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#	Question	Subject and topic	Difficulty
101	A wheel carved in early Buddhist art usually symbolised:	History Understanding sculpture	Easy
102	Why did early European scholars admire Gandhara images of the Buddha?	History Understanding sculpture	Medium
103	The shalabhanjika figure on a Sanchi gateway suggests that:	History Understanding sculpture	Medium
104	A Sanchi carving shows a woman among lotuses with elephants sprinkling water on her. Why is this sculpture a …	History Understanding sculpture	Hard
105	Al-Biruni wrote Kitab-ul-Hind in which language?	History Al-Biruni	Easy
106	Al-Biruni came to Ghazni after his homeland was invaded by:	History Al-Biruni	Easy
107	Which of the following did Al-Biruni identify as a barrier to understanding India?	History Al-Biruni	Medium
108	Al-Biruni compared the Indian caste system with social categories in ancient Persia. What was the purpose of …	History Al-Biruni	Medium
109	Al-Biruni's description of caste closely followed Sanskrit texts. What is the main limitation of his account …	History Al-Biruni	Hard
110	Ibn Battuta, author of the Rihla, came from which country?	History Ibn Battuta	Easy
111	Muhammad bin Tughlaq appointed Ibn Battuta as the:	History Ibn Battuta	Easy
112	In Ibn Battuta's account, the "dawa" was a type of:	History Ibn Battuta	Medium
113	Ibn Battuta explained the paan and the coconut to his readers with detailed comparisons. Why?	History Ibn Battuta	Medium
114	According to Ibn Battuta, the journey from Sind to Delhi took about fifty days, but reports reached the Sulta…	History Ibn Battuta	Hard
115	François Bernier served as physician to which Mughal prince?	History François Bernier	Easy
116	Bernier described Mughal cities as:	History François Bernier	Easy
117	What, according to Bernier, was the most important difference between Mughal India and Europe?	History François Bernier	Medium
118	Which later European idea was influenced by Bernier's description of Mughal India?	History François Bernier	Medium
119	Bernier says Indian peasants were ruined, yet he also notes that India's crafts flourished and silver and gol…	History François Bernier	Hard
120	Which traveller wrote a detailed and moving account of the practice of sati?	History Women, slaves and social life	Easy