List-I | List-II | ||
(A) | Nicolo de Conti | (I) | Russia |
(B) | Domingo Paes | (II) | Persia |
(C) | Nikitin | (III) | Italy |
(D) | Abdur Razzaq | (IV) | Portugal |
Match the following Column I with Column II and choose the correct option :
Column I (Traveller) | Column II (Country) |
a. Afanasi Nikitin | i. Spain |
b. Duarte Barbosa | ii. Turkey |
c. Antonio Monserrate | iii. Portugal |
d. Seydi Ali Reis | iv. Russia |
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.Match List-I with List-II
\[\begin{array}{|l|l|} \hline \text{List-I (Soil component)} & \text{List-II (Definition)} \\ \hline (A)~\text{Azonal soils} & (I)~\text{An individual natural aggregate of soil particles.} \\ (B)~\text{Regoliths} & (II)~\text{Organisms living in the soil or ground} \\ (C)~\text{Ped} & (III)~\text{Soils have uniformity from the top-surface to the base, and do not have well-developed soil horizons.} \\ (D)~\text{Edaphons} & (IV)~\text{Zone of loose and unconsolidated weathered rock materials.} \\ \hline \end{array}\]
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Match List-I with List-II
\[\begin{array}{|l|l|} \hline \text{List I Content of humus} & \text{List II Percentage of contents} \\ \hline \text{(A) Carbon} & \text{(I) 35-40\%} \\ \hline \text{(B) Oxygen} & \text{(II) ~5\%} \\ \hline \text{(C) Hydrogen} & \text{(III) 55-60\%} \\ \hline \text{(D) Nitrogen} & \text{(IV) 15\%} \\ \hline \end{array}\]
Choose the correct answer from the options given below: