Discussion
Name of scholars (List-I) and their contributions (List-II) are given below. Match List-I and List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
| List I | List II |
|---|---|
| (a) Ptolemy | (1) First who noted the delta forming process in large rivers |
| (b) Strabo | (2) Believed that Indian ocean was enclosed by joined coasts of Asia and Africa |
| (c) Eratosthenes | (3) Calculated the earth's circumference |
| (d) Herodotus | (4) Famous for his work, "Geographica" |
Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d)
Answer: C
The correct matching is (2) (4) (3) (1).
- Ptolemy believed that the Indian Ocean was an enclosed sea, bounded by a southern land joining Africa to Asia.
- Strabo is famous for his seventeen-book Geographica.
- Eratosthenes calculated the Earth's circumference from the Sun's angle at Syene and Alexandria.
- Herodotus described the Nile delta and the way rivers build deltas from their silt; the word delta for such a landform is traced to him.
Option A gives the delta to Ptolemy and the circumference to Strabo, and options B and D misplace Ptolemy as well.
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