Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Medieval India: Kings and Chronicles

Question:

What was the place where the emperor’s collection of manuscripts were kept and new ones were produced called?

Options:

Kitab khana

Gusalkhana

Scriptorium

Calligraphy Room.

Correct Answer:

Scriptorium

Explanation:

All books in Mughal India were manuscripts, that is, they were handwritten. The centre of manuscript production was the imperial Kitab khana. Although Kitab khana can be translated as library, it was a scriptorium, that is, a place where the emperor’s collection of manuscripts was kept and new manuscripts were produced