Famous foreign travelers have visited India for centuries, including Marco Polo, Ibn Battuta, and Megasthenes. These travelers were often motivated by a desire to learn about new cultures and religions, and their accounts of their journeys helped to shape European understanding of India.

Here you are given Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) on the Famous Foreign Travelersthe topic of General Knowledge. First of all, you have to read all the GK questions related to Famous Foreign Travelers and click on one correct answer for each question. If your answer is correct, you will be displayed with a ✅ sign, but if your answer is wrong, a ❌ sign will be displayed, so that you can identify the correct answer you have given.

Q. Which foreign traveler visited India first?

 ◉ Henntsang

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 ◉ megasthenes

✅ Correct

 ◉ Ingesting

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 ◉ Faith

❌ Incorrect

Q. During whose reign did the Chinese traveler Hiran Tsang visit Better?

 ◉ One who increases Joy

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 ◉ Krishnadevarai II

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 ◉ Akbar

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 ◉ Babar

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Q. Which European traveler first discovered India?

 ◉ magellan

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 ◉ Vasco da Gama

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 ◉ henry

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 ◉ columbus

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Q. What was the name of the Indian king who gave a grand welcome to the Portuguese traveler Vasco da Gama on his arrival in Calicut?

 ◉ Cabral

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 ◉ Kannanor

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 ◉ Jamorin

✅ Correct

 ◉ Coff

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Q. The Portuguese traveler who came to the court of Krishnadeva Raya was?

 ◉ Both 'A' and 'B'

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 ◉ Nuniz

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 ◉ dominga emulsion

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 ◉ Barbosa

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Q. Where did the traveler Ibn Battuta come from?

 ◉ Central Asia

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 ◉ Turkish

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 ◉ Persia

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 ◉ Morocco

✅ Correct

Q. During whose reign did the famous Chinese traveler Fa Hien visit India?

 ◉ Ashoka

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 ◉ Alauddin Khilji

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 ◉ Chandragupta II

✅ Correct

 ◉ Chandragupta maurya

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Q. In which period did Fahien visit India?

 ◉ in the Gupta period

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 ◉ Ancestral period

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 ◉ Vedic period

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 ◉ New Stone Age

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Q. Which foreign traveler visited Vijayanagar during the reign of Devaraya II?

 ◉ Ralph Fitch

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Gawin Menzes

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Nicolo conty

✅ Correct

 ◉ Afanasi Nikitin

❌ Incorrect

Q. Why did Chinese travelers first visit India?

 ◉ Because he was interested in Muslim religion.

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 ◉ Because he was interested in Hinduism.

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 ◉ Because he was interested in Jainism.

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 ◉ Because he was interested in Buddhism.

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Q. Who was the author of the book "Anand Math"?

 ◉ Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Bichtibhushan bandopadhyay

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Michael Madhusudan Dutt

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Bankimchandra Chattopadhyay

✅ Correct

Q. Who is the author of the book 'Ain-i-Akbari'?

 ◉ Al biruni

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 ◉ Amir Khusru

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ abul fazal

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 ◉ Firishta

❌ Incorrect

Q. Where did the traveler Ibn Battuta come from?

 ◉ Central Asia

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 ◉ Persia

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 ◉ Morocco

✅ Correct

 ◉ Turkish

❌ Incorrect

Q. Who is the author of 'Mudrarakshas'?

 ◉ Bhavabhuti

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 ◉ Shudrak

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 ◉ Visakhadatta

✅ Correct

 ◉ Kalidas

❌ Incorrect


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