{"id":88118,"date":"2025-06-01T07:01:52","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T07:01:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=88118"},"modified":"2025-06-01T07:01:52","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T07:01:52","slug":"which-of-the-following-statements-with-regard-to-the-famous-silk-rout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-of-the-following-statements-with-regard-to-the-famous-silk-rout\/","title":{"rendered":"Which of the following statements with regard to the famous &#8216;silk rout"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the following statements with regard to the famous &#8216;silk routes&#8217; are correct?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. Silk routes refer to East-bound European silk cargoes along these routes.<\/li>\n<li>2. There were several silk routes, over land and by sea, joining together vast regions of Asia with Europe and northern Africa.<\/li>\n<li>3. They are known to have existed since before the Christian Era and thrived almost till the fifteenth century.<\/li>\n<li>4. Besides silk, Chinese pottery, textiles and spices from India and South-east Asia travelled the same route.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Select the answer using the code given below :<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1, 2 and 3&#8243; option2=&#8221;1, 3 and 4&#8243; option3=&#8221;2, 3 and 4&#8243; option4=&#8221;1, 2 and 4&#8243; correct=&#8221;option3&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC NDA-1 &#8211; 2024<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-nda-1-2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-nda-1-2024\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nStatements 2, 3, and 4 are correct. Statement 1 is incorrect.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nThe &#8220;Silk Road&#8221; is not a single route primarily for East-bound European silk but a complex network of trade routes facilitating multilateral exchange between East and West over centuries.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\n1. The primary and most famous trade along the Silk Routes was silk flowing from China westwards towards Central Asia, the Middle East, and Europe. While trade was bidirectional, the name comes from the predominant movement of silk. Therefore, statement 1, stating it refers to East-bound European silk cargoes, is incorrect.<br \/>\n2. The Silk Routes comprised a vast network of interconnected land and sea routes that linked regions across Asia, Europe, and northern Africa. They were not a single road but a system facilitating trade and cultural exchange over long distances. So, statement 2 is correct.<br \/>\n3. The routes became prominent trade arteries around the 2nd century BCE and were actively used for trade and interaction until the decline of overland routes and the rise of maritime exploration around the 15th and 16th centuries. So, statement 3 is correct.<br \/>\n4. Besides silk, the routes were used for the exchange of a wide variety of goods including Chinese pottery (porcelain), textiles other than silk, spices from India and Southeast Asia, precious stones, metals, and also facilitated the spread of ideas, technologies, and religions. So, statement 4 is correct.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the following statements with regard to the famous &#8216;silk routes&#8217; are correct? 1. Silk routes refer to East-bound European silk cargoes along these routes. 2. There were several silk routes, over land and by sea, joining together vast regions of Asia with Europe and northern Africa. 3. 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