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WBCS Preliminary Examination 2018 — General Studies · Question 33 of 200

Q33
History of India
Who wrote Kitab-ul-Hind?
  1. a.Al-Masudi
  2. b.Al-Biruni
  3. c.Sulaiman
  4. d.Firdausi

Answer: (B) Al-Biruni

Al-Biruni, a scholar from Khwarizm who came to India in the train of Mahmud of Ghazni, wrote Kitab-ul-Hind (Tahqiq-i-Hind) in Arabic, describing Indian religion, philosophy, science and social customs. Al-Masudi was an Arab traveller of the 10th century (Muruj-ul-Zahab), Sulaiman was a 9th-century Arab merchant who wrote about the Pala and Pratihara kingdoms, and Firdausi wrote the Persian epic Shahnama at Mahmud's court.

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