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Question
State whether the following is true or false:
Balban made the monarchy weak and dependent on the nobles.
Options
True
False
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Solution
False
Correct Statement: Balban made the monarchy absolute and all-powerful.
RELATED QUESTIONS
Match Column A with Column B:
| Column A | Column B |
| 1. AD 1025 | (a) The first battle of Tarain |
| 2. AD 1192 | (b) Muhammad Ghori defeated Prithviraj Chauhan at Tarain |
| 3. AD 1194 | (c) Mahmud of Ghazni attacked and destroyed the Hindu temple at Somnath |
| 4. AD 1191 | (d) Muhammad Ghori defeated and killed Jaichand of Kanauj |
Match the following:
| Column A | Column B |
| 1. Mahmud of Ghazni | (a) general of Ghori |
| 2. First Battle of Tarain | (b) Prithviraj was defeated by Muhammad Ghori |
| 3. Second Battle of Tarain | (c) Prithviraj defeated Muhammad Ghori |
| 4. Qutbuddin Aibak | (d) patron of art and learning |
| 5. Muhammad bin Bakhtiar Khalji | (e) viceroy of Ghori |
Choose the correct answer:
Mahmud of Ghazni was a___________ ruler.
Choose the correct answer:
Nasiruddin Mahmud was a weak and inexperienced ruler and the affairs of the state were managed by__________on his behalf.
State whether the following is true or false:
Sultan Mahmud annexed Punjab to create a gateway to India for future invasions.
State whether the following is true or false:
Muhammad Ghori was as great a military leader as Mahmud of Ghazni.
Answer the following question in one or two words/sentences:
What is the significance of the defeat of Prithviraj in the Second Battle of Tarain?
Answer the following question in one or two words/ sentences :
Mention one important reason for the victory of Muhammad Ghori in the Second Battle of Tarain.
Match the following:
| Column A | Column B |
| 1. The ulemas | (a) Qutb Minar |
| 2. Alai Darwaza | (b) chorus singing |
| 3. Qawwali | (c) combines Hindu themes with Persian costumes |
| 4. Kathak | (d) a system of medicine which was a legacy of Turkish rule |
| 5. Yunani | (e) Muslim religious leaders |
| (f) Indo-Islamic style |
Who was the first Turkish ruler to extend his influence in South of the Vindhyas?
