Arrange the following foreign travelers in a chronological order:
(A) Ibn Battuta
(B) Al-Biruni
(C) Francois Bernier
(D) Abdur Razzaq
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (B), (A), (D), (C)
(B) Al-Biruni — 973-1048 (tenth-eleventh centuries). He came from Uzbekistan.
(A) Ibn Battuta — 1304-77 (fourteenth century). He came from Morocco.
(D) Abdur Razzaq — 1413-82 (fifteenth century). He is Abd al-Razzaq Kamal al-Din ibn Ishaq al-Samarqandi, from Samarqand.
(C) Francois Bernier — 1620-88 (seventeenth century). He came from France.
Tip: The dates of all four travellers sit in one small timeline at the end of the chapter; NTA sets questions from such timelines too, so give them a look while revising.
NCERT: Themes in Indian History Part II — Chapter 5: Through the Eyes of Travellers (2026-27)
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