Q. Consider the following statements about Herodotus:

1. He is often referred to as the "Father of History" and "Father of Geography".
2. He described the annual flooding of the Nile River in his works.
3. He believed that the Earth is spherical with a tilted axis.
4. His "Histories" contain detailed ethnographic and geographical accounts.

Which of the above statements is / are correct?
Answer: Only 1, 2 and 4
Notes: Statements 1, 2, and 4 are correct. Herodotus is called the "Father of History" and "Father of Geography," described the Nile’s flooding, and included detailed ethnographic and geographical content in his works. Statement 3 is incorrect; Herodotus did not assert the Earth is spherical with a tilted axis—this was posited by later Greek scholars like Eratosthenes.