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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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| 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 |
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What information do we get from inscriptions?
Answer the following question.
Why are inscriptions a reliable source of information?
State whether the following is true or false.
History is only a record of great kings and queens.
State whether the following is true or false.
Banabhatta wrote Harshacharita.
