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:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
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)