GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -The earliest representations we have of the crossbow date from 400 BCE, in China. By 209 BCE the Chinese army had 50, 000 crossbowmen who fought with mass-produced bronze weapons. These crossbows, which were an important weapon in war until rifles were invented, were usually mounted and could fire up to 650 feet.

Detailed explanation-2: -The crossbow was invented in Ancient China during the Zhou dynasty, around the year 700 BC. A Chinese text, from about 200 BC, gives credit to a Mr. Ch’in of Ch’u for inventing the crossbow. It consisted of a horizontally mounted bow, with a stock and trigger mechanism added.