| A | Duarte Barbosa | (I) | Morocco |
| B | Marco Polo | (II) | Spain |
| C | Ibn Battuta | (III) | Portugal |
| D | Antonio Monserrate | (IV) | Italy |
To resolve this issue, a precise correlation between explorers from List-I and their nations of origin from List-II is required.
Examination of the names reveals:
These historical associations lead to the following accurate pairings:
Consequently, the definitive solution is: (A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (II).
Read the given source carefully and answer the questions that follow:
The bird leaves its nest
This is an excerpt from the Rihla:
My departure from Tangier, my birthplace, took place on Thursday... I set out alone, having neither fellow-traveller... nor caravan whose party I might join, but swayed by an overmastering impulse within me and a desire long-cherished in my bosom to visit these illustrious sanctuaries. So I braced my resolution to quit all my dear ones, female and male, and forsook my home as birds forsake their nests ... My age at that time was twenty-two years.
Ibn Battuta returned home in 1354, about 30 years after he had set out.
Analyse the symbolism of the bird leaving its nest in the context of Ibn Battuta.
Read the given source carefully and answer the questions that follow:
The bird leaves its nest
This is an excerpt from the Rihla:
My departure from Tangier, my birthplace, took place on Thursday... I set out alone, having neither fellow-traveller... nor caravan whose party I might join, but swayed by an overmastering impulse within me and a desire long-cherished in my bosom to visit these illustrious sanctuaries. So I braced my resolution to quit all my dear ones, female and male, and forsook my home as birds forsake their nests ... My age at that time was twenty-two years.
Analyse any one challenge that Ibn Battuta faced during his journey.Read the given source carefully and answer the questions that follow:
The bird leaves its nest
This is an excerpt from the Rihla:
My departure from Tangier, my birthplace, took place on Thursday... I set out alone, having neither fellow-traveller... nor caravan whose party I might join, but swayed by an overmastering impulse within me and a desire long-cherished in my bosom to visit these illustrious sanctuaries. So I braced my resolution to quit all my dear ones, female and male, and forsook my home as birds forsake their nests ... My age at that time was twenty-two years.
Analyse the significance of Ibn Battuta’s journey in the context of culture.