Somnath Temple in 1025 A.D.
Q 8. What were the effects of Mahmud Ghazni invasions?
Ans: Mahmud invasions exposed the weakness of Indian rulers. He paved the way for the
establishment of Muslim rule in India. Trade interests also attacked many Muslims to settle in India.
Mahmud's destruction of valuable temples and idols. It was a great loss to Indian art.
establishment of Muslim rule in India. Trade interests also attacked many Muslims to settle in India.
Mahmud's destruction of valuable temples and idols. It was a great loss to Indian art.
Q 9. Who was Alberuni?
Ans:Al-Beruni (973-1048 AD) was a Persian scholar and scientist who wrote an account
Kitab-Al-Hind that gives us an account of Indian sub-continent.
Kitab-Al-Hind that gives us an account of Indian sub-continent.
Q 10. Who defeated Muhammad Ghori in Gujarat?
Ans: King Bhimdeva a ruler in Gujarat defeated badly
Q 11. Who was the ruler of Ghor?
Ans: Muhammad Ghori was the rules of a small Kingdom of Ghor in Afghanistan.
Q 12. Who was Firdausi and what was his work?
Ans: Firdausi ( 1940-1020 AD. ) was a famous Persian poet and the author of Shahnama.
He was a court poet of Muhammad Ghazni in his work Shahnama he praised the ruling of
Mahmud Ghazni.
He was a court poet of Muhammad Ghazni in his work Shahnama he praised the ruling of
Mahmud Ghazni.
Q 13. Who defeated Muhammad Ghori in Gujarat?
Ans: King Bhimdeva ruler in Gujarat defeated badly Muhammad Ghori.
Q 14. Who defeated Muhammad Ghori in the First Battle of Tarain?
Ans:Prithviraj Chauhan (1179-1192), the ruler of Delhi and Ajmer defeated Muhammad Ghori
in First Battle of Tarain 1191.
in First Battle of Tarain 1191.
Q 15. Who was defeated in the Second Battle of Tarain?
Ans. Prithviraj Chauhan was defeated in the Second Battle of Tarain by Muhammad Ghori.
Q 16. In which battle Jaichand was defeated by Muhammad Ghori?
Ans: Jaichand, the ruler of Kanauj was defeated by Muhammad Ghori in the Battle of Chandawar
in 1794
in 1794
Q 17. Who was a trusted slave of Muhammad Ghori?
Ans: Qutubuddin Aibek was the trusted slave and general of Ghori who remained the founder of
Delhi Sultanate.
Delhi Sultanate.
Q 18. Who was the court poet of Mahmud Ghazni?
Ans: Firdausi was the court poet of Mahmud Ghazni.
Q 19. Who was the founder of Muslim empire in India?
Ans: The credit of the foundation of Muslim Empire in India goes to Muhammad Ghori.
Q 20. Who was Bhaktiyar Khilji?
Ans: Bhaktiyar Khilji was the commander of Muhammad Ghori. He further expanded
the Turkish empire in north India and he destroyed the famous University of Nalanda.
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