Match List I with List II:
| List I | List II | ||
| (A) | Zarathustra | (I) | Greece |
| (B) | Kong Zi | (II) | India |
| (C) | Socrates | (III) | China |
| (D) | Gautama Buddha | (IV) | Iran |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)
(A) Zarathustra — this matches (IV) Iran. The mid-first millennium BCE saw the emergence of thinkers such as Zarathustra in Iran.
(B) Kong Zi — this matches (III) China. Kong Zi taught in China in the same period.
(C) Socrates — this matches (I) Greece. Socrates, Plato and Aristotle were thinkers of Greece.
(D) Gautama Buddha — this matches (II) India. Mahavira and Gautama Buddha, among many others, were the thinkers of India. All of them tried to understand the mysteries of existence and the relationship between human beings and the cosmic order.
NCERT (2026-27): “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.…” |