CBSE Class 12 History Through The Eyes Of Travellers MCQs

SUMMARY

Women and men have travelled in search of work to escape from natural disasters as traders, merchents, soldiers, priests, pilgrims or driven by a sense of adventure.In this chapter we shall see the role of Al-Biruni, Ibn-Battuta, and Francois Bernier in bringing out the social, economic, political, cultural and natural features of India to the world through their travelogues

Key Concepts

Metrology:-Science of measurement
Kitab-Ul-Hind-A book written by Al-Biruni
Rhila:- A book written by Ibn-Battuta.
Travels in the Mughal Empire: - A book written by Francois Bernier

OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS [MCQ]

Question. Who were the Nagar Sheth?
(a) Head of the merchant community
(b) Head of the village community
(c) Head of the Village Panchayat
(d) None of the above

Answer : A

Question. Consider the following pairs:
1- Kitab-ul Hind : Al- Biruni
2- Rihala : Battuta
3- Ain- e - Akbari : Abdul Razzaq Smarqandi Which of the above Books is/are correctly matched to their authors?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 2 and 3 only

Answer : A

Question. To which king did Francois Bernier dedicate his major writings?
(a) Louis XIII
(b) Louis XIV
(c) Louis XV
(d) Louis XVI

Answer : B

Question. Which of the following travelers was appointed as the Qazi or judge of Delhi by the Muhammad bin Tughlaq?
(a) Al-BIruni
(b) Mahmood of Gaznavi
(c) Both A & B
(d) Ibn-Batuta

Answer : D

Question. Given below are two statements given by a foreign traveler Ibn-Battuta:, one labelled as Assertion(A) and the other as Reason (R).
A) Indian cities were very prosperous.
R) Indian cities were densely populate(d)
(a) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R)is the correct explanation of (A)
(b) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(c) (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct
(d) (R) is correct, but (A) is not correct

Answer : A

Question. Which among the following was the chief barrier faced by Al-Biruni in India?
(a) The language
(b) The religious practice
(c) Both a & b
(d) None of them

Answer : C

Question. Who said ‘the subcontinent full of exciting opportunities’
(a) Albiruni
(b) Bernier
(c) Ibn Battuta
(d) None of the above

Answer : C

Question. According to Bernier, one of the evils-effects of the crown ownership of land was :
1. Presence of ownership of land to the farmers
2. Absence of ownership of land to the farmers
3. Poor agricultural production
4. Large amount of investment
Which among the above options are correct?
(a) 1 &2
(b) 2 &3
(c) 3 & 4
(d) 2 & 4

Answer : B

Question. Who wrote Kitab-ul-Hind ?
(a) Francois Bernier
(b) Ibn Batuta
(c) Al-Biruni
(d) Sultan Mohammed

Answer : C

Question. From whose account we do get the existence of efficient postal system?
(a) Al -biruni
(b) Ibn -Battuta
(c) Bernier
(d) Fa-hian

Answer : B