Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 7 (ICSE) · History and Civics
Chapter: Chapter 3 — Chapter 3: Turkish Invaders
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. Who conducted raids into India between 1000-1027 CE? [1]
(A) Mahmud of Ghazni
(B) Muhammad of Ghor
(C) Akbar
(D) Ashoka
2. What did Mahmud of Ghazni target? [1]
(A) Wealth and temples
(B) Only farmland
(C) Only forests
(D) Nothing specific
3. What temple did Mahmud of Ghazni famously raid? [1]
(A) Somnath
(B) Only Delhi's temples
(C) Only Mumbai's temples
(D) No specific temple
4. Who won the Second Battle of Tarain? [1]
(A) Muhammad of Ghor
(B) Mahmud of Ghazni
(C) An Indian king
(D) No one won
5. When was the Second Battle of Tarain? [1]
(A) 1192 CE
(B) 1000 CE
(C) 1500 CE
(D) 500 CE
6. What did this battle mark the beginning of? [1]
(A) Sustained Muslim rule in India
(B) The end of all invasions
(C) Peace across India
(D) Nothing significant
7. What happened to regional Indian kingdoms? [1]
(A) They declined as new powers emerged
(B) They remained unchanged
(C) They became stronger
(D) Nothing changed
8. What cultural result came from these invasions? [1]
(A) Blending of Turkish, Persian and Indian traditions
(B) No cultural change
(C) Only isolation
(D) Only conflict, no blending
9. Who conducted raids into India between 1000-1027 CE? [1]
(A) Mahmud of Ghazni
(B) Muhammad of Ghor
(C) Akbar
(D) Ashoka
10. What did Mahmud of Ghazni target? [1]
(A) Wealth and temples
(B) Only farmland
(C) Only forests
(D) Nothing specific
11. What temple did Mahmud of Ghazni famously raid? [1]
(A) Somnath
(B) Only Delhi's temples
(C) Only Mumbai's temples
(D) No specific temple
12. Who won the Second Battle of Tarain? [1]
(A) Muhammad of Ghor
(B) Mahmud of Ghazni
(C) An Indian king
(D) No one won
13. When was the Second Battle of Tarain? [1]
(A) 1192 CE
(B) 1000 CE
(C) 1500 CE
(D) 500 CE
14. What did this battle mark the beginning of? [1]
(A) Sustained Muslim rule in India
(B) The end of all invasions
(C) Peace across India
(D) Nothing significant
15. What happened to regional Indian kingdoms? [1]
(A) They declined as new powers emerged
(B) They remained unchanged
(C) They became stronger
(D) Nothing changed
16. What cultural result came from these invasions? [1]
(A) Blending of Turkish, Persian and Indian traditions
(B) No cultural change
(C) Only isolation
(D) Only conflict, no blending