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WBCS Main Examination 2023 — Paper III: General Studies I · Question 81 of 200

Q81
History of IndiaDelhi Sultanate
Who won the first battle of Tarain?
  1. a.Prithviraj Chauhan
  2. b.Muhammad Ghori
  3. c.Muhammad-bin-Qasim
  4. d.Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni

Answer: (A) Prithviraj Chauhan

In the First Battle of Tarain (1191) Prithviraj Chauhan defeated Muhammad Ghori. Ghori won the second battle at the same place in 1192, which makes (B) the tempting wrong option; Muhammad bin Qasim and Mahmud of Ghazni belong to earlier centuries.