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Arihant General Studies English IAS (Pre) 1997

Q17021.Which one of the following scripts of ancient India was written from right to left?

ABrahmi BNandnagari CSharada DKharosthi

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Q17022.Kharosthi script was widely used in which region?

ANorth-Western (Pakistan) BEastern India CSouthern India DCentral India

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Q17023.Match the following. List I List II A. Allahabad Inscription 1. Depicts of Samudragupta’s victory over Hunas. B. Aihole Inscription 2. Belongs to the period of Chandragupta Vikramaditya C. Bhitari Inscription 3. Describes about Samudragupta’s Conquests D. Udaigiri Inscription 4. Depicts the name Kalidasa Codes A B C D A B C D

A3 1 4 2 B3 4 1 2 C1 2 3 4 D2 4 1 3

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Q17024.Which of the following is not correctly matched? Inscription Ruler

AHathigumpha – Kharavela Inscription BDevpada – Yashodharman Inscription CPrayaga Prashasti – Samudragupta Inscription DNasik Inscription – Gautamiputra Shatkarni

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Q17025.The Lumbini pillar inscription of Ashoka is a

Aroyal commemorative inscription Bdonative inscription Cdedicative inscription Dvotive inscription

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Q17026.……… was an early example of an inscription written in Sanskrit.

AUttar Merur BGwalior CAihole DJunagarh Rock

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Q17027.Which of the following fall in the category of commercial inscription?

AJunagarh BAihole CGwalior DSeal of Indus Valley

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Q17028.Most of important salient features of inscription are

Athey are free from interpolation. Bfound at every place. Cearly to study them. DAll of the above

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Arihant General Studies English SSC CPO 2003

Q17029.Epigraphy is

Athe study of inscriptions. Ba graphical map. Cthe detection of epics. Dthe study of epics.

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Arihant General Studies English MPPSC 2017

Q17030.Who is called the ‘Father of Indian Archaeology’?

AAlexander Cunningham BJohn Marshall CMortimer Wheeler DJames Prinsep

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Q17031.Consider the following statements : I. The naming of India has been done, after the name of one of the major Jana ‘Bharat’ of Rigvedic period. II. India is said to be one of the part of Jambu Dweepa. Select the correct answer using the code below. Codes

AOnly I BOnly II CBoth I and II DNeither I nor II

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Q17032.India is named as ‘Aryavarta’, due to inhabitant of which of the following?

ABharat BDravida CAryan DDushyant

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Q17033.With reference to naming of India, ‘Bharatvarsha’ has been mentioned in which of the following book?

AAshtadhyayi BArthashastra CArjabhattiyam DAcharanga Sutra

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