Question : The foreign traveller who visited India during the reign of Shah Jahan was
Option 1: Thomas Roe
Option 2: William Hawkins
Option 3: Ibn Battuta
Option 4: Manucci
Correct Answer: Manucci
Solution : The correct answer is Niccolao Manucci.
Niccolao Manucci was a self-taught physician and traveller from Venice and the first person to write accounts of the Mughal Empire. His writings are regarded as one of the most valuable sources of information about India during the Mughal era. During Shah Jahan's rule in India in 1653, he arrived there. He lived in India for a while, working as a doctor and a soldier in the Mughal army.
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Question : Which Chinese traveller visited India during the reign of Harshavardhana?
Option 1: Hiuen Tsang
Option 2: I-Tsing
Option 3: Fa-Hien
Option 4: Ibn Battuta
Question : During the reign of which of the following rulers did Hiuen Tsang, a Chinese traveller, come to India?
Option 1: Chandragupta II
Option 2: Samudragupta
Option 3: Ashoka
Option 4: Harshavardhana
Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
In ancient times, Hieun Tsang, a Chinese traveller came to India during the (1)______ of King Harsha. He praised the Indians (2)______ 'people with pure moral principles’. In 2014, India (3)______ 85th in the corruption perception index of the Transparency International. What (4)______ downfall! Isn’t it ironical that we Indians (5)______ by the ideals of honesty and integrity, self-denial and (6)______ but in practice willingly resort to the (7) ______ forms of corruption to promote our interests? The (8)______ of corruption is eating into the (9) ______ of our society and we have become helpless (10)______ of our own degradation.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no. 1.
Option 1: authoritative
Option 2: reign
Option 3: command
Option 4: vigour
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no.4.
Option 1: a
Option 2: the
Option 3: some
Option 4: any
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no. 3.
Option 1: ranked
Option 2: piled
Option 3: graded
Option 4: stacked
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