APPSC Group-I Prelims 2019 Paper I · Question 2

Question 2 of the APPSC Group-I Prelims 2019 Paper I (26 May 2019). Try it first, then open the answer and explanation.

1. Prelims 2019 · P-I · Q2 · History & Culture · Ancient India

   Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched ? (Traveller) | (Reigning Ruler)

   కిందివాటిలో సరిగా జత పరుపబడనిది ఏది ? (యాత్రికుడు) | (పరిపాలిస్తున్న రాజు)

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   Answer: I-Tsing (Yijing) | Ashoka

   సమాధానం: ఇ-త్సింగ్ (యిజింగ్) | అశోకుడు

   I-Tsing (Yijing) was a Chinese Buddhist pilgrim who came to India in the late 7th century CE and studied at Nalanda, nearly a thousand years after Ashoka (3rd century BCE), so this pair is wrong.

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