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State PCS PYQPrelims 2022

BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · Question 13

Who was the real founder of Turkish rule in Bihar?

  1. Ikhtiyar-ud-din Bakhtiyar Khalji
  2. Ibrahim
  3. Dariya Khan Nuhani
  4. Malik Husamuddin
  5. None of the above / More than one of the above
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Answer: (A) Ikhtiyar-ud-din Bakhtiyar Khalji

Explanation

Bakhtiyar Khalji's raids into Bihar and Bengal laid the foundation of Turkish rule in the region.

  • (A) Correct

    Correct: Bakhtiyar Khalji conquered Bihar (c. 1197–1203), destroying Nalanda/Odantapuri.

  • (B) Incorrect

    Wrong: not the founder.

  • (C) Incorrect

    Wrong: a later (Lodi-era) governor.

  • (D) Incorrect

    Wrong: an associate, not the founder.

  • (E) Incorrect

    Wrong: option A is the accepted answer.