Introducing History

Which is an archaeological source from the following?

• Inscription

• Notebook

• Book

• Puzzle

Manuscripts are _____________

• Oral records

• Printed records

• Handwritten records

• musical records

In north India, religious texts were mostly written in which language?

• Pali

• Tamil

• Prakrit

• Sanskrit

Chandragupta's coins tell us that he was good at___________

• Singing

• Dancing

• Veena playing

• Tabala playing

Who was Megasthenes?

• Spanish historian

• Greek historian

• Dutch historian

• Chinese historian

CE stands for Common Era. It refers____________

• After the birth of Christ

• After the death of Christ

• Before the birth of Christ

Which inscriptions of the Mauryan king are the earliest inscriptions in India?

• Chandragupta

• Ashoka

• Bindusara

• Fa-Hien

Who is the author of the book Arthashastra?

• Megesthense

• Hiuen - Tsang

• Kautilya

• Aryabhatta

An important Buddhist monument Sanchi Stupa located in which state?

• Maharashtra

• Madhya Prasdesh

• Uttar Pradesh

• Karnataka

Prehistory refers to ___________

• No written records

• Written records are available

• Before the invention of printing