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History GK · Q125

Medieval History Art And Culture

Competitive Exams · History GK · question 125

Q125

Who wrote famous book Kitab-ul-hind?

A.
Abul Fazl
B.
Amir Khusrau
C.
Al Biruni
Answer
D.
Firdausi

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
Kitab al-Hind is the result of long years of hard work and Al-Biruni’s perseverance, and in many ways mark a departure from the existing historical and narrative traditions prevalent in the country till then. Unlike the prevalent Puranic traditions of recording the genealogies or the west Asian Tarikh tradition of narrating the political history in a chronological manner, the work is of a very critical nature.