Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Medieval India: Through the Eyes of Travellers

Question:

Arrange the following foreign travellers according to their year of visit to India in chronological order.
(A) Francois Bernier from France.
(B) Duarte Barbosa from Portugal.
(C) Marco Polo from Italy.
(D) Ibn Battuta from Morocco.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
(1) (B), (C), (D), (A)
(2) (C), (D), (B), (A)
(3) (A), (B), (C), (D)
(4) (D), (B), (C), (A)

Options:

1

2

3

4

Correct Answer:

2

Explanation:

The correct chronological order of the foreign travelers according to their year of visit to India is: (2) (C), (D), (B), (A)

1254-1323: Marco Polo from Italy: Marco Polo visited India during his travels in the late 13th century, between 1271 and 1295.
1304-77: Ibn Battuta from Morocco traveled in the 14th century, primarily between 1330 and 1347.
1518 (visit to India): Duarte Barbosa from Portugal visited India in the early 16th century.
1620-88: Francois Bernier from France visited India in the 17th century, particularly during the reign of Aurangzeb, around the late 17th century.