Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Medieval India: Through the Eyes of Travellers

Question:

Identify the correct statements related to travellers in Medieval India:

(A) Al-Biruni was born in 980 in Uzbekistan.
(B) Abdur Razzaq was a diplomat from Herat.
(C) Ibn Battuta's travel book is called Rihla.
(D) Al-Biruni's book, Kitab-ul-Hind, was written in Arabic.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:

(A), (B) and (D) only

(A), (B) and (C) only

(A), (B), (C) and (D)

(B), (C) and (D) only

Correct Answer:

(B), (C) and (D) only

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (4) → (B), (C) and (D) only

(A) Al-Biruni was born in 980 in Uzbekistan. (Incorrect).  Al-Biruni was born in 973, in Khwarizm in present day Uzbekistan.
(B) Abdur Razzaq was a diplomat from Herat. (Correct)
(C) Ibn Battuta's travel book is called Rihla. (Correct)
(D) Al-Biruni's book, Kitab-ul-Hind, was written in Arabic (Correct)