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SSC MTS 2022 PYQ — Question 35

SSC MTS - 21 July 2022 - Shift 2 • General Awareness • Q35

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Who defeated Prithviraj Chauhan in the second battle of Tarain in 1192 AD?

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 3 i.e  Muhammad Ghori.

  •  The Second Battle of Tarian was fought in 1192 AD between Mohammed Ghori's Ghurid army & Prithviraj Chauhan's Rajput army.
  • After his defeat in the first battle of Tarain a year earlier, Mohammad Ghori came back to avenge his loss.
  • Prithviraj Chauhan lost the second battle of Tarain as he lost most of his Hindu allies like Jaichand, the ruler of Kanauj refused an alliance with him.