Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?

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Q: 27 (IAS/1999)
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?

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History

question_exam: 

IAS

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{'akbar': [7, 4, 6, 2], 'jahangir': [3, 0, 0, 1], 'sir thomas roe': [1, 0, 2, 0], 'shahjahan': [0, 1, 1, 0], 'william hawkins': [1, 1, 1, 1], 'travernier': [0, 1, 0, 0]}

The question asks to identify the pair that is not correctly matched, implying that one of the pairs does not correlate the Mughal emperor with the right foreign traveller or ambassador.

Option 1: Jahangir and William Hawkins is a correctly matched pair. William Hawkins, an English sea captain, visited Jahangir`s court.

Option 2: Akbar and Sir Thomas Roe is the pair that is not correctly matched. There is a common misunderstanding as Sir Thomas Roe visited the court of Jahangir, not Akbar. Thus, the correct answer is 2.

Option 3: Shahjahan and Travernier is a correctly matched pair. Jean-Baptiste Tavernier, a famous 17th-century French gem merchant, visited Shahjahan`s court.

Option 4: Aurangzeb and Manucci is a correctly matched pair. Niccolao Manucci was an Italian adventurer and writer who is best known for his memoirs about his time in India, where he served under Aurangzeb.

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