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The inscription found on the pillar at Lumbini during Ashoka’s reign is categorized as a
a) royal memorial inscription
b) donation record
c) dedicatory inscription
d) offering inscription
Option a – royal memorial inscription
The Kharosthi script was predominantly used in which geographical area?
a) Northwestern region (present-day Pakistan)
b) Eastern part of India
c) Southern Indian territory
d) Central Indian region
Option a – Northwestern region (present-day Pakistan)
Which among the following scripts from ancient India was written in a right-to-left direction?
a) Brahmi
b) Nandnagari
c) Sharada
d) Kharosthi
Option d – Kharosthi
Who was responsible for decoding the ancient Brahmi and Kharosthi scripts?
a) Piyadassi
b) Colin Mackenzie
c) Alexander Cunningham
d) James Prinsep
Option d – James Prinsep
The term ‘Bharatvarsha’ referring to India appears in which ancient text?
a) Ashtadhyayi
b) Arthashastra
c) Arjabhattiyam
d) Acharanga Sutra
Option a – Ashtadhyayi
India received the name ‘Aryavarta’ because of which of the following groups?
a) Bharata clan
b) Dravidian people
c) Aryans
d) Dushyant lineage
Option c – Aryans
Who is regarded as the pioneer of archaeological studies in India?
a) Alexander Cunningham
b) John Marshall
c) Mortimer Wheeler
d) James Prinsep
Option a – Alexander Cunningham
What does the field of epigraphy specialize in?
a) Study of inscriptions
b) Map illustration
c) Exploration of epics
d) Study of ancient narratives
Option a – Study of inscriptions
Which of the following best represents the nature of inscriptions?
a) They remain unaltered
b) Present in various locations
c) Easy to analyze
d) All of the above
Option d – All of the above
Which among the following qualifies as a commercial inscription?
a) Junagarh
b) Aihole
c) Gwalior
d) Indus Valley Seal
Option d – Indus Valley Seal
Which of the following is recognized as one of the earliest inscriptions written in Sanskrit?
a) Uttar Merur
b) Gwalior
c) Aihole
d) Junagarh Rock
Option d – Junagarh Rock
The branch of study that deals with coins is known as
a) Epigraphy
b) Numismatics
c) Coinology
d) Ethnography
Option b – Numismatics
The Rigveda is primarily a
a) collection of hymns
b) compilation of stories
c) set of vocabulary
d) book on warfare
Option a – collection of hymns
Identify the oldest among the four Vedas.
a) Yajurveda
b) Rigveda
c) Samaveda
d) Atharvaveda
Option b – Rigveda
The term ‘Varna’ is first mentioned in which of the following Vedic texts?
a) Rigveda
b) Atharvaveda
c) Samaveda
d) Yajurveda
Option a – Rigveda
The ‘Purusha Sukta’ that describes the Varna system is originally found in
a) Atharvaveda
b) Samaveda
c) Rigveda
d) Manusmriti
Option c – Rigveda
Which of the following Vedas is primarily derived from the Rigveda?
a) Yajurveda
b) Samaveda
c) Atharvaveda
d) None of the above
Option b – Samaveda
The Brahmi script was first decoded using inscriptions found on
a) Stone tablets
b) Seals
c) Pillars
d) Coins
Option a – Stone tablets
Who was the earliest scholar to interpret the edicts of Ashoka?
a) Bunler
b) Robert Sebal
c) James Prinsep
d) Cordriguttan
Option c – James Prinsep
Traces of Brahmi script from the period before Ashoka have been discovered at
a) Nagarjunakonda
b) Anuradhapura
c) Brahmagiri
d) Maski
Option b – Anuradhapura
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