In the given question, a statement of Assertion is followed by a statement of Reason. Mark the correct answer.
Assertion: The works of the indigenous writers varied from the works of foreign travelers.
Reason: Foreign authors were often more attentive to everyday activities and practices which were taken for granted by indigenous writers. This made the accounts of travelers interesting.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
As these authors came from vastly different social and cultural environments, they were often more attentive to everyday activities and practices which were taken for granted by indigenous writers, for whom these were routine matters, not worthy of being recorded. It is this difference in perspective that makes the accounts of travelers interesting.