Match List-I with List-II:
| List-I Travellers | List-II Places | ||
| (A) | Al-Biruni | (I) | Uzbekistan |
| (B) | Ibn Battuta | (II) | Morocco |
| (C) | Peter Mundy | (III) | France |
| (D) | Francois Bernier | (IV) | England |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(IV), (D)-(III)
(A) Al-Biruni — this matches (I) Uzbekistan. The timeline of travellers lists al-Biruni (973-1048) as from Uzbekistan.
(B) Ibn Battuta — this matches (II) Morocco. Ibn Battuta (1304-77) came from Morocco.
(C) Peter Mundy — this matches (IV) England. Peter Mundy, a seventeenth-century traveller, came from England.
(D) Francois Bernier — this matches (III) France. François Bernier (1620-88) came from France.
NCERT: Themes in Indian History Part II — Chapter 5: Through the Eyes of Travellers (2026-27)
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