Match the LIST-I with LIST-II:
| LIST-I Traveller | LIST-II Origin-Country | ||
| A. | Marco Polo | I. | Portugal |
| B. | Duarte Barbosa | II. | Italy |
| C. | Peter Mundy | III. | Russia |
| D. | Afanasii Nikitich Nikitin | IV. | England |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → A - II, B - I, C - IV, D - III
(A) Marco Polo — this matches (II) Italy. He lived from 1254 to 1323, and his account belongs to the thirteenth century.
(B) Duarte Barbosa — this matches (I) Portugal. He visited India in 1518 and wrote a detailed account of trade and society in south India.
(C) Peter Mundy — this matches (IV) England. He lived from 1600 to 1667 and is among the seventeenth-century travellers.
(D) Afanasii Nikitich Nikitin — this matches (III) Russia. This fifteenth-century traveller spent the years 1466-72 in India.
NCERT: Themes in Indian History Part II — Chapter 5: Through the Eyes of Travellers (2025-26)
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