Top 50 MCQs from Class 12 History Chapter 5 (NCERT Based)
1. Who wrote the Rihla?
✅ Answer: Ibn Battuta
2. The term Rihla means:
✅ Answer: Journey
3. Al-Biruni came to India with:
✅ Answer: Mahmud of Ghazni
4. Who was the French physician who visited India in the 17th century?
✅ Answer: Francois Bernier
5. Ibn Battuta visited India during the reign of:
✅ Answer: Muhammad bin Tughlaq
6. What was Al-Biruni’s book on India called?
✅ Answer: Kitab-ul-Hind
7. Al-Biruni was originally from:
✅ Answer: Uzbekistan
8. Which language did Al-Biruni learn to study Indian texts?
✅ Answer: Sanskrit
9. What position was Ibn Battuta given in Delhi?
✅ Answer: Qazi (Judge)
10. Bernier was associated with the court of:
✅ Answer: Shah Jahan
11. Who compared Mughal India to European society?
✅ Answer: Francois Bernier
12. Which traveller wrote in Arabic?
✅ Answer: Ibn Battuta
13. According to Bernier, the most powerful class in India was:
✅ Answer: Zamindars
14. Foreign travel accounts were:
✅ Answer: Biased and subjective
15. Who criticized the caste system as oppressive?
✅ Answer: Francois Bernier
16. Ibn Battuta described Indian cities as:
✅ Answer: Full of hustle and bustling markets
17. Travellers came to India for all except:
✅ Answer: Marriage
18. Al-Biruni was impressed by Indian:
✅ Answer: Science, Philosophy, and Astronomy
19. Ibn Battuta’s account gives details of:
✅ Answer: Medieval India
20. Bernier criticized the Mughal Empire’s:
✅ Answer: Lack of private property
21. Main obstacle in understanding Indian society (as per Al-Biruni):
✅ Answer: Religious and language barriers
22. Who said Indian cities were safe for women?
✅ Answer: Ibn Battuta
23. Bernier blamed economic stagnation on:
✅ Answer: Crown ownership of land
24. Al-Biruni did NOT use which of the following methods?
✅ Answer: Religious conversion
25. Ibn Battuta was originally from:
✅ Answer: Morocco
26. Bernier compared Mughal India with:
✅ Answer: European feudalism
27. In medieval India, the term ‘foreigners’ meant:
✅ Answer: Any outsider
28. Ibn Battuta stayed in India for over:
✅ Answer: 10 years
29. Al-Biruni’s method of inquiry was:
✅ Answer: Scientific and comparative
30. Bernier described artisans as:
✅ Answer: Poor and dependent
31. Ibn Battuta’s journeys covered:
✅ Answer: India, Africa, and more
32. Bernier described the Mughal state as:
✅ Answer: A tyranny with no private property
33. Al-Biruni’s religion was:
✅ Answer: Islam
34. Al-Biruni’s observations were limited because he:
✅ Answer: Depended heavily on Sanskrit texts
35. Kitab-ul-Hind was written in:
✅ Answer: Arabic
36. The qazi of Delhi under Tughlaq was:
✅ Answer: Ibn Battuta
37. Bernier’s analysis was influenced by:
✅ Answer: French political thought
38. Ibn Battuta mostly travelled on:
✅ Answer: Horse
39. Al-Biruni appreciated Indian:
✅ Answer: Philosophy and logic
40. According to Bernier, India lacked:
✅ Answer: Social mobility
41. Ibn Battuta’s Rihla offers:
✅ Answer: Insights into daily life during Sultanate rule
42. Kitab-ul-Hind literally means:
✅ Answer: Book of India
43. Bernier described Indian peasants as:
✅ Answer: Oppressed and poor
44. Al-Biruni’s writings are valuable because:
✅ Answer: He studied Indian culture deeply
45. Bernier was critical of Mughal:
✅ Answer: Taxation policies
46. Ibn Battuta reached India via:
✅ Answer: Arabian Sea route
47. Travel accounts help historians understand:
✅ Answer: Society and culture
48. Bernier had training in:
✅ Answer: Medicine
49. Bernier witnessed the reign of:
✅ Answer: Shah Jahan
50. Bernier believed India’s economy stagnated due to:
✅ Answer: Crown land ownership
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