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.
In Marathi historical source terminology, what does the word Bakhar refer to?
Revenue register of agricultural lands
Vernacular prose historical narratives and memoirs ✓
Royal grant issued to temples
Military recruitment list
Bakhars are vernacular Marathi prose chronicles/memoirs (e.g., on Shivaji and the Marathas), a genre distinct from Persian court tarikh histories — valuable, though often written after the events they describe and needing careful, critical use.
Which medieval traveler and gem merchant evaluated the Mughal crown jewels and visited the diamond mines of Golconda?
Jean-Baptiste Tavernier ✓
Francois Bernier
Jean de Thevenot
John Fryer
Tavernier, a French jeweler who made several trips to India, personally examined Mughal crown jewels (including the Kohinoor-era stones) and visited the Golconda diamond mines, leaving uniquely expert commercial and technical observations most other travelers couldn't offer.
The Tarikh-i-Rashidi, an indispensable source for the history of Central Asia and Humayun's exile, was written by:
Mirza Muhammad Haidar Dughlat ✓
Gulbadan Begum
Bayazid Bayat
Khwandamir
Mirza Muhammad Haidar Dughlat, a cousin of Babur, wrote the Tarikh-i-Rashidi covering Central Asian (Moghulistan/Kashgar) history and touching on Humayun's period of exile, offering a Central Asian vantage point distinct from Mughal court sources.
The Sufi biographical dictionary Siyar-ul-Auliya, detailing the lives of Chishti saints, was authored by:
Amir Khwurd (Kirmani) ✓
Mir Hasan Sijzi
Hamid Qalandar
Dara Shikoh
Amir Khwurd Kirmani compiled the Siyar-ul-Auliya, a biographical compendium of Chishti Sufi saints — an important source for the social and religious history of Sufism in the Delhi Sultanate period, complementing malfuzat literature.
The Fawa'id-ul-Fu'ad, recording the malfuzat (conversations) of Sheikh Nizamuddin Auliya, was compiled by:
Amir Khusrau
Amir Hasan Sijzi ✓
Ziauddin Barani
Hamid Qalandar
Amir Hasan Sijzi compiled the Fawa'id-ul-Fu'ad, recording Nizamuddin Auliya's discourses — the founding and most influential text of the malfuzat (recorded-conversation) genre, offering direct insight into Sufi thought and Sultanate-era society.
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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.
