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Q: Al-Biruni wrote his book 'Kitab-ul-Hind' in which language ?
  • A. Sanskrit
  • B. Arabic
  • C. Persian
  • D. Syrian
Correct Answer: Option B - Al-Biruni is the author of Kitab-ul-Hind. It contains comments on Indian sciences, Indian religious beliefs, customs, and social organization in the 11th century. Al-Biruni was an Iranian scholar and polymath from Khwarezm, modern day Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. Most of his works including Kitab-ul-Hind are in Arabic. It is a comprehensive treatise divided into eighty chapters on the basis of topics like religion and philosophy, festivals, astronomy, alchemy, customs and practices, social lifeweight and measurement methods, sculpture and law of sciences, etc.
B. Al-Biruni is the author of Kitab-ul-Hind. It contains comments on Indian sciences, Indian religious beliefs, customs, and social organization in the 11th century. Al-Biruni was an Iranian scholar and polymath from Khwarezm, modern day Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. Most of his works including Kitab-ul-Hind are in Arabic. It is a comprehensive treatise divided into eighty chapters on the basis of topics like religion and philosophy, festivals, astronomy, alchemy, customs and practices, social lifeweight and measurement methods, sculpture and law of sciences, etc.

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Al-Biruni is the author of Kitab-ul-Hind. It contains comments on Indian sciences, Indian religious beliefs, customs, and social organization in the 11th century. Al-Biruni was an Iranian scholar and polymath from Khwarezm, modern day Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. Most of his works including Kitab-ul-Hind are in Arabic. It is a comprehensive treatise divided into eighty chapters on the basis of topics like religion and philosophy, festivals, astronomy, alchemy, customs and practices, social lifeweight and measurement methods, sculpture and law of sciences, etc.