Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

General Knowledge

Question:

Who among the following had invaded India in 712 AD?

Options:

Muhammad Ghori

Mahmud of Ghazni

Muhammad Bin-Quasim

Qutub-ud-Din Aibak

Correct Answer:

Muhammad Bin-Quasim

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 3- Muhammad Bin-Quasim

Muhammad Bin-Qasim had invaded India in 712 AD.

Muhammad Ghori invaded India in the 12th century, Mahmud of Ghazni invaded India in the 11th century, and Qutub-ud-Din Aibak was a general of Muhammad Ghori who established the Delhi Sultanate in 1206.

Muhammad Bin-Qasim was a young general of the Umayyad Caliphate who led an expedition to India in 712 AD. He defeated the Raja of Sindh, Dahir, and conquered the province of Sindh. This was the first Muslim conquest in India, and it marked the beginning of the Islamic period in Indian history.