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WBCS Main Examination 2022 — Paper III: General Studies I · Question 18 of 200

Q18
History of IndiaEarly Medieval India: Palas, Rajputs & the South
The First Battle of Tarain took place in
  1. a.1191 AD
  2. b.1176 AD
  3. c.1105 AD
  4. d.1155 AD

Answer: (A) 1191 AD

In the First Battle of Tarain in 1191, Prithviraj Chauhan defeated Muhammad Ghori. In the Second Battle of Tarain in 1192, Ghori defeated and killed Prithviraj, opening north India to Turkish rule. Tarain is near Thanesar in present-day Haryana. The other years do not match either battle.

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