Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Medieval India: Through the Eyes of Travellers

Question:

Which of the following statements about Ibn Batuta is/are correct?

Options:

Ibn Batuta considered experience gained through travels to be a more important source of knowledge than books.

He loved traveling, and went to far-off places, exploring new worlds and peoples.

Before he set off for India in 1332-33, he had made pilgrimage trips to Mecca and had already traveled extensively in Syria, Iraq, Persia, Yemen, Oman, and a few trading ports on the coast of East Africa

All of the above.

Correct Answer:

All of the above.

Explanation:

Ibn Battuta considered experience gained through travels to be a more important source of knowledge than books. He just loved travelling, and went to far-off places, exploring new worlds and peoples. Before he set off for India in 1332-33, he had made pilgrimage trips to Mecca, and had already travelled extensively in Syria, Iraq, Persia, Yemen, Oman and a few trading ports on the coast of East Africa.