Match the following options in List 1 correctly with those in List 2:

Choose the correct answer from the given options:

(a)- iv, (b)- iii, (c)- ii, (d) i

The correct answer is Option 4 - (a)- iv, (b)- iii, (c)- ii, (d) i

The correct match is:

Explanation:

Paan and Coconut were described vividly by Ibn Battuta. These were the two kinds of plant produce that were completely unfamiliar to his audience.

Tarababad was a place for male and female singers. Ibn Battuta described Daulatabad in the following words- "There is a market place for male and female singers, which is known as Tarababad. It is one of the greatest and most beautiful bazaars. It has numerous shops and every shop has a door which leads into the house of the owner."

According to Ibn Battuta,  Daulatabad rivalled Delhi in terms of its size.
Ibn Battuta found cities in the subcontinent full of exciting opportunities for those who had the necessary drive, resources and skills. Ibn Battuta described Delhi as a vast city, with a great population, the largest in India. Daulatabad (in Maharashtra) was no less, and easily rivalled Delhi in size.

François Bernier had given detailed accounts of Sati being practised in India. Contemporary European travellers and writers often highlighted the treatment of women as a crucial marker of difference between Western and Eastern societies. Not surprisingly, Bernier chose the practice of sati for detailed description.