Match the following options in List 1 and List 2 correctly:
| List 1 | List 2 | ||
| (A) | Nicolo de Conti | (I) | Portugal |
| (B) | Abdur Razzak | (II) | Russia |
| (C) | Afanasii Nikitin | (III) | Persia |
| (D) | Domingo Paes | (IV) | Italy |
Choose the correct answer from the given options:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)
(A) Nicolo de Conti — this matches (IV) Italy. He was an Italian trader who visited Vijayanagara in the fifteenth century.
(B) Abdur Razzak — this matches (III) Persia. Abdur Razzaq was an ambassador sent by the ruler of Persia.
(C) Afanasii Nikitin — this matches (II) Russia. He was a merchant from Russia who visited the city in the fifteenth century.
(D) Domingo Paes — this matches (I) Portugal. With Duarte Barbosa and Fernao Nuniz, he came from Portugal in the sixteenth century.
Note: A same/similar question was asked in CUET (UG) in the papers below.
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| – | – | – | 24-05 S2 18-06 S1* 02-07 S3* | – |
* A similar question.
NCERT (2026-27): “3. Vijayanagara … Finding out about the city A large number of inscriptions of the kings of Vijayanagara and their nayakas recording donations to temples as well as describing important events have been recovered. Several travellers visited the city and wrote about it. Notable among their accounts are those of an Italian trader named Nicolo de Conti, an ambassador named Abdur Razzaq sent by the ruler of Persia, a merchant named Afanasii Nikitin from Russia, all of whom visited the city in the fifteenth century, and those of Duarte Barbosa, Domingo Paes and Fernao Nuniz from Portugal, who came in the sixteenth century.” |