WorksheetsThrough the Eyes of Travellers
Total questions: 54
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Name the first Portugese traveller to come to India in the 16th Century
a)
Duarte Barbosa
b)
Christopher Columbus
c)
François Bernier
d)
Vasco da Gama
2.
Which of the following languages was Al-biruni not well versed in?
a)
Syriac
b)
Arabic
c)
Greek
d)
Persian
3.
Al Biruni wrote in
a)
Dutch
b)
Persian
c)
Arabic
d)
Sanskrit
4.
Bernier was
a)
Dutch
b)
German
c)
French
d)
British
5.
Which Mughal Prince was François Bernier a teacher to?
a)
Dara Shukoh
b)
Aurangzeb
c)
Shahjahan
d)
Jehangir
6.
Al-Biruni wrote 'Kitab-ul-Hind' also known as :
a)
Rihla
b)
Tahkik-a-Hind
c)
the lonely traveller
d)
none of the above
7.
According to Al-Biruni, which part of Brahman were Vaishyas created from?
a)
Head
b)
Feet
c)
Thigh
d)
Hands
8.
Ibn Battuta received literary and scholastic education when he was quite young because
a)
it was the practice of the time.
b)
it was a family tradition.
c)
his father wanted him to be educated thus.
d)
he was Al Biruni's nephew.
9.
Who wrote the book Kitab-ul-Hind?
a)
Ibn Juzayy
b)
Ibn Battuta
c)
Al-Biruni
d)
Abdur Razzaq Samarqandi
10.
Which of the following developed the theory of the Asiatic mode of production?
a)
Duarte Barbosa
b)
Francois Bernier
c)
Immanuel Kant
d)
Karl Marx
11.
What is Zaytun now known as?
a)
Beijing
b)
Quapqal
c)
Baisha
d)
Quanzhou
12.
Where was Al Biruni born?
a)
Khwarizm
b)
Tangier
c)
Delhi
d)
Samarqand
13.
What were the reasons for men and women to travel?
a)
search for work
b)
trading
c)
war
d)
all of the above
14.
Abdur Razzaq Samarqandi gave an important description of__________.
a)
Herat
b)
Vijayanagara
c)
Khwarzim
d)
Uzbekistan
15.
Al-Biruni came from Uzbekistan in the
a)
11th century
b)
10th Century
c)
14th Century
d)
17th Century
16.
the term " hindu " is derived from
a)
a persian word
b)
a sanskrit word
c)
a lebanese word
d)
a marathi word
17.
according to ibn battuta , how long would it take to travel from multan to delhi?
a)
110 days
b)
40 hours
c)
3 years
d)
40 days
18.
Al Biruni translated several Sanskrit works , including _______ work on grammar into Arabic.
a)
Bharadwaj
b)
Valmiki
c)
Patanjali
d)
Purushottam
19.
At what age did Al-Biruni die?
a)
44
b)
80
c)
65
d)
70
20.
It is clearly recorded that Al-Biruni travelled to ....
a)
Punjab and Northern India
b)
Southern and Northern India
c)
Central India and East India
d)
Only Punjab.
21.
Select the INCORRECT option;
a)
Al-Biruni came from Afghanistan
b)
Ibn Batuta came from Morocco
c)
François Bernier came from France
d)
Abdul Razzaq Samarqandi came from Herat.
22.
Ibn Battuta was appointed as the Qazi by which of the following rulers?
a)
Alauddin Khalji
b)
Firoz Shah Tughlaq
c)
Balban
d)
Muhammad Bin Toughlaq
23.
What country did Ibn Battuta visit on his journey to China?
a)
Myanmar
b)
Sri Lanka
c)
Iran
d)
Bhutan
24.
Which one of the following Indian items was Ibn Batuta fascinated with?
a)
Crops
b)
Textile
c)
Paan
d)
The Sultan
25.
Which of the following languages was NOT Alberuni well versed in?
a)
French
b)
Arabic
c)
Hebrew
d)
Sanskrit
26.
When Ibn Battuta came to India, Delhi was ruled by
a)
Muhammed Bin Tughlaq
b)
Firoz Shah Tughlaq
c)
Mahmud Tughlaq
d)
Abu Bakr
27.
Who wrote the book of travels called Rihla ?
a)
Al Biruni
b)
Ibn Battuta
c)
Francois Bernier
d)
Muhammad bin Tughlaq
28.
....................tried to explain the caste system by looking for parallels in other societies.
a)
Al-Biruni
b)
Ibn Battuta
c)
Ibn Juzzay
d)
Bernier
29.
Travels in the Mughal Empire was written by..............?
a)
Ibn Battuta
b)
Al-Biruni
c)
Francois Bernier
d)
Pelsaert
30.
who invaded Khwarism in 1017 ?
a)
Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
b)
Sultan Mahmud
c)
Aurangzeb
d)
Louis XIV
31.
