History · Sources of Medieval Indian History
UGC NET June 2024 History (Re-Exam Shift-I)
Arrange the arrivals of the following foreign travellers during the Mughal period in ascending chronological order (from first to last). Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
- 1. Pietro della Valle
- 2. Peter Mundy
- 3. William Hawkins
- 4. Jean Baptiste Tavernier
A1, 2, 3, 4
B2, 1, 4, 3
C3, 1, 2, 4 ✓ Correct
D3, 2, 1, 4
Correct answer: (C) 3, 1, 2, 4 — The correct order is 3, 1, 2, 4.
Explanation
★The correct order is 3, 1, 2, 4.
★William Hawkins arrived at Jahangir's court around 1608.
★Pietro della Valle reached India around 1622.
★Peter Mundy arrived around 1630.
★Jean Baptiste Tavernier came around 1638.
★So the sequence runs from Hawkins to Tavernier.
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