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Which mediaeval Muslim traveller is described in the text as having visited India, Maldives, China, Spain and East/West Africa?
AIbn Batuta
BHenry the Navigator
CMarco Polo
DAlberuni
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Ibn Batuta
1. The explorers list opens with two famous travellers of the medieval period.
2. Ibn Batuta is profiled second after Marco Polo.
3. The text lists his journeys: India, Maldives, Sumatra, China, Spain, Sardinia, East and West Africa.
4. He is described as 'a scholar and famous mediaeval traveller'.
_Source: Maharashtra Balbharati Std XII History, Ch 1 "Renaissance in Europe and Development of Science", §1.5 ¶2_
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