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The objects like pottery, tools, and ornaments that humans made in the past are called ____.

  1. Artifacts

  2. Inscriptions

  3. Coins

  4. Monuments
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

An artifact, or artifact, is something made or given shape by humans, such as a tool or a work of art, especially an object of archaeological interest. Artifacts are archaeological sources. The ornaments, tools, and pottery that were made in the past are found due to archaeological excavations and help to know about the past. Hence, Option A is correct. Among the rest, inscriptions are a historical, religious, or another record cut, impressed, painted, or written on stone, brick, metal, or another hard surface, like a pillar of stone. A coin is a small, flat round piece of metal or plastic used primarily as a medium of exchange or legal tender. A monument is a type of—usually three-dimensional—structure that was explicitly created to commemorate a person or event, or which has become relevant to a social group as a part of their remembrance of historic times or cultural heritage, due to its artistic, historical, political, technical or architectural importance, like the Taj Mahal. Hence, these are incorrect. 

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Consider the following statements: Al-Beruni's Kitab-ul-Hind is
1. A sympathetic study of Indian civilization.
2. Mainly a political history of India.
3. Critical of Mahmud Ghaznavi' s plundering raids of India.
4. Mainly a study of India's cultural, social and intellectual history.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?

  1. 1 only

  2. 2 and 4

  3. 1 and 4

  4. 1, 3 and 4
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Al-Beruni's Kitab-ul-Hind is a comprehensive study of Indian culture, society, and intellectual life. It is not a political history, and he was generally objective rather than critical of specific political figures like Ghaznavi in the context of his scholarly observations.

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Archaeological sources are of _____ kinds.

  1. one

  2. two

  3. three

  4. four
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
The Archaeological Source can be divided into three groups, namely, Archaeological Remains and Monuments, Inscriptions and Coins. 

Archaeological Remains: They are subjected to scientific examination of radio-carbon method for its dates.
Inscriptions: They are seen on rocks, pillars, stones, slabs, walls of buildings, and body of temples  The most famous inscriptions are of Ashoka.
Coins: Some of the coins contain religious and legendary symbols which throw light on the culture of that time.Some also contain the figures of kings and gods.
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Megasthenes' ______ is an example of foreign literature.

  1. Indica

  2. Mahavamsha

  3. Arthashastra

  4. Harshacharita
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Seleucus Nicator was defeated by Chandragupta Maurya. Megasthenes was his ambassador. After defeat of Seleucus Nicator Megasthenes stayed back at Chandragupta Maurya’s court. His book ‘Indica’ is an important source for the study of India during the Maurya period.

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Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

  1. Gita Govinda - Jayadeva

  2. Kiratarjuniya - Bharavi

  3. Balaramayana - Rajashekhara

  4. Rajatarangini - Bilhana
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Rajatarangini, historical chronicle of early India, written in Sanskrit verse by the Kashmiri Brahman Kalhana in 1148, that is justifiably considered to be the best and most authentic work of its kind. It covers the entire span of history in the Kashmir region from the earliest times to the date of its composition.