Match List-I with List-II on Al-Biruni.List-IList-II(A) The first bar…

Match List-I with List-II on Al-Biruni.

List-I	List-II
(A) The first barrier to understanding	(I) Self-absorption and insularity of the local population
(B) The second barrier	(II) Works of Brahmanas such as the Vedas and the Puranas
(C) The third barrier	(III) Language
(D) His main source on Indian society	(IV) Difference in religious beliefs and practices

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 3

The correct answer is Option (3) → A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II

List-I	List-II	Reason
(A) The first barrier to understanding	(III) Language	The first barrier was language: Sanskrit was so different from Arabic and Persian that ideas could not be easily translated.
(B) The second barrier	(IV) Difference in religious beliefs and practices	The second barrier was the difference in religious beliefs and practices.
(C) The third barrier	(I) Self-absorption and insularity of the local population	The third was the self-absorption and insularity of the local population, that is, people keeping to themselves.
(D) His main source on Indian society	(II) Works of Brahmanas such as the Vedas and the Puranas	In spite of these barriers, he depended almost exclusively on the works of Brahmanas, citing the Vedas, the Puranas and the Bhagavad Gita.

NCERT (2026-27): “4.1 Overcoming barriers to understanding
As we have seen, travellers often compared what they saw in the subcontinent with practices with which they were familiar. Each traveller adopted distinct strategies to understand what they observed. Al-Biruni, for instance, was aware of the problems inherent in the task he had set himself. He discussed several “barriers” that he felt obstructed understanding. The first amongst these was language. According to him, Sanskrit was so different from Arabic and Persian that ideas and concepts could not be easily translated from one language into another.”

“The second barrier he identified was the difference in religious beliefs and practices. The self-absorption and consequent insularity of the local population according to him, constituted the third barrier. What is interesting is that even though he was aware of these problems, Al-Biruni depended almost exclusively on the works of Brahmanas, often citing passages from the Vedas, the Puranas, the Bhagavad Gita, the works of Patanjali, the Manusmriti, etc., to provide an understanding of Indian society.”

Match List-I with List-II on Al-Biruni.

List-I	List-II
(A) The first barrier to understanding	(I) Self-absorption and insularity of the local population
(B) The second barrier	(II) Works of Brahmanas such as the Vedas and the Puranas
(C) The third barrier	(III) Language
(D) His main source on Indian society	(IV) Difference in religious beliefs and practices

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 3

The correct answer is Option (3) → A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II

List-I	List-II	Reason
(A) The first barrier to understanding	(III) Language	The first barrier was language: Sanskrit was so different from Arabic and Persian that ideas could not be easily translated.
(B) The second barrier	(IV) Difference in religious beliefs and practices	The second barrier was the difference in religious beliefs and practices.
(C) The third barrier	(I) Self-absorption and insularity of the local population	The third was the self-absorption and insularity of the local population, that is, people keeping to themselves.
(D) His main source on Indian society	(II) Works of Brahmanas such as the Vedas and the Puranas	In spite of these barriers, he depended almost exclusively on the works of Brahmanas, citing the Vedas, the Puranas and the Bhagavad Gita.