Match List-I with List-II:
| List-I Incident/ Characteristics | List-II Traveller | ||
| (A) | He arrived in Ghazni as a hostage, but gradually developed a liking for this city | (I) | Al-Biruni |
| (B) | He reached Sind in 1333 and was later appointed as the Qazi of Delhi | (II) | François Bernier |
| (C) | Physician to Prince Dara Shukoh | (III) | Ibn Battuta |
| (D) | Wrote a detailed account of trade and society in South India | (IV) | Duarte Barbosa |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A)-(I), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(IV)
(A) He arrived in Ghazni as a hostage, but gradually developed a liking for this city — this matches (I) Al-Biruni. When Sultan Mahmud invaded Khwarizm in 1017, he took Al-Biruni to Ghazni, where Al-Biruni spent the rest of his life.
(B) He reached Sind in 1333 and was later appointed as the Qazi of Delhi — this matches (III) Ibn Battuta. Muhammad bin Tughlaq was impressed by his scholarship and made him the qazi or judge of Delhi.
(C) Physician to Prince Dara Shukoh — this matches (II) François Bernier. The French doctor was in India from 1656 to 1668 and served as physician to Dara Shukoh, the eldest son of Shah Jahan.
(D) Wrote a detailed account of trade and society in South India — this matches (IV) Duarte Barbosa, among the best known of the Portuguese writers.
NCERT (2026-27): “1.1 From Khwarizm to the Punjab … In 1017, when Sultan Mahmud invaded Khwarizm, he took several scholars and poets back to his capital, Ghazni; Al-Biruni was one of them. He arrived in Ghazni as a hostage, but gradually developed a liking for the city, where he spent the rest of his life until his death at the age of 70.… 2.1 An early globe-trotter … Travelling overland through Central Asia, Ibn Battuta reached Sind in 1333. He had heard about Muhammad bin Tughlaq, the Sultan of Delhi, and lured by his reputation as a generous patron of arts and letters, set off for Delhi, passing through Multan and Uch. The Sultan was impressed by his scholarship, and appointed him the qazi or judge of Delhi.… 3. François Bernier A Doctor with a Difference … François Bernier, a Frenchman, was a doctor, political philosopher and historian. Like many others, he came to the Mughal Empire in search of opportunities. He was in India for twelve years, from 1656 to 1668, and was closely associated with the Mughal court, as a physician to Prince Dara Shukoh, the eldest son of Emperor Shah Jahan, and later as an intellectual and scientist, with Danishmand Khan, an Armenian noble at the Mughal court.… 3. François Bernier A Doctor with a Difference … 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.…” |