Quiz on Al-Biruni and Ibn Battuta

Who wrote the Kitab-ul-Hind?

• Ibn Battuta

• François Bernier

• Abdur Razzaq Samarqandi

• Al-Biruni

Which language did Al-Biruni write Kitab-ul-Hind in?

• Persian

• Arabic

• Sanskrit

• Urdu

Where was Al-Biruni born?

• Morocco

• Herat

• Khwarizm

• Ghazni

What was Ibn Battuta’s book of travels called?

• Rihla

• Safarnama

• Tarikh-i-Firoz Shahi

• Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri

Which Sultan appointed Ibn Battuta as a qazi in Delhi?

• Alauddin Khilji

• Firoz Shah Tughlaq

• Muhammad bin Tughlaq

• Balban

Who was Abdur Razzaq Samarqandi?

• A Portuguese traveler

• A Mughal administrator

• A French doctor

• A diplomat from Herat

François Bernier served as a physician to which Mughal prince?

• Aurangzeb

• Dara Shukoh

• Shah Jahan

• Jahangir

Which country did Ibn Battuta come from?

• Egypt

• Persia

• Morocco

• Syria

What did Al-Biruni study in India?

• Persian literature

• Brahmana rituals

• Sanskrit religious and philosophical texts

• Indian military strategies

Why was Al-Biruni brought to Ghazni?

• He volunteered to study in India

• He was invited as a scholar

• He was taken as a hostage after Sultan Mahmud’s invasion

• He traveled there as an adventurer