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

Consider the following statement (s) is/are related to the Ancient Indian Literature.
I. Vedas, Puranas, Kautilya's Arthashastra, and other literature besides foreign accounts are only available literary sources that restructure the Ancient Indian History.  
II. The archaeological sources like epigraphic, numismatic and architectural remains besides archeological explorations and excavations also help in restructuring Ancient Indian History.
Which of the above statement is/are correct? 

  1. Only I

  2. Only II

  3. Both I and II

  4. Neither I nor II
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The Vedas, Puranas, Kautilya's Arthashastra, and other literature besides foreign accounts together with the archaeological sources like epigraphic, numismatic and architectural remains besides archaeological explorations and excavations help in restructuring Ancient Indian History.


Hence, option C is correct.

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

From the 1st century C.E. inscriptions began to occur on coins, metal images and sculptures, and also on copper plates.

  1. True

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

The Taxila and the Kalawan copper-plate inscriptions (c. 1st century CE or earlier) are among the earliest known instances of copper plates being used for writing in the Indian subcontinent.

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

Coins made of metal first appeared in India during the  _____.

  1. Harappan Civilisation

  2. Later Vedic Age

  3. Age of the Buddha

  4. Age of the Mauryas
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
  • Coins made of metal first appeared in India, during the age of Gautama Buddha. 
  • The earliest were made largely of silver though a few copper coins also appeared.
Multiple choice history heritage management conservation and preservation of heritage sources of modern history introduction to medieval india

Which of the following is the oldest monument?

  1. Qutub Minar

  2. Ajanta caves

  3. Khajuraho temples

  4. Taj Mahal
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Ajanta caves are the oldest monuments located in the Aurangabad district of Maharashtra. These caves belong to second century BCE. These caves were discovered on 28 April 1819 by a British officer named John Smith. These consists of a stretch of caves. These caves have monasteries, worship and meeting halls.

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

Among the four works mentioned below which one is encyclopaedic in nature?

  1. Mamarakosa

  2. Siddhantasiromani

  3. Ashtangahridaya

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

Brihat Samhita, written by Varahamihira, is a classic encyclopedic work in Sanskrit covering diverse subjects like astronomy, architecture, weather, and plants. The other options are specialized texts: Mamarakosa is a lexicon, Siddhantasiromani is mathematical astronomy, and Ashtangahridaya is a medical treatise.