Writer/Poet	Work	Court Served Under
1. Ibn Battuta	Rihla	Muhammad bin Tughlaq
2. Amir Khusrau	Tughlaqnama	FirozShah Tughlaq
3. Ziauddin Barani	Fatwa-i-Jahandari	Iltutmish
4. Al-Biruni	Kitab-ul-Hind	Mohammed Ghori

How many of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?

The correct answer is Option 1

Key Points

• Ibn Battuta, a Moroccan traveler, wrote Rihla (The Travels), documenting his journey to India. He served in the court of Muhammad bin Tughlaq. Hence Row 1 is correct. 
• Amir Khusrau wrote Tughlaqnama in the court of Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq, not Firoz Shah Tughlaq. Firoz Shah Tughlaq was a later ruler, and Amir Khusrau did not serve in his court. Hence, Row 2 is incorrect.
• Ziauddin Barani wrote Tarikh-i-Firoz Shahi, a historical account of the Delhi Sultanate, and served in the court of Firoz Shah Tughlaq, not Iltutmish. Iltutmish was a much earlier ruler of the Delhi Sultanate. Hence, 3 is incorrect.
• Al-Biruni wrote Kitab-ul-Hind (also called Tahqiq-i-Hind), a detailed account of Indian culture, religion, and society, but he served in the court of Mahmud of Ghazni, not Mohammed Ghori. Hence, 4 is incorrect.