Archaeological Sources

Q. What are literary and archaeological sources? Explain with examples.

Q. Which of the following are not archaeological sources?

1. Pottery
2. Monuments
3. Computers
4. Manuscripts

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What is a Bill collection?

Q. Megaliths were prevalent in which of the following regions?

1. Deccan
2. Kashmir
3. Western India
4. North-east India

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Archives are places where ________ are kept.

Q. Which of the following are not types of archaeological sources of history?

1. Monuments
2. Inscriptions
3. Folk tales
4. Old coins

Q. Copper plates were useful archaeological sources as they tell us about the _________.

1. kingdom and the dynasties that ruled it
2. society of medieval Kerala
3. language and script used by the people
4. period of king's reign

Q. Name any two archaeological sources of history.

1. Monuments
2. Inscriptions
3. Both A & B
4. None of the above

Q. Objects like pottery, tools, and ornaments that humans made in the past are called _______.

1. artefacts
2. inscriptions
3. coins
4. monuments

Q. Which of the following is a classification of archaeological sources of history?

1. Foreign literature
2. Domestic literature
3. Monuments
4. Rural literature

Q. The Archaeological excavation of Mehrgarh revealed that,

1. they mainly cultivated barley and wheat.
2. structures made of mud bricks were constructed.
3. they made pottery on wheel.
4. all of the above are true.

Q. Who discovered Mehrgarh?

1. Serge Lancel
2. Jean- Francois Jarrige
3. Andre Jodin
4. Camille Jullian

Q. Which of the following can be found during an excavation?

1. Utensils
2. Stone tools
3. Ancient ornaments
4. All of the above

Q. Who all use archaeological sources to study history? Pick all the options that apply.

1. Historians
2. Geologists
3. Archaeologists
4. Opthalmologists

Q. sources are used as an evidence in reconstructing past events.

1. Geological
2. Mythical
3. Archaeological

Q. The ______ survived as oral tradition for many generations.

1. Vedas
2. Tripitikas
3. Agamas
4. Vedandgas

Q. Rohan was digging in his garden to plant a seed when he found a very old coin. He showed it to his mother. She told him that the silver coin he found was used during the time of the Mughals. Remembering his history lesson, he wondered which type of evidence he found.

Can you help him out by selecting the type of evidence he found?

1. Archaeological Source
2. Buried Source
3. Literary Source
4. Written Source

Q. Who took advantage of the ignorance of the people to perform unwanted rituals?

1. Priests
2. Politicians
3. Scientists
4. Kings

Q. List three different sources of history and their significance.

Q. Literature produced by Indians is called _____ literature.

1. Oral
2. Native
3. Written
4. Foreign

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Seema's grandmother was telling her a story about Tenali Ramakrishna and Emperor Sri Krishna Deva Raya. Though she enjoyed the story, she wondered if the characters in the story were real or an interesting folktale. When she checked on the internet she found out that Tenali Ramakrishna was one of the 'Ashtadiggajas', of the emperor's court during his reign (1509 CE - 1529 CE).

What is the above story an example of?

1. Buried Source
2. Story Source
3. Archaeological Source
4. Literary Source

Q. What were Tamra patra?

1. Bark of trees on which ancient books were written
2. Text written on plates of copper
3. Inscriptions engraved on papers
4. Inscriptions engraved on stones

Q. Write the plot of all major incidents of the novel "The Canterville ghost".

Q. Pop the bubbles containing archaeological sources.

1. Monuments
2. Weapons
3. Myths
4. Old coins
5. Folktales
6. Bones
7. Pottery
8. Lavanies

Q. sources are used as an evidence in reconstructing past events.

1. Geological
2. Mythical
3. Archaeological