Question

Match LIST-I with LIST-II
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

Hint:

Traveller Origins:
- Marco Polo: Venice (Italy)
- Duarte Barbosa: Portugal
- Peter Mundy: England
- Afanasii Nikitin: Russia
- François Bernier: France

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Concept:
Between the thirteenth and seventeenth centuries, a diverse array of foreign merchants, diplomats, and adventurers visited India.
Reconstructing their historical itineraries requires matching each foreign traveler to their respective country of origin.

Step 1: Matching Each Foreign Traveler with Origin Country:
Item A: Marco Polo was a renowned merchant traveler from the Republic of Venice in modern Italy, who visited southern India (the Pandya kingdom) in the late thirteenth century. Thus, A matches with II.
Item B: Duarte Barbosa was a Portuguese official and writer who traveled extensively in South India and the Vijayanagara Empire during the early sixteenth century. Thus, B matches with I.
Item C: Peter Mundy was an English merchant and traveler employed by the English East India Company who journeyed across northern India during the reign of Shah Jahan in the seventeenth century. Thus, C matches with IV.
Item D: Afanasii Nikitich Nikitin was a Russian merchant from Tver who visited the Bahmani Sultanate and northern Deccan in the fifteenth century, leaving an account titled The Journey Beyond Three Seas. Thus, D matches with III.

Step 2: Forming the Matching Pair:
Aligning the matches gives:
A - II, B - I, C - IV, D - III.
This corresponds directly to Option (A).
Final Answer:
The correct matching sequence is A - II, B - I, C - IV, D - III.