Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Aptitude Test

Chapter

General Knowledge

Topic

Medieval History

Question:

Match List-I with List-II

List-I Travelers to India

List-II The country they belonged to

(A) Duarte Barbosa

(I) Turkey

(B) Seydi Ali Reis

(II) Italy

(C) Marco Polo

(III) Morocco

(D) Ibn Batuta

(IV) Portugal

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:

(A)-(IV), (B)-(I), (C)-(II), (D)-(III)

(A)-(IV), (B)-(I), (C)-(III), (D)-(II)

(A)-(I), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(III)

(A)-(I), (B)-(IV), (C)-(III), (D)-(II)

Correct Answer:

(A)-(IV), (B)-(I), (C)-(II), (D)-(III)

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (1) → (A)-(IV), (B)-(I), (C)-(II), (D)-(III)

List-I Travelers to India

List-II The country they belonged to

(A) Duarte Barbosa

(IV) Portugal

(B) Seydi Ali Reis

(I) Turkey

(C) Marco Polo

(II) Italy

(D) Ibn Batuta

(III) Morocco

(A) Duarte Barbosa: A Portuguese writer and officer who traveled to India in the early 16th century. He provided detailed accounts of the Vijayanagara Empire.

(B) Seydi Ali Reis: An Ottoman (Turkish) admiral who reached India after a naval expedition against the Portuguese. He wrote the famous travelogue Mirat ul Memalik (Mirror of Countries).

(C) Marco Polo: A legendary merchant and explorer from Venice (Italy) who visited South India on his return journey from China in the late 13th century.

(D) Ibn Batuta: A famous traveler from Morocco who visited India during the reign of Muhammad bin Tughlaq in the 14th century.