Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Medieval India: Through the Eyes of Travellers

Question:
Which of the following food item completely unfamiliar to Ibn Batutta's audience?
Options:
Coconut
Paan
Both options 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2
Correct Answer:
Both options 1 and 2
Explanation:
Some of the best examples of Ibn Battuta’s strategies of representation are evident in the ways in which he described the coconut and the paan, two kinds of plant produce that were completely unfamiliar to his audience.