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प्रश्न
State whether the following is true or false.
The study of old inscriptions is known as epigraphy.
पर्याय
True
False
MCQ
चूक किंवा बरोबर
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उत्तर
True
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Introduction to History
या प्रश्नात किंवा उत्तरात काही त्रुटी आहे का?
संबंधित प्रश्न
Match Column A with Column B:
| Column A | Column B |
| 1. Archaeology | (a) People who write history. |
| 2. Historians | (b) Know this |
| 3. Histo | (c) Study of the remains of the past. |
| 4. Inscriptions | (d) An old book or document was written by hand. |
| 5. Manuscript | (e) Writings engraved either on stone surfaces or on metals or bricks. |
Explanation of Keyword: History
Fill in the blank.
The Greek ambassador in Chandragupta Maurya’s court was ________
Fill in the blanks.
The Chinese travelers who came to India were _______ and ______
Match the following.
| Column A | Column B |
| 1. Paintings | (a) Politics |
| 2. Monuments | (b) epigraphy |
| 3. Coins | (c) ancient law |
| 4. Inscriptions | (d) biography of a ruler |
| 5. Harshacharita | (e) cultural achievements |
| 6. Manusmriti | (f) numismatics |
| 7. Arthashastra | (g) Chinese traveller |
| 8. Fa Hien | (h) architectural achievements |
Answer the following question.
What information do we get from inscriptions?
Answer the following question.
Why are inscriptions a reliable source of information?
Answer the following question.
What are the manuscripts? On what surfaces were they; written?
State whether the following is true or false.
Banabhatta wrote Harshacharita.
Match the following:
| A | B | ||
| 1. | Monuments | (a) | politics |
| 2. | Study of inscriptions | (b) | Dried palm leaf |
| 3. | Manuscript | (c) | Book on law |
| 4. | Arthashastra | (d) | Archaeological source |
| 5. | Manusmriti | (e) | Epigraphy |
