CAT (VARC) PYQs

From the passage, it can be inferred that scholars argue that Victorian women experienced self-development through their travels because:

Which one of the following is a valid conclusion to draw from the author's statement that, "The pursuit of such a topic speaks to the valuable knowledge produced from bridging disciplines and combining material from both the arts and the sciences to better understand the human condition."?

The author uses the example of the literary description of place to illustrate that: