Through the Eyes of Travellers MCQ

 

Through the Eyes of Travellers Class 12 MCQs Questions with Answers

Question 1.
Which of these French travellers came to during 17th century?
(a) Al-Biruni
(b) Ibn-Battuta
(c) Abul Fail
(d) Fra ncois Bernier

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Question 2.
Who among the following belonged to Morocco?
(a) Ibn Battuta
(b) Al-Biruni
(c) Francois Bernier
(d) Abdul Samarandi
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Question 3.
Who Wrote ‘Kitab-ul-Hind’?
(a) Callin Mcenzie
(b) Al-Biruni
(c) Abdul Samad Lahori
(d) lbn-Battuta

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Question 4.
Islamic Law is known as ________
(a) Shariya
(b) Samr
(c) Ulema
(d) All of these

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Question 5.
Ibn Battuta remained in India for ________
years.
(a) 12
(b) 14
(e) 16
(d) 18

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Question 6.
Which of the following cities, according to Ibn-Battut a, was the largest?
(a) Surat
(b) Delhi
(c) Daulatabad
(d) Agra

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Question 7.
Who wrote the book, “Travells In The Mughal Empire”?
(a) Francois Bernier
(b) John Marshall
(c) Callin Mcenzie
(d) James Princep

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Question 8.
Which among the following was the book written by Al-Biruni?
(a) Rihla
(b) Kitab-ul-Hind
(c) Discovery of India
(d) Arthashastra

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Question 9.
Choose the correct option:
Who founded Delhi as a city full of exciting opportunities?
(a) Ibn-Battuta
(b) Al-Biruni
(c) Francois Bernier
(d) Karl Marx

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Question 10.
Choose the correct option:
(a) Ibn-Battuta travelled extensively in China.
(b) Al-Biruni found the Indian cities quite populated.
(c) Al-Biruni was greatly influenced by the Indian postal system.
(d) According to Ibn-Battuta. crown ownership of land was quite disasterous for farmers.

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Question 11.
Consider the following statements.
1. Montesquieu used Bernier’s accounts to develop his idea of oriental despotism.

2. Bernier gave a detailed report on rural society.

3. According to Bernier, crown ownership of land was good for peasants.

4. Bernier onsidered Indian King was the king of beggars.

5. Which of the given statement is/are correct?
(a) 1, 2, 3, 4
(b) 1, 2, 3
(c) 1, 2, 4
(d) 2, 3, 4

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Consider the following:

6. Al-Birunii. Rihla2. Ibn-Battutaii. Kitab-ul-Hind3. Francois Bernieriii. Travels in Mughal Empire

Correctly match them.
(a) 1 – (ii), 2 – (i), 3 – (iii)
(b) 1 – (i), 2 – (ii), 3 – (iii)
(c) I – (iii), 2 – (i), 3 – (iii)
(ci) 1 – (ii), 2 – (iii), 3 – (i)

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6. Who belongs to Uzbekistan?

a.Huen Tsang

b.Ibn Batuta

c.Al Beruni

d.Francois Bernier

7. How many years did Ibn Btuta spend in India ?

a.15

b.12

c.16

d.22

8. What is the main factor on which travellers compiled their accounts?

a.Architecture

b.All of the above

c.Religious Issues

d.Affairs of Court

9. The travelogue of Abdur Razzaq was written in___

a.1440s

b.1560s

c.1460s

d.1540s

10. The European traveller who visited India and China was ________

a.Marco Polo

b.Francois Bernier

c.Antonio Monserrate

d.Peter Mundy

11. Indicate which of the following statements is NOT correct.

a. Al-Beruni came to India in the eleventh century from Uzbekistan

b. Ibn Batuta came to India in the fourteenth century from Morocco

c.Abdur Razzaq came to India in the fifteenth century from Herat.

d. Francois Bernier came to India in the seventeenth century from Portugal

12. Who was Jean Baptiste Tavernier ?

a.Jeweller

b.Doctor

c.Poet

d.Writer

13. Abdur Razzaq Samarqandi belongs to which place ?

a.Kabul

b.Herat

c.Qandhar

d.Mes Aynak

14.  Who wrote ‘Travels in the Mughal Empire’?

a.Jean Baptiste Tavernier

b.None of these

c.Francois Bernier

15. Who are Ulama ?

a.Devotees of Buddha

b.Muslim sufi saints

c.Devotess of Vishnu

d.Scholars of Islamic studies

16. Who took Al Beruni to Ghazni ?

a.Sultan Mahmud

b.Shah Shuja

c.Nadir Shah

d.Ahmed Shah Abdali

17. Who wrote the poem The Paan?

a.Ibu Batuta

b.None of these

c.Bernier

d.Al Beruni

18. In which century important descriptions of Vijayanagar were given ?

a.15th

b.13th

c.14th

d.16th

19. Choose the correct option:

a.According to Ibu-Batuta, crown ownership of land was quite disasterous for farmers

b.Al-Biruni found the Indian cities quite populated.

c. Al-Biruni was greatly influenced by the Indian postal system.

d. Ibn-Batuta travelled extensively in China.

20. Who wrote Rihla?

a.Callin Mckenzie

b.Ibu Batuta

c.John Marshall

d.Francois Bernier

21. How many gates were there in Delhi ?

a.20

b.26

c.32

d.28

22. Who out of the following arrived in India in the 17th century?

a.Francois Bernier

b.Antonio Monserrate

c.Marco Polo

d.Ibu Battuta

23. Tarabaad is _____?

a.Is a market place for musical instruments

b.Is a market place for male and female singers

c.Is the market place for bangles
d.Is a market place for clothes

24.  After how many years did Ibn Batuta return home ?

a.30

b.32

c.25

d.27
 

25. Which of the following travellers came to India during the 17th century?

(a) Marco Polo
(b) Antonio Monserrate
(c) Ibn Battuta
(d) Francois Bernier

26. Who translated several Sanskrit works including Patanjali’s work on grammar into Arabic?

(a) Mahmud Wali Balkhi
(b) Al-Biruni
(c) Marco Polo
(d) lbn Battuta

27. Which of the following was not one of the barriers as discussed by Al-Biruni?

(a) Language
(b) Slavery in the eastern societies
(c) Difference in religious beliefs and practices
(d) Self-absorption and the resulting ignorance of the local population

28. Choose the correct option:

(a) Ibn-Battuta travelled extensively in China.
(b) Al-Biruni found the Indian cities quite populated.
(c) Al-Biruni was greatly influenced by the Indian postal system.
(d) According to Bernier, crown ownership of land was quite disasterous for farmers.