Which Chinese traveller observed in the seventh century that Sanskrit-related languages were used across Bengal?
AMarco Polo
BXuan Zang
CFa Xian
DYi Jing
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Xuan Zang
1. Gupta rule had settled Brahmanas in north Bengal.
2. Xuan Zang made the observation.
3. Bengali later grew from these Sanskritic roots.
_Source: syllabus Our Pasts II, Chapter 9, The Making of Regional Cultures._
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