Question

Given below are two statements. Read the statements and mark the most suitable option below:

Statement 1 (S1): In Qitab-ul-Rihla, Ibn Battuta talks about the agricultural situation during the medieval period. He said that Medieval India had three harvests in a year.

Statement 2 (S2) As per the author of 'Ain-i-Akbari', Abul Fazl, 45 varieties of crops were grown in Agra.

• A. Both statements 1 and 2 are true.
• B. Only statement 1 is true.
• C. Only statement 2 is true.
• D. Both statements 1 and 2 are false.

Answer 1

The correct option is B Only statement 1 is true.

As per the 'Ain-i-Akbari', 39 varieties of crops were cultivated in the Agra region. Abul Fazl was a historian and a military commander for Mughal emperor Akbar. He journaled the details of his travels during Akbar's reign.