Match List-I (Article carried down from the northern mountains, in Ab…

Match List-I (Article carried down from the northern mountains, in Abu'l Fazl's account) with List-II (Description).

List-I	List-II
(A) Chuk	(I) A root resembling turmeric
(B) Majith	(II) A kind of bird
(C) Zedoary	(III) An acid composed of orange juice and lemon boiled together
(D) Merlins	(IV) A plant producing a red dye

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 2

The correct answer is Option (2) → A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II

List-I	List-II	Reason
(A) Chuk	(III) An acid composed of orange juice and lemon boiled together	Chuk was an acid made by boiling orange juice and lemon together, one of the food goods sent down from the hills.
(B) Majith	(IV) A plant producing a red dye	Majith was a plant whose root gave a red dye.
(C) Zedoary	(I) A root resembling turmeric	Zedoary was a root that looked like turmeric, so it is easy to mix up with majith, which is also a plant.
(D) Merlins	(II) A kind of bird	Merlins were birds, carried down with hawks and falcons.

NCERT (2026-27): “4.2 Inroads into forests …
This is how Abu’l Fazl describes the transactions between the hill tribes and the plains in the suba of Awadh (part of present-day Uttar Pradesh): From the northern mountains quantities of goods are carried on the backs of men, of stout ponies and of goats, such as gold, copper, lead, musk, tails of the kutas cow (the yak), honey, chuk (an acid composed of orange juice and lemon boiled together), pomegranate seed, ginger, long pepper, majith a plant producing a red dye) root, borax, zedoary (a root resembling turmeric), wax, woollen stuffs, wooden ware, hawks, falcons, black falcons, merlins (a kind of bird), and other articles. …”

Match List-I (Article carried down from the northern mountains, in Abu'l Fazl's account) with List-II (Description).

List-I	List-II
(A) Chuk	(I) A root resembling turmeric
(B) Majith	(II) A kind of bird
(C) Zedoary	(III) An acid composed of orange juice and lemon boiled together
(D) Merlins	(IV) A plant producing a red dye

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 2

The correct answer is Option (2) → A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II

List-I	List-II	Reason
(A) Chuk	(III) An acid composed of orange juice and lemon boiled together	Chuk was an acid made by boiling orange juice and lemon together, one of the food goods sent down from the hills.
(B) Majith	(IV) A plant producing a red dye	Majith was a plant whose root gave a red dye.
(C) Zedoary	(I) A root resembling turmeric	Zedoary was a root that looked like turmeric, so it is easy to mix up with majith, which is also a plant.
(D) Merlins	(II) A kind of bird	Merlins were birds, carried down with hawks and falcons.