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Multiple choice history heritage management conservation and preservation of heritage sources of modern history introduction to medieval india

Choose the correct option to complete the statement given.
Archaeologists have found levels having -
A. Bones of wild animals.
B. Cattle bones
C. Bones of sheep and goat
What order do these levels indicate of what happened first and what happened later?

  1. A, B, C

  2. A, C, B

  3. C, B, A

  4. B, C, A
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Archaeological evidence typically shows a progression from hunting wild animals (A) to the domestication of smaller animals like sheep and goats (C), and finally to larger cattle (B). This sequence reflects the development of early human agricultural societies.

Multiple choice history heritage management conservation and preservation of heritage sources of modern history introduction to medieval india

State whether the sentence is true (T) or false (F).
Upper levels found by archaeologists reveal older objects.

  1. True

  2. False
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

This term means that older artifacts are usually found below younger items of the unexcavated balk reveals layering of subsequent settlements and activity. on top by that which is much older, hence reversing the strata layers.

Multiple choice history heritage management conservation and preservation of heritage sources of modern history introduction to medieval india

_______ and ______ are examples of archaeological sources.

  1. Monuments

  2. Writings

  3. Legends

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

Archaeological Remains and Monuments: 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.
Multiple choice history heritage management conservation and preservation of heritage sources of modern history introduction to medieval india

_______ are the living fact-bearers of a particular period.

  1. Coins

  2. Pots and pans

  3. Artefacts

  4. Inscriptions
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Inscriptions are seen on rocks, pillars, stones, slabs, walls of buildings, and body of temples. Some convey monarchical orders regarding administrative, religious and major decisions to the public in general. Others are records of the followers of major religions. The most famous inscriptions are of Ashoka.

Multiple choice history heritage management conservation and preservation of heritage sources of modern history introduction to medieval india

The first inscription written in Kannada language is the _____ inscription.

  1. Aihole

  2. Mangalesha

  3. Halmidi

  4. Talagunda
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The Halmidi inscription is the oldest known Kannada language inscription in the Kannada script usually dated to 450 AD. It is the earliest evidence of the usage of Kannada as an administrative language. Halmidi is a small village in the Hassan district of Karnataka state.

Multiple choice history heritage management conservation and preservation of heritage sources of modern history introduction to medieval india

The inscriptions of Ashoka are mostly in ______ script.

  1. Tamil

  2. Arabic

  3. Brahmi

  4. Devanagari
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

 Edicts of Ashoka are the earliest deciphered epigraphic inscriptions made in the 3rd century BCE. They are written in forms of Prakrit in the Brahmi script. The inscriptions and edicts of Asoka refer to a collection of 33 inscriptions on the Pillars of Asoka, as well as boulders and cave walls. They are spread over modern-day Afghanistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan.

Multiple choice history heritage management conservation and preservation of heritage sources of modern history introduction to medieval india

_______ is the study of the evolution, nature and development of coins.

  1. Philately

  2. Epigraphy

  3. Numismatics

  4. Archaeology
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Numismatics is the study of the evolution, nature and development of coins. Coins provide information for trade, economy, social organisation, mythology, ideologies, etc. Numismatics also include the broader study of money and other payment media used to resolve debts and the exchange of goods