Q. Who of the following wrote ‘Kitab-ul-Hind’?
Answer: Al Beruni
Notes: Al Beruni's Kitab ul Hind had familiarized the learned section in the West Asia about the Hindu ideas and beliefs. Al Beruni (c. 973- 1050 CE) was a Persian scholar and Polymath. He was from Khwarizm. He spent much of his life in Ghazni. He came to India along with Mahmud Ghazni and lived mostly in the North-western part of the subcontinent. He wrote an encyclopedic account of India in his ‘Kitab ul Hind’. He explored almost every aspect of life including religion, history, geography, science and mathematics. So, option a is the correct answer. Ibn Batuta wrote ‘Rihala.’ Abul Fazl wrote ‘Ain-i-Akbari’. And. Amir Khusrau was the famous writer of Masnawis during 13th century.

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