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3501	Al-Biruni came to Ghazni after his homeland was invaded by:	History Al-Biruni	Easy
3502	Which of the following did Al-Biruni identify as a barrier to understanding India?	History Al-Biruni	Medium
3503	Al-Biruni compared the Indian caste system with social categories in ancient Persia. What was the purpose of …	History Al-Biruni	Medium
3504	Al-Biruni's description of caste closely followed Sanskrit texts. What is the main limitation of his account …	History Al-Biruni	Hard
3505	Ibn Battuta, author of the Rihla, came from which country?	History Ibn Battuta	Easy
3506	Muhammad bin Tughlaq appointed Ibn Battuta as the:	History Ibn Battuta	Easy
3507	In Ibn Battuta's account, the "dawa" was a type of:	History Ibn Battuta	Medium
3508	Ibn Battuta explained the paan and the coconut to his readers with detailed comparisons. Why?	History Ibn Battuta	Medium
3509	According to Ibn Battuta, the journey from Sind to Delhi took about fifty days, but reports reached the Sulta…	History Ibn Battuta	Hard
3510	François Bernier served as physician to which Mughal prince?	History François Bernier	Easy
3511	Bernier described Mughal cities as:	History François Bernier	Easy
3512	What, according to Bernier, was the most important difference between Mughal India and Europe?	History François Bernier	Medium
3513	Which later European idea was influenced by Bernier's description of Mughal India?	History François Bernier	Medium
3514	Bernier says Indian peasants were ruined, yet he also notes that India's crafts flourished and silver and gol…	History François Bernier	Hard
3515	Which traveller wrote a detailed and moving account of the practice of sati?	History Women, slaves and social life	Easy
3516	According to Ibn Battuta, slaves in the Delhi Sultanate were:	History Women, slaves and social life	Easy
3517	Some female slaves in the Sultan's service were employed as spies. What does this show?	History Women, slaves and social life	Medium
3518	Why did European travellers write a lot about sati?	History Women, slaves and social life	Medium
3519	A historian wants to study women's work in medieval India. Why would relying only on travellers' accounts of …	History Women, slaves and social life	Hard
3520	The Alvars were devotees of:	History Alvars and Nayanars	Easy