Ibn Battuta was born in :
a)
Khwarizm
b)
Casablanca
c)
Tangier
d)
Zaytun
32.
Francois Bernier was associated with the Mughal court, as a "physician" to whom?
a)
Emperor Shah Jahan
b)
Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
c)
Dara Shikoh
d)
Danishmand Khan
33.
Metrology is the science of what?
a)
Meteors and stars
b)
sound
c)
planets
d)
measurement
34.
Name the traveller who came to India from Herat in the 15th century.
a)
Francois Bernier
b)
Ibn Battuta
c)
Al-Biruni
d)
Abdur Razzaq Samarqandi
35.
What is the science of measurement called?
a)
Numismatics
b)
Sigillography
c)
Metrology
d)
Onomastics
36.
Where did Abdur Razzaq Samarqandi come from?
a)
Samarqand
b)
Herat
c)
Mecca
d)
Medina
37.
Who was appointed as a qazi in Delhi
a)
Al biruni
b)
Ibn Battuta
c)
bernier
d)
ibn juzzay
38.
Which continent did Ibn Battuta hail from?
a)
Asia
b)
Europe
c)
Africa
d)
South America
39.
Which of these travellers visited south India in the 1440s?
a)
Mahmud Wali Balkhi
b)
Al-Biruni
c)
Abdur Razzaq Samarqandi
d)
Shaikh Ali Hazin
40.
Which of the following thinkers did not write about the existence of private property in India?
a)
John Locke
b)
Karl Marx
c)
Montesquieu
d)
François Bernier
41.
What did Bernier describe Mughal cities as?
a)
Nomadic Towns
b)
Imperial Towns
c)
Shifting Towns
d)
Camp Towns
42.
What was the first barrier that Al-Biruni felt obstructed his understanding of the new lands where he travelled?
a)
Dressing sense
b)
Language
c)
Physical appearance
d)
Hostility
43.
which of the following does not describe "degenerating east" correctly-
a)
done by bernier
b)
differences were perceived in binary opposition
c)
differences were perceived hierarchically
d)
travels in mongol empire was the name of the book
44.
which of the following are false about Ibn Battuta
a)
he was impressed by efficacy of postal system
b)
he described the coconut and paan in to an unfamiliar audience
c)
his account is often compared to that of marco polo
d)
all above options about ibn battuta are true
45.
mark the right answer
a)
al biruni came from morocco in eleventh century
b)
al biruni came from uzbekistan in seventeenth century
c)
al biruni came from morocco in seventeenth century
d)
al biruni came from uzbekistan in eleventh century
46.
read the statements and CHOOSE THE CORRECT answer-1. AL BIRUNI'S DESCRIPTION OF THE CASTE SYSTEM WAS DEEPLY INFLUENCED BY HIS STUDY OF SANSKRIT NORMATIVE TEXTS. 2. HOWEVER, IN REAL LIFE, THE SYSTEM WAS NOT QUITE AS RIGID"
a)
false. it was ibn batutta
b)
true, antyaja were included in the economic networks even though they were socially oppressed
c)
false. the caste system was much more rigid than al biruni's explanation.
d)
true, but al biruni never read sanskrit texts.
47.
_____________ was a firm believer in the virtues of private property , and saw crown ownership of land as being harmful for both ___________ and its __________.
a)
Ibn Battuta ; traveller and merchants
b)
Francois Bernier; state and people
c)
Al - Biruni ;religion and harmony
d)
Francois Bernier; ruler and people
48.
Who asserted that there was no middle state in India
a)
Mughal emperor
b)
Ibn Battuta
c)
Francois Bernier
d)
the common people
49.
What did Ibn Battuta purchase when he reached Sind?
a)
Horses, camels and slaves
b)
Raisins and almonds
c)
Coins
d)
None of the above
50.
To whom did Muhammad bin Tughlaq give "a hundred thousand tankas and two hundred slaves"?
a)
Ibn Battuta
b)
Al biruni
c)
Nasiruddin
d)
Abdur Razaq
51.
Female slaves were employed for which of the following purposes?
a)
Music
b)
Dance
c)
Spying on nobles
d)
All of the above
52.
What did Bernier describe in detail as a crucial marker of difference between eastern and western societies?
a)
Slavery
b)
Carrying people on dola
c)
Sati
d)
Spying on nobles
53.
Where did Ibn Battuta gift a governor " a slave and horse together with raisins and almonds?'
a)
Sind
b)
Daulatabad
c)
Delhi
d)
Multan
54.
How were most female slaves captured?
a)
Raids
b)
Expeditions
c)
Festivals
d)
Both a and b
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