581. Al Beruni came to India along with:
(A) Mahmud of Ghazni
(B) Muhammad Bin Qasim
(C) Muhammad Ghauri
(D) Timur
582. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
(A) Zia-ud-din Barani – Tarikh-i-muhammadi
(B) Shams-i-Siraj Afif – Tarikh-i Feroz Shahi
(C) Ibn Batuta – Fatwa-i-Jahandari
(D) Amir Khusro – Tabaqat-i-Nasiri
583. The first Muslim ruler in India was:
(A) Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
(B) Mahmud of Ghazni
(C) Qutubudin Aibak
(D) Muhammad Ghori
584. Who was the first and last woman ruler of Delhi?
(A) Chand Bibi
(B) Noor Jahan
(C) Razia Sultana
(D) Mumtaz Mahal
585. The greatest traveler of all time, referred to in the passage, is:
(A) Fahien
(B) Marco Polo
(C) Megasthenes
(D) Ibn Batuta
586. The correct chronological order of the three nations that invaded India is as follows:
- Mahmud of Ghazni
- Nadir Shah
- Changez Khan
(A) 2,3,1
(B) 1,3,2
(C) 1,2,3
(D) 3,2,1
587. Ala-u-din Khilji’s revenue system was directed towards:
I. Controlling ambitious Muslim nobles
II. Curbing the wealth and power of Hindu land-owning classes
III. Increasing the state’s income
(A) I and II
(B) III only
(C) I, II, and III
(D) III only
588. India’s earliest contact with Islam came through:
(A) Arab conquest of Sindh in the seventh century
(B) Turkish invasion in the 11th century
(C) Sufi saints
(D) Arab merchants on the Malabar coast
589. Victoria Hospital is in:
(A) Khanewal
(B) Bahawalpur
(C) Lahore
(D) Multan
590. How many districts are in Pakistan?
(A) 132
(B) 133
(C) 129
(D) 128