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Al-Biruni's Kitab-ul-Hind, written in Arabic, is divided into how many chapters?Read the answer and worked solution →Ibn Battuta, author of the Rihla, was born in which Moroccan city?Read the answer and worked solution →Ibn Battuta reached Sind in which year?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Sultan of Delhi appointed Ibn Battuta as qazi of the city?Read the answer and worked solution →In 1342 Ibn Battuta was sent as the Sultan's envoy to the ruler of which country?Read the answer and worked solution →Ibn Battuta stayed for eighteen months as qazi in which island nation?Read the answer and worked solution →According to Ibn Battuta, how many days did it take to travel from Sind to Delhi?Read the answer and worked solution →Who was deputed to write down what Ibn Battuta dictated on his return?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Portuguese writer left a detailed account of trade and society in south India?Read the answer and worked solution →Which French jeweller travelled to India at least six times?Read the answer and worked solution →Francois Bernier was in India from 1656 to 1668 as physician to which Mughal prince?Read the answer and worked solution →To which king did Bernier dedicate his major writing?Read the answer and worked solution →Al-Biruni named three barriers to understanding India. Which was the first?Read the answer and worked solution →Al-Biruni compared the varnas to the four social categories of which ancient land?Read the answer and worked solution →Ibn Battuta said Delhi's rampart had how many gates, the Budaun darwaza being the greatest?Read the answer and worked solution →Ibn Battuta described a market of singers in Daulatabad called:Read the answer and worked solution →In Ibn Battuta's account, the horse-post was called uluq and the foot-post was called:Read the answer and worked solution →Bernier held that the fundamental difference between Mughal India and Europe was the lack of what?Read the answer and worked solution →Which French philosopher used Bernier's account to develop the idea of oriental despotism?Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the travellersRead the answer and worked solution →Pop Ibn Battuta's stopsRead the answer and worked solution →Run the traveller yearsRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the booksRead the answer and worked solution →Which travellerRead the answer and worked solution →Traveller to centuryRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Travellers bingoRead the answer and worked solution →A wooden image made by tribal specialists at Puri was recognised by the twelfth century as which form of Vishnu?Read the answer and worked solution →Who coined the terms great and little traditions to describe peasant cultures?Read the answer and worked solution →Bhakti aimed at an abstract god without attributes is called:Read the answer and worked solution →

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Al-Biruni's Kitab-ul-Hind, written in Arabic, is divided into how many chapters?

  1. 68
  2. 80
  3. 18
  4. 48
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Correct answer: B. 80

1. It covers religion, festivals, astronomy, customs and laws. 2. It has 80 chapters. 3. Each usually opens with a question. _Source: syllabus Themes in Indian History Part II, Theme 5, Through the Eyes of Travellers: Perceptions of Society._

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Ibn Battuta, author of the Rihla, was born in which Moroccan city?

  1. Marrakesh
  2. Rabat town
  3. Tangier
  4. Fez city
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Correct answer: C. Tangier

1. His family were experts in Islamic law. 2. He was born in Tangier. 3. He set out at age twenty-two. _Source: syllabus Themes in Indian History Part II, Theme 5, Through the Eyes of Travellers: Perceptions of Society._

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Ibn Battuta reached Sind in which year?

  1. 1017
  2. 1354
  3. 1656
  4. 1333
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Correct answer: D. 1333

1. He came overland through Central Asia. 2. He reached Sind in 1333. 3. He returned home in 1354. _Source: syllabus Themes in Indian History Part II, Theme 5, Through the Eyes of Travellers: Perceptions of Society._

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