Match the LIST-I with LIST-II:
| LIST-I Traveller | LIST-II Profession | ||
| A. | Ibn Battuta | I. | Physician to Prince Dara Shukoh |
| B. | Jean-Baptiste Tavernier | II. | Qazi of Delhi |
| C. | Manucci | III. | Italian Doctor |
| D. | François Bernier | IV. | Jeweller |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → A - II, B - IV, C - III, D - I
(A) Ibn Battuta — this matches (II) Qazi of Delhi. Sultan Muhammad bin Tughlaq was impressed by his learning and appointed him the qazi or judge of Delhi. He held the post for several years before he fell out of favour.
(B) Jean-Baptiste Tavernier — this matches (IV) Jeweller. Tavernier was a French jeweller who came to India at least six times. He was most interested in the trading conditions of India.
(C) Manucci — this matches (III) Italian Doctor. Manucci was an Italian doctor who never went back to Europe and settled down in India.
(D) François Bernier — this matches (I) Physician to Prince Dara Shukoh. Bernier, a French doctor, philosopher and historian, was in India from 1656 to 1668. He served at the Mughal court as physician to Prince Dara Shukoh, the eldest son of Shah Jahan.
NCERT (2025-26): “2.1 An early globe-trotter … Travelling overland through Central Asia, Ibn Battuta reached Sind in 1333. He had heard about Muhammad bin Tughlaq, the Sultan of Delhi, and lured by his reputation as a generous patron of arts and letters, set off for Delhi, passing through Multan and Uch. The Sultan was impressed by his scholarship, and appointed him the qazi or judge of Delhi. He remained in that position for several years, until he fell out of favour and was thrown into prison.… 2.2 The ‘enjoyment of curiosities’ … Later, after 1600, we find growing numbers of Dutch, English and French travellers coming to India. One of the most famous was the French jeweller Jean-Baptiste Tavernier, who travelled to India at least six times. He was particularly fascinated with the trading conditions in India, and compared India to Iran and the Ottoman empire. Some of these travellers, like the Italian doctor Manucci, never returned to Europe, and settled down in India. François Bernier, a Frenchman, was a doctor, political philosopher and historian. Like many others, he came to the Mughal Empire in search of opportunities. He was in India for twelve years, from 1656 to 1668, and was closely associated with the Mughal court, as a physician to Prince Dara Shukoh, the eldest son of Emperor Shah Jahan, and later as an intellectual and scientist, with Danishmand Khan, an Armenian noble at the Mughal court.…” |