Historical Sources MCQs

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
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Correct Answer: (a)

2. India is named as ‘Aryavarta’, due to inhabitant of which of the following?
(a) Bharat
(b) Dravida
(c) Aryan
(d) Dushyant
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Correct Answer: (c)

3. Who is called the ‘Father of Indian Archaeology’?
(a) Alexander Cunningham
(b) John Marshall
(c) Mortimer Wheeler
(d) James Prinsep
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Correct Answer: (a)

4. Epigraphy is –
(a) the study of inscriptions.
(b) a graphical map.
(c) the detection of epics.
(d) the study of epics.
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Correct Answer: (a)

5. 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
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Correct Answer: (d)
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