Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

General Knowledge

Topic

General Awareness

Question:

Match List I with List II:

 List I (Discovery) 

 List II (Discoverer)

 A. America

 I. Roald Amundsen

 B. South Pole 

 II. Christopher Columbus  

 C. North Pole

 III. Marco Polo

 D. China

 IV. Robert Peary

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:

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

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

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

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

Correct Answer:

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

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (2) - A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III

America was first discovered by Christopher Columbus.

South Pole was discovered by Roald Amundsen. He was a respected Norwegian explorer who was determined to beat the British expedition and be the first to reach the South Pole.

North Pole was first discovered by Robert Peary.

Marco Polo, the famous explorer who familiarized China to Europe in the 13th century CE, referred to the land as 'Cathay.