Match List-I with List-II:
| List-I Thinker | List-II Country | ||
| (A) | Zarathustra | (I) | China |
| (B) | Kong Zi | (II) | Iran |
| (C) | Socrates | (III) | India |
| (D) | Mahavira | (IV) | Greece |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A)-(II), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(III)
The mid-first millennium BCE is often regarded as a turning point in world history, because it saw the emergence of thinkers in several lands.
(A) Zarathustra — this matches (II) Iran.
(B) Kong Zi — this matches (I) China.
(C) Socrates — this matches (IV) Greece, along with Plato and Aristotle.
(D) Mahavira — this matches (III) India, along with Gautama Buddha.
NCERT (2025-26): “2. The Background: Sacrifices and Debates … The mid-first millennium BCE is often regarded as a turning point in world history: it saw the emergence of thinkers such as Zarathustra in Iran, Kong Zi in China, Socrates, Plato and Aristotle in Greece, and Mahavira and Gautama Buddha, among many others, in India. They tried to understand the mysteries of existence and the relationship between human beings and the cosmic order.…” |