Literary Sources

Q.

What are literary sources? Give two examples?

Q. Modern historians usually divide Indian history into which of the following subdivisions?

1. North, Middle and South
2. Hindu, Muslim and British
3. Ancient, Medieval and Modern
4. Local, Regional and National

Q. Which one of the following is the oldest Smriti?

1. Yanjnavalkya Smriti
2. Manu Smriti
3. Vishnu Dharmashastra
4. Narada Smriti

Q. Which source is classified into foreign literature and native literature?

1. Printed literature
2. Domestic literature
3. Oral literature
4. Written literature

Q. Who among the following Dharmasastra writers disapproved the custom of Sati declaring it as an act of suicide?

1. Usana
2. Angiras
3. Visnu
4. Medhatithi

Q. The author of Kalpasutra was ____

1. Sabandhu
2. Panini
3. Bhadrabahu
4. Patnajali

Q. Tadpatras and Bhojapatras were written in the ____ script.

1. Brahmi
2. Gupta
3. Sarada
4. Pandu

Q. Which of the following are the main classifications of the literary sources of history?

1. Printed literature
2. Foreign literature
3. Oral literature
4. Written literature

Q. Who among the following authors is known for his satires exposing the evils of contemporary society?

1. Visakhadutta
2. Sriharsha
3. Ksemendra
4. Pravarsena

Q. Which of these is/are written sources?

1. Newspaper
2. Documents in the archives
3. All of the above
4. Government Gazette

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

Q. 'Aryabhattiyam' Suryasiddhanta' was witten by _________.

1. Aryabhatta
2. Baskara
3. Varahamihira
4. Brahma Gupta

Q. Select the exampe of Indian litreature

1. Buddha Charita
2. Deepavamsha
3. Indica
4. Fu-kho-ki

Q. Bhojapatras were made from a tree called ____.

1. Bodhi
2. Bhauj
3. Banyan
4. