State PCS PYQPrelims 2019

UPPCS · Question 16

Which of the following is NOT correctly matched? (Book – Writer)

  1. Tabaqat-i-Nasiri – Minhaj-us-Siraj Juzjani
  2. Tarikh-i-Firozshahi – Shams-i-Siraj Afif
  3. Tughlaqnama – Ibn Battuta
  4. Humayunnama – Gulbadan Begum
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Answer: (C) Tughlaqnama – Ibn Battuta

Explanation

The Tughlaqnama was written by Amir Khusrau, not Ibn Battuta (who wrote the Rihla). Tabaqat-i-Nasiri (Minhaj-us-Siraj), Tarikh-i-Firozshahi (Shams-i-Siraj Afif) and Humayunnama (Gulbadan Begum) are correct.