According to which traveller’s account, “most cities had crowded streets and bright and colourful markets that were stacked with a wide variety of goods”?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Ibn Battuta
Ibn Battuta, the fourteenth-century traveller from Morocco, found the cities of the subcontinent densely populated and prosperous, and full of opportunities for those with drive and skill. His account suggests that most cities had crowded streets and bright and colourful markets stacked with a wide variety of goods. He described Delhi as a vast city, the largest in India.
NCERT (2025-26): “5.2 Ibn Battuta and Indian cities … Ibn Battuta found cities in the subcontinent full of exciting opportunities for those who had the necessary drive, resources and skills. They were densely populated and prosperous, except for the occasional disruptions caused by wars and invasions. It appears from Ibn Battuta’s account that most cities had crowded streets and bright and colourful markets that were stacked with a wide variety of goods. Ibn Battuta described Delhi as a vast city, with a great population, the largest in India.…” |