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WBCS Main Examination 2023 — Paper III: General Studies I · Question 51 of 200

Q51
History of IndiaDelhi Sultanate
During the Arab invasion in 712AD the ruler of Sind was defeated by whom?
  1. a.Sultan Mahmud of Gazni
  2. b.Muhammad Ghori
  3. c.Muhammad-bin-Qasim
  4. d.Tajuddin Yildiz

Answer: (C) Muhammad-bin-Qasim

In 712 CE the Umayyad general Muhammad bin Qasim defeated Raja Dahir of Sind and conquered Sind and Multan. Mahmud of Ghazni and Muhammad Ghori raided India centuries later, and Tajuddin Yildiz was Ghori's slave-commander.