History Practice Quiz 270

Q1.What happened to Ibn Battuta during the attack on his caravan from Multan to Delhi?

A. He escaped unharmed B. He was severely wounded C. He was captured D. He died

Q2.Who was deputed to write what Ibn Battuta dictated?

A. Abdur Razzaq Samarqandi B. Mahmud Wali Balkhi C. Ibn Juzayy D. Shaikh Ali Hazin

Q3.According to the source, what did the ruler instruct Ibn Battuta to dictate?

A. An account of the cities he had seen and interesting events B. A list of trade routes and commodities C. A description of Indian religious practices D. A history of the Delhi Sultanate

Q4.Which of the following travellers visited south India in the 1440s?

A. Mahmud Wali Balkhi B. Abdur Razzaq Samarqandi C. Shaikh Ali Hazin D. Ibn Battuta

Q5.Which traveller became a sort of sanyasi for a time?

A. Abdur Razzaq Samarqandi B. Shaikh Ali Hazin C. Mahmud Wali Balkhi D. Ibn Juzayy

Q6.Which traveller came to north India in the 1740s and was disappointed with India?

A. Mahmud Wali Balkhi B. Abdur Razzaq Samarqandi C. Shaikh Ali Hazin D. Ibn Battuta

Q7.In which centuries did visitors to India write travelogues in Persian, according to the source?

A. 1200 to 1500 B. 1400 to 1800 C. 1500 to 1700 D. 1300 to 1600

Q8.Which earlier authors did later travellers sometimes read, according to the source?

A. Al-Biruni and Ibn Battuta B. Abdur Razzaq and Mahmud Balkhi C. Shaikh Ali Hazin and Ibn Juzayy D. Al-Biruni and Abdur Razzaq

Q9.Who was the Portuguese writer who wrote a detailed account of trade and society in south India?

A. François Bernier B. Duarte Barbosa C. Jean-Baptiste Tavernier D. Roberto Nobili

Q10.Which French jeweller travelled to India at least six times and compared India to Iran and the Ottoman empire?

A. François Bernier B. Jean-Baptiste Tavernier C. Manucci D. Roberto Nobili

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History Practice Quiz 270