Question

Match Column-I with Column-II and choose the correct option from the following:

Column-I (Foreign Travellers)	Column-II (Countries)
a. Afanasi Nikitin	II. Russia
b. Domingo Paes	III. Portugal
c. Abdur-Razzak	I. Persia
d. Nicolo de Conti	IV. Italy

• A. a–III, b–IV, c–I, d–II
• B. a–II, b–III, c–I, d–IV
• C. a–I, b–II, c–IV, d–III
• D. a–II, b–I, c–III, d–IV

Hint:

To remember foreign travelers, link them with their empires: Nikitin with Russia, Paes with Portugal, Razzak with Persia, and Nicolo with Italy.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Let us correctly match each traveler with their respective country:
a. Afanasi Nikitin – A traveler from Russia who visited India in the 15th century. II
b. Domingo Paes – A Portuguese traveler who visited the court of Krishnadevaraya in Vijayanagara. III
c. Abdur-Razzak – A Persian ambassador and chronicler who visited South India during the 15th century. I
d. Nicolo de Conti – An Italian merchant and traveler who visited parts of India. IV
Thus, the correct matching is: a–II, b–III, c–I, d–IV.