Identify the language of Al-Biruni’s book Kitab-ul-Hind:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Arabic
Al-Biruni’s Kitab-ul-Hind, a voluminous text of 80 chapters, is written in Arabic.
Note: A same/similar question was asked in CUET (UG) in the papers below.
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NCERT (2026-27): “1.2 The Kitab-ul-Hind … Al-Biruni’s Kitab-ul-Hind, written in Arabic, is simple and lucid. It is a voluminous text, divided into 80 chapters on subjects such as religion and philosophy, festivals, astronomy, alchemy, manners and customs, social life, weights and measures, iconography, laws and metrology.…” |