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Question
Which one of the following countries did 'Afanasi Nikitin' belong to?
Options
Russia
Spain
Portugal
France
Solution
Russia
Explanation:
One of the first Europeans to travel to and write about India was a Russian trader from Tver named Afanasi Nikitin (following Niccolo de' Conti).
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