History · Sources of Medieval Indian History
UGC NET January 2017 History
Consider the following statements about Fakhr-i Mudabbir and his Adab-ul Harb wa Shujaat. Select the correct answer from the code given below.
- 1. It is a work written on the science of warfare in the early years of Iltutmish's reign.
- 2. Fakhr-i Mudabbir praises highly the swords made in India.
- 3. Mudabbir mentions that the iron was smelted at Khetri in Rajasthan.
- 4. He offers the earliest known description of the technique of producing Damascus steel.
A1 and 3
B3 and 4
C1, 2 and 3
D1, 2 and 4 ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) 1, 2 and 4 — Statements 1, 2 and 4 are correct, so the answer is 1, 2 and 4.
Explanation
★Statements 1, 2 and 4 are correct, so the answer is 1, 2 and 4.
★The Adab-ul Harb wa Shujaat was composed in the early years of Iltutmish's reign.
★It is a work on the science of warfare.
★Fakhr-i Mudabbir praises the swords made in India.
★He also gives the earliest known description of producing Damascus steel.
★Statement 3 about smelting at Khetri is not among the correct points.
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