Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CDS2026
Who was the author of the book of travels, called Rihla, written in Arabic, providing extremely rich and interesting details about India ?
- A Al-Biruni
- B Ibn Battuta ✓
- C François Bernier
- D Nizamuddin Ahmad
✓ Correct answer: (B)
History › Medieval India
CDS2015
The Rihla was written in
- A Arabic in the Fourteenth Century by Ibn Battuta ✓
- B Persian in the Fifteenth Century by Abdur Razzaq
- C Persian in the Thirteenth Century by Ibn Battuta
- D Italian in the Thirteenth Century by Marco Polo
✓ Correct answer: (A)
History › Medieval India
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