Question
Arrange the following foreign travellers to India in chronological order, beginning with the earliest: 1. Peter Mundy 2. Antonio Monserrate 3. Afanasii Nikitich Nikitin 4. Ibn Battuta Select the answer using the code given below:
NDA
General Ability
General Studies
2025
NDA 2025 (Phase 2)
NDA General Ability Question (2025) — Solution
Options
- A. 2 – 1 – 4 – 3
- B. 2 – 3 – 4 – 1
- C. 4 – 3 – 2 – 1
- D. 3 – 4 – 1 – 2
Answer
C. 4 – 3 – 2 – 1
Step-by-step solution
Ibn Battuta was a Moroccan traveller who visited India during the reign of Muhammad bin Tughlaq in the 14th century (1333-1347). Afanasii Nikitich Nikitin was a Russian merchant who visited the Bahmani kingdom in the 15th century (1466-1472). Antonio Monserrate was a Portuguese Jesuit missionary who visited the court of Akbar in the 16th century (1578-1582). Peter Mundy was an English traveller who visited India during the reign of Shah Jahan in the 17th century (1628-1633). The correct chronological order is 4 - 3 - 2 - 1. Answer: 4 – 3 – 2 – 1
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