Which Turkish invader plundered the Somnath Temple in 1025 AD? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

Which Turkish invader plundered the Somnath Temple in 1025 AD?
A. Ahmad Shah Abdali
B. Muhammad Ghori
C. Timur
D. Mahmud of Ghazni
Answer: Option D
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Mahmud of Ghazni raided and plundered the Somnath Temple in 1025 AD, looting its wealth and destroying its icon.

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Practice More Important Monuments of India Questions

Question #1
The ancient 'Ahichhatra' monument ruins include a massive tiered brick structure. To which religious tradition is this temple structure linked?
A. Ajivika sect
B. Jainism exclusively
C. Harappan culture
D. Buddhism and Hinduism (Gupta era temple)

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
The prominent excavated mound at Ahichhatra reveals a colossal terraced Shiva temple of the Gupta period, along with ancient Buddhist stupa remains.

Question #2
The spectacular monument 'Tomb of Rabia-ud-Daurani' (Bibi Ka Maqbara) was designed by an architect named Ata-ullah. Who was his father?
A. Inayat Khan
B. Ustad Isa
C. Mirak Mirza Ghiyas
D. Ustad Ahmad Lahori

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
Ata-ullah, the chief architect of Bibi Ka Maqbara, was the son of Ustad Ahmad Lahori, the principal architect of the grand Taj Mahal in Agra.

Question #3
The Tomb of Itmad-ud-Daulah in Agra, built by Empress Nur Jahan for her father Mirza Ghiyas Beg, is architecturally historic for being the first Mughal structure to extensively use which technique?
A. Charbagh layout with stepwells
B. Pietra Dura inlay work on white marble
C. Double-domed roofs with red sandstone carvings
D. Central true arches with lime plaster

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
The Tomb of Itmad-ud-Daulah (often called the 'Baby Taj') is historic as the first Mughal tomb made entirely from white marble and featuring extensive use of the fine Pietra Dura inlay technique.