Class 12 History MCQ Chapter 5 Through the eyes of Travellers Perceptions of Society

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Through the eyes of Travellers Perceptions of Society (c. tenth to seventeenth centuries)

Chapter: 5

Part – II: Themes in Indian History

Choose the Correct Option:

1. Who was Abdur Razzaq Samarqandi?

(i) A diplomat from Herat.

(ii) A Mughal emperor.

(iii) A Portuguese trader.

(iv) A French doctor.

Ans: (i) A diplomat from Herat.

2. Which language did Al-Biruni NOT know?

(i) Arabic.

(ii) Persian.

(iii) Sanskrit.

(iv) Greek.

Ans: (iv) Greek.

3. What was the name of Al-Biruni’s famous book?

(i) Rihla.

(ii) Kitab-ul-Hind.

(iii) Tarikh-i-Firozshahi.

(iv) Ain-i-Akbari.

Ans: (ii) Kitab-ul-Hind.

4. Where was Al-Biruni born?

 (i) Ghazni.

 (ii) Tangier.

 (iii) Khwarizm.

 (iv) Herat.

 Ans: (iii) Khwarizm.

5. Who was appointed as the qazi of Delhi by Muhammad bin Tughlaq?

(i) François Bernier.

(ii) Al-Biruni.

(iii) Ibn Battuta.

(iv) Duarte Barbosa.

Ans: (iii) Ibn Battuta.

6. What is the meaning of “metrology” as mentioned in the text?

(i) Study of metals.

(ii) Study of weather.

(iii) Science of measurement.

(iv) Study of history.

Ans: (iii) Science of measurement.

7. Which of the following was a common theme in Ibn Battuta’s writing?

(i) Only religious rituals.

(ii) Only war stories.

(iii) Descriptions of new cultures and social life.

(iv) Astronomy.

Ans: (iii) Descriptions of new cultures and social life.

8. Who wrote “Rihla”?

(i) Al-Biruni.

(ii) Ibn Battuta.

(iii) François Bernier.

(iv) Peter Mundy.

Ans: (ii) Ibn Battuta.

9. François Bernier was from which country?

(i) England.

(ii) France.

(iii) Turkey.

(iv) Spain.

Ans: (ii) France.

10. What major comparison did Bernier often make in his writings?

(i) Between North and South India.

(ii) Between India and Europe.

(iii) Between Hindus and Muslims.

(iv) Between kings and peasants.

Ans: (ii) Between India and Europe.

11. Which city did Ibn Battuta describe as having the largest population in India?

(i) Daulatabad.

(ii) Delhi.

(iii) Calicut.

(iv) Bengal.

Ans: (ii) Delhi.

12. What was unique about the postal system described by Ibn Battuta?

(i) It used only horses.

(ii) It was run by birds.

(iii) It had both horse-post and foot-post.

(iv) It was very slow.

Ans: (iii) It had both horse-post and foot-post.

13. According to Al-Biruni, what was a major barrier to understanding Indian society?

(i) Lack of food.

(ii) Differences in language.

(iii) Too many wars.

(iv) Absence of trade.

Ans: (ii) Differences in language.

14. Which of these did NOT travel for adventure or trade according to the text?

(i) Priests.

(ii) Merchants.

(iii) Farmers.

(iv) Pilgrims.

Ans: (iii) Farmers.

15. Who described the Indian practice of Sati in detail?

(i) Al-Biruni.

(ii) François Bernier.

(iii) Duarte Barbosa.

(iv) Mahmud Wali Balkhi.

Ans: (ii) François Bernier.