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UGC NET January 2017 History
Naphtha and mangonels were used for the first time in India in which of the following places/regions?
ASindh, 712 ✓ Correct
BKhajuraho temple, 950
CDeccan, 1130
DPanipat, 1526
Correct answer: (A) Sindh, 712 — They were first used in Sindh in 712, so the answer is Sindh, 712.
Explanation
★They were first used in Sindh in 712, so the answer is Sindh, 712.
★Naphtha was an inflammable substance used in warfare.
★Mangonels were engines that hurled stones, like the missiles of today.
★These were used for the first time in India during the conquest of Sindh in 712.
★This was the campaign led by Muhammad bin Qasim.
★So the first use of naphtha and mangonels in India was in Sindh in 712.
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