Match List I with List II:
| List I | List II | ||
| (A) | Al-Biruni | (I) | Herat |
| (B) | Ibn Battuta | (II) | France |
| (C) | Francois Bernier | (III) | Khwarizm |
| (D) | Abdur Razzaq Samarqandi | (IV) | Tangier |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)
(A) Al-Biruni — this matches (III) Khwarizm. Al-Biruni was born in 973 in Khwarizm, in present-day Uzbekistan, an important centre of learning.
(B) Ibn Battuta — this matches (IV) Tangier. This Moroccan traveller was born in Tangier into a family known for its expertise in Islamic religious law.
(C) Francois Bernier — this matches (II) France. Bernier was a Frenchman who came to India in the seventeenth century.
(D) Abdur Razzaq Samarqandi — this matches (I) Herat. One of the most important descriptions of Vijayanagara in the fifteenth century comes from Abdur Razzaq Samarqandi, a diplomat who came visiting from Herat.
NCERT (2026-27): “…The accounts that survive are often varied in terms of their subject matter. Some deal with affairs of the court, while others are mainly focused on religious issues, or architectural features and monuments. For example, one of the most important descriptions of the city of Vijayanagara (Chapter 7) in the fifteenth century comes from Abdur Razzaq Samarqandi, a diplomat who came visiting from Herat.… 1.1 From Khwarizm to the Punjab … Al-Biruni was born in 973, in Khwarizm in presentday Uzbekistan. Khwarizm was an important centre of learning, and Al-Biruni received the best education available at the time.… 2.1 An early globe-trotter … Ibn Battuta’s book of travels, called Rihla, written in Arabic, provides extremely rich and interesting details about the social and cultural life in the subcontinent in the fourteenth century. This Moroccan traveller was born in Tangier into one of the most respectable and educated families known for their expertise in Islamic religious law or shari‘a.…” |