Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Medieval India: Through the Eyes of Travellers

Question:

Identify the correct statements about Ibn Battuta and his travels:

(A) Ibn Battuta's book of travels, called Rihla, was written in Urdu.
(B) It provides rich and interesting details about social-cultural life in the subcontinent of 14th-century.
(C) This Moroccan traveler was born in Tangier.
(D) Travelling overland through Central Asia, Ibn Battuta reached Sind.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:

(A), (B) and (D) only

(A), (B) and (C) only

(A), (B), (C) and (D)

(B), (C) and (D) only

Correct Answer:

(B), (C) and (D) only

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (4) → (B), (C) and (D) only

(A) Ibn Battuta's book of travels, called Rihla, was written in Urdu. (Incorrect).The Rihla was written in Arabic, not Urdu. 
(B) It provides rich and interesting details about social-cultural life in the subcontinent of 14th-century. (Correct)
(C) This Moroccan traveler was born in Tangier. (Correct)
(D) Travelling overland through Central Asia, Ibn Battuta reached Sind. (Correct)

"Ibn Battuta’s book of travels, called Rihla, written in Arabic, provides extremely rich and interesting details about the social and cultural life in the subcontinent in the fourteenth century. This Moroccan traveller was born in Tangier into one of the most respectable and educated families known for their expertise in Islamic religious law or shari‘a. True to the tradition of his family, Ibn Battuta received literary and scholastic education when he was quite young. Unlike most other members of his class, 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. Travelling overland through Central Asia, Ibn Battuta reached Sind in 1333."