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NCERT Class 12 History Chapter 1 Through the Eyes of Travellers Test Mock Test

This free online test covers Chapter 1, Through the Eyes of Travellers, from the NCERT Class 12 Themes in Indian History-II textbook. The 30 questions are written directly from the chapter — definitions, processes, worked examples and the points the book italicises — so a score here tells you how much of the chapter actually stuck, not how well you guess. Each answer carries an explanation that says why the right option is right and why the other three fail, which is where most of the learning happens. Attempt it after your first read of the chapter, then again before the exam. There is no negative marking, and you can review the full solution the moment you submit.

Duration

30 mins

Questions

30 MCQs

Total Marks

30 pts

Negative

0 per wrong

Topics Covered in This Paper

History
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Sample Questions

Q1.Al-Biruni, born in 973 in Khwarizm in present-day Uzbekistan, was well versed in several languages but:

  • AKnew Greek but never learnt Sanskrit
  • BRefused to learn Sanskrit because he thought it inferior to Arabic
  • CDid not know Greek, and read Plato and other Greek philosophers in Arabic translations
  • DKnew only Arabic and Persian, and used interpreters for everything else

Q2.How did Al-Biruni come to live in Ghazni?

  • AHe travelled there of his own accord in search of Sanskrit manuscripts
  • BHe was sent as an ambassador from Khwarizm to the Ghaznavid court
  • CSultan Mahmud invaded Khwarizm in 1017 and took several scholars and poets back to his capital, Al-Biruni arriving as a hostage
  • DHe was invited by Brahmana scholars of the Punjab to teach Sanskrit there

Q3.The Kitab-ul-Hind was written in:

  • ATurkish, for the use of the Ghaznavid court
  • BSanskrit, so that Brahmana scholars could read it
  • CPersian, in a highly ornate style, and divided into 40 chapters
  • DArabic, in a simple and lucid style, and divided into 80 chapters

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This paper has 30 multiple-choice questions carrying 30 marks in total, to be attempted in 30 minutes.
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