Match List-I with List-II
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List-I Travelers to India |
List-II The country they belonged to |
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(A) Duarte Barbosa |
(I) Turkey |
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(B) Seydi Ali Reis |
(II) Italy |
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(C) Marco Polo |
(III) Morocco |
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(D) Ibn Batuta |
(IV) Portugal |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A)-(IV), (B)-(I), (C)-(II), (D)-(III)
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List-I Travelers to India |
List-II The country they belonged to |
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(A) Duarte Barbosa |
(IV) Portugal |
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(B) Seydi Ali Reis |
(I) Turkey |
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(C) Marco Polo |
(II) Italy |
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(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.