Multiple choice

Consider the following statements :

  1. Columbus estimated that Asia must lie very close to Europe on the west on the basis of the work of Ptolemy.
  2. Strabo gave a correct explanation of the floods of the Nile, attributing them to the heavy rains in Ethiopia. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 only

  2. 2 only

  3. Both 1 and 2

  4. Neither 1 nor 2

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C Correct answer
Explanation

Columbus relied on Ptolemy's underestimated Earth size to argue that Asia was close to Europe. Strabo correctly attributed the Nile floods to heavy rains in Ethiopia.

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