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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