Consider the following foreigners who travelled to India and the reign of the Indian Emperor he described:
1) Ibn Batuta : Muhammad bin Tuglaq
2) Fahien : Harshavardhan
3) William Hawkins : Shah Jahan
4) Abdur Razzaq : Zamorin of Calicut
Which of the above pair(s) is/are correctly matched?

Only 1 and 2

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Only 2 and 3

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Only 1 and 4

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Only 2, 3 and 4

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Solution

The correct option is C Only 1 and 4
William Hawkins was an ambassador of James I, emperor of England, at the court of Jahangir in 1609. Nicolo Conti was an Italian traveller who visited India during reign of Deva Raya I of Vijayanagara Kingdom. Ibn Batuta was a Moroccan traveller who visited India during reign of Muhammad bin Tuglaq. Fa-hien and Hiuen- Tsang were Chinese travellers who travelled to India during reign of Chandragupta II and Harshavardhan reign respectively. AbdurRazzaqwas Persian traveller who described the Zamorin reign at Calicut.

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Foreign Traveller	Ruler/Kingdom Visited
1. Abdur Razzak	A. Devaraya II of Vijayanagara Empire
2. François Bernier	B. Shah Jahan, Mughal Empire
3. Ibn Battuta	C. Devaraya I of Vijayanagara Empire
4. Nicolo Conti	D. Muhammad Bin Tughlaq

70. Consider the following statements :

1. The famous Chinese pilgrim, Fahien visited India during the reign of Samudragupta.

2. Fahien refers to the Gangetic valley as the ‘land of Brahmanism’.

Which of the above statements is/are correct ?

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