From the free UGC NET History Mock Test 4 — Unit 4: Sources of Medieval Indian History unit-wise mock test — real question, real answer, real explanation.
Ma'asir-i-Alamgiri, which completed the history of Aurangzeb's entire 50-year reign after his death, was written by:
Saqi Mustaid Khan ✓
Mirza Muhammad Kazim
Ishwardas Nagar
Bhimsen
Since Aurangzeb had discontinued official chronicling of his own reign after the Alamgirnama's early years, Saqi Mustaid Khan compiled the Ma'asir-i-Alamgiri after the emperor's death to provide a complete year-by-year record of the full 50-year reign.
Which Portuguese traveler visited Vijayanagara around 1520-1522 during the reign of Krishnadevaraya and left a detailed narrative?
Duarte Barbosa
Domingo Paes ✓
Fernao Nuniz
Garcia de Orta
Domingo Paes visited Vijayanagara during Krishnadevaraya's reign and left one of the most vivid eyewitness descriptions of the city's grandeur, markets, and court ceremony — a key independent source alongside Nuniz's later, more chronicle-focused account.
Chachnama, the primary source for the Arab conquest of Sind, was originally written in Arabic and translated into Persian by:
Ali Kufi ✓
Al-Baladhuri
Al-Masudi
Al-Beruni
The original Arabic account of Muhammad bin Qasim's conquest of Sind was translated into Persian by Ali Kufi in the 13th century as the Chachnama — the surviving Persian version is the main source historians rely on for the Arab conquest, the Arabic original being lost.
The Qanun-i-Humayuni, describing administrative regulations and court festivities during Humayun's reign, was composed by:
Khwandamir ✓
Jauhar
Badauni
Abul Fazl
Khwandamir, a distinguished Persian historian who joined Humayun's court, wrote the Qanun-i-Humayuni (Humayun-nama) detailing court regulations, ceremonial protocol, and administrative organization under Humayun.
Which administrative manual written by Abul Fazl provides detailed tables of land revenue assessments, crop prices, and administrative divisions (Sarkars and Parganas)?
Akbarnama Volume I
Akbarnama Volume II
Ain-i-Akbari (Volume III of Akbarnama) ✓
Ruqa'at-i-Abul Fazl
The Ain-i-Akbari, technically the third volume of the Akbarnama, is a statistical gazetteer providing detailed data on revenue rates, crop prices, administrative divisions, and court departments — the single richest quantitative source for Mughal administration under Akbar.
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Itihaaskar — UGC NET/JRF & UPSC History Optional notes by Parveen Malik (B.Tech. (CSE), M.A. (History), History JRF). Also spelt Itihaskar.
