Match List-I (Traveller) with List-II (Description).List-IList-II(A)…

Match List-I (Traveller) with List-II (Description).

List-I	List-II
(A) Duarte Barbosa	(I) Italian doctor who settled down in India
(B) Jean-Baptiste Tavernier	(II) Jesuit who translated Indian texts into European languages
(C) Manucci	(III) Wrote a detailed account of trade and society in south India
(D) Roberto Nobili	(IV) French jeweller who travelled to India at least six times

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) Duarte Barbosa	(III) Wrote a detailed account of trade and society in south India	Duarte Barbosa, one of the best known Portuguese writers, wrote a detailed account of trade and society in south India.
(B) Jean-Baptiste Tavernier	(IV) French jeweller who travelled to India at least six times	The French jeweller Tavernier came to India at least six times and was fascinated by its trading conditions.
(C) Manucci	(I) Italian doctor who settled down in India	The Italian doctor Manucci never returned to Europe and settled down in India.
(D) Roberto Nobili	(II) Jesuit who translated Indian texts into European languages	The Jesuit Roberto Nobili went further than writing: he translated Indian texts into European languages.

NCERT (2026-27): “3. François Bernier
Once the Portuguese arrived in India in about 1500, a number of them wrote detailed accounts regarding Indian social customs and religious practices. A few of them, such as the Jesuit Roberto Nobili, even translated Indian texts into European languages. Among the best known of the Portuguese writers is Duarte Barbosa, who wrote a detailed account of trade and society in south India. Later, after 1600, we find growing numbers of Dutch, English and French travellers coming to India. One of the most famous was the French jeweller Jean-Baptiste Tavernier, who travelled to India at least six times. He was particularly fascinated with the trading conditions in India, and compared India to Iran and the Ottoman empire. Some of these travellers, like the Italian doctor Manucci, never returned to Europe, and settled down in India.”

Match List-I (Traveller) with List-II (Description).

List-I	List-II
(A) Duarte Barbosa	(I) Italian doctor who settled down in India
(B) Jean-Baptiste Tavernier	(II) Jesuit who translated Indian texts into European languages
(C) Manucci	(III) Wrote a detailed account of trade and society in south India
(D) Roberto Nobili	(IV) French jeweller who travelled to India at least six times

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) Duarte Barbosa	(III) Wrote a detailed account of trade and society in south India	Duarte Barbosa, one of the best known Portuguese writers, wrote a detailed account of trade and society in south India.
(B) Jean-Baptiste Tavernier	(IV) French jeweller who travelled to India at least six times	The French jeweller Tavernier came to India at least six times and was fascinated by its trading conditions.
(C) Manucci	(I) Italian doctor who settled down in India	The Italian doctor Manucci never returned to Europe and settled down in India.
(D) Roberto Nobili	(II) Jesuit who translated Indian texts into European languages	The Jesuit Roberto Nobili went further than writing: he translated Indian texts into European languages.