WBCS.LIVE practice question

The 'First Battle of Tarain' (1191) was fought between:

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. Prithviraj Chauhan and Muhammad Ghori
  2. Babur and Ibrahim Lodi
  3. Akbar and Hemu
  4. Humayun and Sher Shah

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: Prithviraj Chauhan and Muhammad Ghori

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: (A) Prithviraj Chauhan and Muhammad Ghori šŸ“š Explanation: The First Battle of Tarain took place in 1191 near the town of Tarain (modern Haryana). It resulted in a decisive victory for the Rajput confederacy led by Prithviraj Chauhan over the invading Ghurid army of Muhammad Ghori. However, in the Second Battle of Tarain a year later (1192), Ghori returned with a larger force and defeated Prithviraj, marking the beginning of Muslim rule in Northern India.