Match the LIST-I with LIST-II:
| LIST-I Traveller | LIST-II Native-Country | ||
| A. | Al-Biruni | I. | Italy |
| B. | Marco Polo | II. | Russia |
| C. | Afanasii Nikitich Nikitin | III. | Portugal |
| D. | Duarte Barbosa | IV. | Uzbekistan |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → A-IV, B-I, C-II, D-III
(A) Al-Biruni — this matches (IV) Uzbekistan. He came from Khwarizm in present-day Uzbekistan in the eleventh century and wrote the Kitab-ul-Hind.
(B) Marco Polo — this matches (I) Italy. He came from Italy in the thirteenth century.
(C) Afanasii Nikitich Nikitin — this matches (II) Russia. He was a fifteenth-century traveller from Russia who spent the years 1466-72 in India.
(D) Duarte Barbosa — this matches (III) Portugal. He came from Portugal and visited India in 1518.
NCERT: Themes in Indian History Part II — Chapter 5: Through the Eyes of Travellers (2025-26)
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