Ancient India and China

Q. Chinese silk was known as ‘Chinanshuka’, and was in great demand in India.

1. Crêpe-de-chine
2. Charmeuse
3. Chinanshuka
4. Habotai

Q. Describe the spread of Buddhism in different parts.

Q. The land route by which the silk trade was carried on, was called the ‘____________’.

1. Silk Route
2. Incense Route
3. Grand Trunk Road
4. Amber Road

Q. Emperor ___________ had sent an ambassador to the Chinese court.

1. Harshavardhan
2. Chandragupta Maurya
3. Ashoka
4. Kanishka

Q. In the first century CE, the ___________ of China invited the Buddhist bhikkhus Dharmarakshaka and Kashyapmatanga to China.

1. Empress Wu Zetian
2. Genghis Khan
3. Emperor Wu of Han
4. Ming Emperor

Q. The bhikkhus translated many Indian Buddhist texts into the ___________ language.

1. Chinese
2. Greek
3. Latin
4. Arabic

Q. The bhikkhus translated many Indian Buddhist texts into the Chinese language. Later on, Buddhism also reached the countries like ________.

1. Japan
2. Korea
3. Rome
4. Vietnam

Q. __________, which is the backbone of silk industry, is cultivated in Bengaluru and Ramanagar districts.

1. Jute
2. Mulberry
3. Cotton
4. Coconut

Q. Chinese silk was one of the major goods traded between India and China.

1. False
2. True