Medieval Travellers & Literature PYQs

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1. Prelims 2022Q94Medieval Travellers & Literature

   “Yogavāsistha” was translated into Persian by Nizamuddin Panipati during the reign of :

   aAkbarbHumayuncShahjahandAurangzeb
2. Prelims 2018Q73Medieval Travellers & Literature

   Which one of the following foreign travellers elaborately discussed about diamonds and diamond mines of India ?

   aFrancois BernierbJean-Baptiste TaverniercJean de ThevenotdAbbe Barthelemy Carre
3. Prelims 2006Q76Medieval Travellers & Literature

   In Indian history, who was Abdul Hamid Lahori?

   aAn important military commander during Akbar’s reignbAn official historian of the reign of Shah JahancAn important noble and confidant of AurangzebdA chronicler and poet during the reign of Muhammad Shah
4. Prelims 1999Q27Medieval Travellers & Literature

   Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

   aJahangir : William HawkinsbAkbar : Sir Thomas RoecShahjahan : TavernierdAurangzeb : Manucci
5. Prelims 1997Q69Medieval Travellers & Literature

   The medieval Indian writer who refers to the discovery of America is

   aMalik Muhammad JayasibAmir KhusraucRaskhandAbul Fazl
6. Prelims 1995Q34Medieval Travellers & Literature

   Who among the following were famous jurists of medieval India?

   I.Vijnanesvara

   II.Hemadri

   III.Rajasekhara

   IV.Jimutavahana

   Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

   aI, II and IIIbII, III and IVcI, II and IVdI and IV