Question 7 (Match the following) - MCQ Questions (1 Mark) - Chapter 1 Class 7 History - The Medieval World - History

Match the following travellers with their respective country.

OPTIONS:

1. 1 - b, 2 - a, 3 - e , 4 - c , 5 -  d

2. 1 - e, 2 - d, 3 - a , 4 - b , 5 -  c

3. 1 - a, 2 - b, 3 - c , 4 - d , 5 -  e

4. 1 - c, 2 - d, 3 - a , 4 - d , 5 -  b

Answer:

Answer by student:

The correct option is (B): 1 - e, 2 - d, 3 - a , 4 - b , 5 -  c

Detailed answer by Teachoo:

The correct option is the second one because: 

• Domingo Paes was a Portuguese traveller who visited the Vijayanagara empire in the early sixteenth century. He wrote an account of the city and the court of Krishnadevaraya.
  Thus, (1) matches with (e)
  
  
• Tavernier was a French traveller who visited India six times between 1640 and 1668. He wrote a book called Travels in India, which described the Mughal empire, its trade, culture and society.
  Thus, (2) matches with (d)
  
  
• Marco Polo was an Italian traveller who visited China and India in the late thirteenth century. He wrote a book called The Travels of Marco Polo, which gave a detailed account of the lands and peoples he saw.
  Thus, (3) matches with (a)
  
  
• Sir Thomas Roe was an English diplomat who came to India as an ambassador of King James I to the court of Jahangir in 1615. He wrote a journal of his observations and experiences in India.
  Thus, (4) matches with (b)
  
  Al - Beruni was a Central Asian scholar who accompanied Mahmud of Ghazni in his invasions of India in the early eleventh century. He wrote a book called Kitab-ul-Hind, which discussed various aspects of Indian science, philosophy, religion and culture.
  Thus, (5) matches with (c)