Historical Sources and Pre-Historic Period

1. With reference to naming of India, ‘Bharatvarsha’ has been mentioned in which of the following book?

(a) Ashtadhyayi

(b) Arthashastra

(c) Arjabhattiyam

(d) Acharanga Sutra

 

2. India is named as ‘Aryavarta’, due to inhabitant of which of the following?

(a) Bharat

(b) Dravida

(c) Aryan

(d) Dushyant

 

3. Consider the following statements:

I. The naming of India has been done, after the name of one of the major Jana ‘Bharat’ of Rigvedic period.

II. India is said to be one of the part of Jambu Dweepa. Select the correct answer using the code below.

Codes

(a) Only I

(b) Only II

(c) Both I and II

(d) Neither I nor II

 

4. Who is called the ‘Father of Indian Archaeology’?

(a) Alexander Cunningham

(b) John Marshall

(c) Mortimer Wheeler

(d) James Prinsep

 

5. Epigraphy is

(a) the study of inscriptions.

(b) a graphical map.

(c) the detection of epics.

(d) the study of epics.

 

6. Most of important salient features of inscription are

(a) they are free from interpolation.

(b) found at every place.

(c) early to study them.

(d) All of the above

 

7. Which of the following fall in the category of commercial inscription?

(a) Junagarh

(b) Aihole

(c) Gwalior

(d) Seal of Indus Valley

 

8. ……… was an early example of an inscription written in Sanskrit.

(a) Uttar Merur

(b) Gwalior

(c) Aihole

(d) Junagarh Rock

 

9. The Lumbini pillar inscription of Ashoka is a

(a) royal commemorative inscription

(b) donative inscription

(c) dedicative inscription

(d) votive inscription

 

10. Which of the following is not correctly matched?

Inscription Ruler

(a) Hathigumpha – Kharavela                                     Inscription

(b) Devpada – Yashodharman                                    Inscription

(c) Prayaga Prashasti – Samudragupta                   Inscription

(d) Nasik Inscription – Gautamiputra                     Shatkarni

 

11. Match the following.

List I                                                             List II

A. Allahabad Inscription            1. Depicts of Samudragupta’s

victoryover Hunas.

B. Aihole Inscription                   2. Belongs to the period of

Chandragupta Vikramaditya

C. Bhitari Inscription                  3. Describes about Samudragupta’s

Conquests

D. Udaigiri Inscription                4. Depicts the name Kalidasa

Codes

      A B C D                                       A B C D

(a) 3 1 4 2                                 (b) 3 4 1 2

(c) 1 2 3 4                                  (d) 2 4 1 3

 

12. Kharosthi script was widely used in which region?

(a) North-Western (Pakistan)

(b) Eastern India

(c) Southern India

(d) Central India

 

13. Which one of the following scripts of ancient India was written from right to left? [IAS (Pre) 1997]

(a) Brahmi

(b) Nandnagari

(c) Sharada

(d) Kharosthi

 

14. Who deciphered the Brahmi and Kharosthi scripts? [CDS 2018]

(a) Piyadassi

(b) Colin Mackenzie

(c) Alexander Conningham

(d) James Prinsep

 

15. The Brahmi script was first deciphered by letters inscribed on

(a) Stone tablets

(b) Seal

(c) Pillars

(d) Coins

 

16. The first scholar who read Ashokan edicts was

(a) Bunler

(b) Robert Sebal

(c) James Prinsep

(d) Cordriguttan

 

17. Pre-Ashokan Brahmi script was foundat

(a) Nagarjunakonda

(b) Anuradhapura

(c) Brahmagiri

(d) Maski

 

18. Consider the following statements.

I. Kharosthti script was written from left to right.

II. Devanagari script is written from left to right.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

(a) Only I

(b) Only II

(c) I and II

(d) Neither I nor II

 

19. The study and analysis of coin is known as

(a) Epigraphy

(b) Numismatics

(c) Coinology

(d) Ethonography

 

20. Which of the following is not correctly match?

Coins Period

(a) Punched mark – 6th Century BCE

(b) Inscribed coin – 2nd Century BCE

(c) Dinar – 4th Century CE

(d) Jital – 16th Century CE

 

1. (a) 2. (c) 3. (c) 4. (a) 5. (a) 6. (d) 7. (d) 8. (d) 9. (a) 10. (b) 11. (b) 12. (a) 13. (d) 14. (d) 15. (a) 16. (c) 17. (b) 18. (b) 19. (b) 20. (d)

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