{"id":88506,"date":"2025-06-01T07:12:30","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T07:12:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=88506"},"modified":"2025-06-01T07:12:30","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T07:12:30","slug":"who-among-the-following-travellers-was-from-italy-and-visited-vijayana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/who-among-the-following-travellers-was-from-italy-and-visited-vijayana\/","title":{"rendered":"Who among the following travellers was from Italy and visited Vijayana"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Who among the following travellers was from Italy and visited Vijayanagar Kingdom in the fifteenth century?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;Nikitin&#8221; option2=&#8221;Fa-Hien&#8221; option3=&#8221;Bernier&#8221; option4=&#8221;Nicolo Conti&#8221; correct=&#8221;option4&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC NDA-2 &#8211; 2018<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-nda-2-2018.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-nda-2-2018\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nThe traveller from Italy who visited the Vijayanagar Kingdom in the fifteenth century was D) Nicolo Conti.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nNicolo Conti was an Italian merchant and explorer who travelled extensively in Asia during the early 15th century. 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