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.
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.
Which Mughal official wrote Khulasat-ut-Tawarikh in 1695, giving a comprehensive geographical and statistical profile of India?
Sujan Rai Bhandari ✓
Bhimsen Saxena
Ishwardas Nagar
Anand Ram Mukhlis
Sujan Rai Bhandari, a Hindu Khatri official, wrote the Khulasat-ut-Tawarikh (1695) providing a comprehensive geographical, statistical, and historical description of Mughal India, valued for its careful, methodical approach.
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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.
