History · Sources of Medieval Indian History
UGC NET December 2011 History
Match List I (Traveller) with List II (Ruler) and choose the correct answer from the codes given below.
List I
- I. Ibn Battuta
- II. Sir Thomas Roe
- III. Peter Mundy
- IV. Bernier
List II
- A. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
- b. Shah Jahan
- c. Jahangir
- d. Aurangzeb
AI-a, II-c, III-b, IV-d ✓ Correct
BI-a, II-b, III-c, IV-d
CI-c, II-b, III-a, IV-d
DI-d, II-c, III-b, IV-a
Correct answer: (A) I-a, II-c, III-b, IV-d — The correct match is I-a, II-c, III-b, IV-d.
Explanation
★The correct match is I-a, II-c, III-b, IV-d.
★Ibn Battuta, the Moroccan traveller, came during the reign of Muhammad bin Tughlaq.
★Sir Thomas Roe arrived as the English envoy at the court of Jahangir.
★Peter Mundy, the English trader, travelled in India during the reign of Shah Jahan.
★Francois Bernier, the French physician, wrote during the reign of Aurangzeb.
★Their accounts are leading European and Arab sources for the Mughal period.
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