Match List I with List II.
| LIST I | LIST II | ||
| A. | Al-Biruni | I. | Morocco |
| B. | Ibn Battuta | II. | Samarqand |
| C. | Abdur Razzaq | III. | France |
| D. | Francois Bernier | IV. | Uzbekistan |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → A-IV, B-I, C-II, D-III
(A) Al-Biruni — this matches (IV) Uzbekistan. Al-Biruni was born in 973 in Khwarizm in present-day Uzbekistan.
(B) Ibn Battuta — this matches (I) Morocco. Ibn Battuta (1304-77) came from Morocco, in north-western Africa; he was born in Tangier.
(C) Abdur Razzaq — this matches (II) Samarqand. Abd al-Razzaq Kamal al-Din ibn Ishaq al-Samarqandi (1413-82) came from Samarqand, as his name al-Samarqandi also shows.
(D) Francois Bernier — this matches (III) France. François Bernier (1620-88) was a seventeenth-century traveller from France.
NCERT: Themes in Indian History Part II — Chapter 5: Through the Eyes of Travellers (2026-27)
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