Indian History | MCQs

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British Indian Association was formed in 1851.

It was one of the first political associations in British India.

It established to promote Indian welfare and represent Indian interests to the British government.

Explanation

Allaudin Khilji was not a slave.

He was a sovereign ruler of the Khilji dynasty.

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Habib Bank Limited was originally established in 1941 by the Habib Family.

 HBL moved its operations to Pakistan in 1947 at request of Muhammad Ali Jinnah.

HBL is Pakistan's oldest, largest, and first commercial bank.

 In 1951, it opened its first international branch in Colombo, Sri Lanka. 

Headquarters: Karachi-

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Muhammad bin Qasim attacked Sindh in 712 CE.

At that time, the Umayyad Caliph was Al-Walid I.

Hujaj bin Yousaf was the Governor of Irqa.

Explanation

Muhammad bin Qasim belonged to the Banu Thaqif.

Muhammad Bin Qasiim was a close relative of Hajjaj bin Yousuf,

He was the son-in-law of Hajjaj bin Yousuf

Because of him, he was appointed the governor of Persia 

Hajjaj ibn Yusuf was the governor of the Umayyad Caliphate from 692–694

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Muhammad ibn Qasim led the Muslim conquest of Sindh

From Raja Dahir in the battle of Aror.

He was the first Muslim to have successfully captured Hindu territories

And initiated the early Islamic India in 712 AD.

Explanation

Sir Sikandar Hayat Khan was the Chief Minister of Punjab from 1937 to December 1942.

He was the leader of the Unionist Party.

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Sultan Mahmud Ghaznavi defeated Raja Jayapala, the Hindu Shahi ruler, in the Battle of Peshawar in 1001 CE.

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Maulana Muhammad Ali Johar issued Comrade English newspaper

He launched the English weekly The Comrade in 1911 in Calcutta

He moved to Delhi in 1912

And launched an Urdu-language daily newspaper Hamdard there in 1913.

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Raja Ram Mohan Roy was one of the founders of the Brahmo Samaj, the precursor of the Brahmo Samaj, a social-religious reform movement in the Indian subcontinent.