Which among the following things struck many foreign travellers to India as unusual?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Coconut and Paan Leaves
The coconut and the paan struck many travellers as unusual; Ibn Battuta described both in detail because these two kinds of plant produce were completely unfamiliar to his readers.
NCERT (2026-27): “5.1 The coconut and the paan … 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.…”
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