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The Chinese Empire: A Distant Connection

Test your knowledge about the Chinese Empire and its connections with India.

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the Chinese dynasty that ruled over parts of India during the 13th and 14th centuries?

  1. Yuan Dynasty
  2. Ming Dynasty
  3. Qing Dynasty
  4. Song Dynasty
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian kingdom was invaded by the Chinese general Zhang Qian in the 2nd century BCE?

  1. Magadha
  2. Kalinga
  3. Maurya
  4. Gupta
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the Chinese Buddhist monk who traveled to India in the 7th century CE and brought back many Buddhist scriptures?

  1. Xuanzang
  2. Faxian
  3. Yijing
  4. Huili
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Chinese emperor sent a goodwill mission to the Indian emperor Ashoka in the 3rd century BCE?

  1. Qin Shi Huang
  2. Han Wudi
  3. Tang Taizong
  4. Song Taizu
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the Chinese traveler who visited India in the 14th century CE and wrote a detailed account of his travels?

  1. Ibn Battuta
  2. Marco Polo
  3. Zheng He
  4. Wang Dayuan
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Chinese dynasty established a trading post in the Indian port city of Quanzhou in the 10th century CE?

  1. Song Dynasty
  2. Yuan Dynasty
  3. Ming Dynasty
  4. Qing Dynasty
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the Chinese emperor who sent a diplomatic mission to the Indian emperor Harshavardhana in the 7th century CE?

  1. Tang Taizong
  2. Song Taizu
  3. Yuan Shizu
  4. Ming Taizu
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian kingdom was invaded by the Chinese general Liu Bang in the 2nd century BCE?

  1. Magadha
  2. Kalinga
  3. Maurya
  4. Gupta
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the Chinese Buddhist monk who traveled to India in the 5th century CE and founded the Nalanda University?

  1. Xuanzang
  2. Faxian
  3. Yijing
  4. Huili
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Chinese emperor sent a diplomatic mission to the Indian emperor Kanishka in the 2nd century CE?

  1. Han Wudi
  2. Tang Taizong
  3. Song Taizu
  4. Yuan Shizu
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the Chinese traveler who visited India in the 13th century CE and wrote a detailed account of his travels?

  1. Ibn Battuta
  2. Marco Polo
  3. Zheng He
  4. Wang Dayuan
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian kingdom was invaded by the Chinese general Li Jing in the 7th century CE?

  1. Magadha
  2. Kalinga
  3. Maurya
  4. Gupta
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the Chinese Buddhist monk who traveled to India in the 6th century CE and brought back many Buddhist scriptures?

  1. Xuanzang
  2. Faxian
  3. Yijing
  4. Huili
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Chinese emperor sent a diplomatic mission to the Indian emperor Chandragupta Maurya in the 3rd century BCE?

  1. Qin Shi Huang
  2. Han Wudi
  3. Tang Taizong
  4. Song Taizu
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the Chinese traveler who visited India in the 15th century CE and wrote a detailed account of his travels?

  1. Ibn Battuta
  2. Marco Polo
  3. Zheng He
  4. Wang Dayuan
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