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Q. Who among the following wrote the famous book “Kitab Ul Hind”?

[A] Al-Beruni

[B] Minhaj us Siraj

[C] Amir Khusrau

[D] Ziauddin Barani

Answer: A

Notes:

Explanation: Al-Beruni, mathematician, philosopher, astronomer, and historian, came to India along with Mahmud of Ghazni. He learned Sanskrit, studied religious and philosophical texts before composing his work Kitab Ul Hind.

Source: NCERT

Q. Who among the following wrote the famous book “Kitab Ul Hind”?

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