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Question
State whether the following is true or false.
The study of old inscriptions is known as epigraphy.
Options
True
False
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True or False
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Solution
True
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Explanation of Keyword: History
Fill in the blank.
Handwritten records of the past are known as ______________
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 briefly:
What is history? Why do we study history?
Answer the following question.
What information do we get from inscriptions?
Answer the following question.
What are the manuscripts? On what surfaces were they; written?
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 |
Choose the correct answer:
________ deals with the biography of a ruler.
