Identify the incorrect match in terms of thinkers and their associative countries:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Socrates - Germany
The mid-first millennium BCE saw thinkers appear in many parts of the world, all trying to understand the mysteries of existence: Zarathustra in Iran, Kong Zi in China, Socrates, Plato and Aristotle in Greece, and Mahavira and Gautama Buddha in India. So Socrates belongs to Greece, not Germany, and Option (3) is the incorrect match; the other three pairs are right.
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.…” |