Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Medieval India: Through the Eyes of Travellers

Question:

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:

Options:

(A), (B), (C), (D)

(A), (C), (B), (D)

(B), (A), (D), (C)

(C), (B), (D), (A)

Correct Answer:

(B), (A), (D), (C)

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) → (B), (A), (D), (C)

  • (B) Al-Biruni – 11th century (around 1017 CE), during Mahmud of Ghazni’s reign.

  • (A) Ibn Battuta – 14th century (around 1333 CE), during Muhammad bin Tughlaq’s reign.

  • (D) Abdur Razzaq – 15th century (1440s), during Vijayanagara rule under Deva Raya II.

  • (C) Francois Bernier – 17th century (1650s), during Aurangzeb’s reign.