Match List-I with List-II
| List-I | List-II | ||
| (A) | Al-Biruni | (I) | France |
| (B) | Marco Polo | (II) | Morocco |
| (C) | Ibn Battuta | (III) | Uzbekistan |
| (D) | Francois Bernier | (IV) | Italy |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)
(A) Al-Biruni — this matches (III) Uzbekistan. Al-Biruni (973-1048) was born in Khwarizm in present-day Uzbekistan.
(B) Marco Polo — this matches (IV) Italy. Marco Polo (1254-1323) came from Italy.
(C) Ibn Battuta — this matches (II) Morocco. Ibn Battuta (1304-77) came from Morocco, in north-western Africa; Tangier was his birthplace.
(D) Francois Bernier — this matches (I) France. François Bernier (1620-88), a Frenchman, was a doctor, political philosopher and historian.
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