Match List-I (Item) with List-II (Number given by Bernier).List-IList…

Match List-I (Item) with List-II (Number given by Bernier).

List-I	List-II
(A) Turkoman horses Bernier was expected to keep	(I) Three
(B) Small bags holding culinary utensils	(II) Five or six
(C) Strong but light canes making up the portable bed	(III) Two
(D) Days for which his stock of excellent rice would last	(IV) Four

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 3

The correct answer is Option (3) → A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II

List-I	List-II	Reason
(A) Turkoman horses Bernier was expected to keep	(III) Two	Bernier was expected to keep two good Turkoman horses, besides a Persian camel.
(B) Small bags holding culinary utensils	(I) Three	His culinary utensils were packed in three small bags, all placed in one large bag.
(C) Strong but light canes making up the portable bed	(IV) Four	His portable bed was made of four very strong but light canes, so it was easy to carry on the march.
(D) Days for which his stock of excellent rice would last	(II) Five or six	He laid in a stock of excellent rice for five or six days' consumption.

NCERT (2026-27): “3.1 Comparing “East” and “West” …
Bernier often travelled with the army. This is an excerpt from his description of the army’s march to Kashmir: I am expected to keep two good Turkoman horses, and I also take with me a powerful Persian camel and driver, a groom for my horses, a cook and a servant to go before my horse with a flask of water in his hand, according to the custom of the country. I am also provided with every useful article, such as a tent of moderate size, a carpet, a portable bed made of four very strong but light canes, a pillow, a mattress, round leather table-cloths used at meals, some few napkins of dyed cloth, three small bags with culinary utensils which are all placed in a large bag, and this bag is again carried in a very capacious and strong double sack or net made of leather thongs. This double sack likewise contains the provisions, linen and wearing apparel, both of master and servants. I have taken care to lay in a stock of excellent rice for five or six days’ consumption, of sweet biscuits flavoured with anise (a herb), of limes and sugar. …”

Match List-I (Item) with List-II (Number given by Bernier).

List-I	List-II
(A) Turkoman horses Bernier was expected to keep	(I) Three
(B) Small bags holding culinary utensils	(II) Five or six
(C) Strong but light canes making up the portable bed	(III) Two
(D) Days for which his stock of excellent rice would last	(IV) Four

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 3

The correct answer is Option (3) → A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II

List-I	List-II	Reason
(A) Turkoman horses Bernier was expected to keep	(III) Two	Bernier was expected to keep two good Turkoman horses, besides a Persian camel.
(B) Small bags holding culinary utensils	(I) Three	His culinary utensils were packed in three small bags, all placed in one large bag.
(C) Strong but light canes making up the portable bed	(IV) Four	His portable bed was made of four very strong but light canes, so it was easy to carry on the march.
(D) Days for which his stock of excellent rice would last	(II) Five or six	He laid in a stock of excellent rice for five or six days' consumption.