History of Travel

Q. Choose among the following reasons why people used to travel in ancient India?

1. To rally political support
2. To visit piligrimage centres
3. To visit fairs and festivals
4. To trade with other civilisations

Q. Which country was Yuan Shwang from?

1. Nepal
2. China
3. India
4. Japanese

Q. Identify the Chinese monk, who travelled all the way to India in 630 C.E.

1. Yuan Shwang
2. Xu Beihong
3. Xuětíng Fúyù
4. Fa-Hien

Q.

Who introduced hand-printing technology into Japan around AD 768 - 770?

1. Chinese Buddhist missionaries

2. Spanish conquistadors

3. Italian merchants

4. Korean monks

Q. Buddhists monks were ordained to keep travelling to ________.

1. To spread good health.
2. To spread political awareness.
3. To spread happiness.
4. To spread Buddha's teachings.

Q. Choose the correct statements in the context of maps and cartography.

1. Gerardus Mercator is best known as a biographer.
2. A cartographer is a person who draws or produces maps.
3. Mercator created one of the first maps of the world.
4. Maps were essential for early exploration.

Q. Based on the following statements, choose the correct option.

S1: People in ancient India never travelled.

S2: People in India travelled for various reasons such as Pilgrimages, visiting Fairs and Festivals, Education, and Trade.

1. S1 is true, S2 is false.
2. S1 is false, S2 is true.
3. S1 and S2 are true.
4. S1 and S2 are false.

Q. Who was/were the spiritual leader(s) who travelled in India to spread the message of love and peace in the Middle Ages?

1. Sant Namdev
2. Guru Nanak
3. Ramdas Swami
4. Swami Vivekananda

Q. Who among the following travelled through India spreading the message of truth and non-violence?

1. Gautam Buddha
2. Alexander the Great
3. Napoleon Bonaparte
4. Firuz Shah Tughlaq

Q. Write a short note on Ibn Batuta.

Q.

For the questions that follow, answer with reference to the following sets.

$$\begin{gathered} A=\{1,2,3,4,5\} \\ B=\{a,c,e,g,i,k,m,o,q\} \end{gathered}$$

Determine whether the following are true or false.

$6\in A$

1. True
2. False

Q. Guess the word based on the images provided below.

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Q. Marco Polo effectively introduced which of the following countries to Europe in the thirteenth century?

1. India and Pakistan
2. India and China
3. Sri Lanka and China
4. India and Sri Lanka

Q. What is the mythical city of El Dorado also known as?

1. City of Gold
2. City of Silver
3. City of Diamond
4. City of Jute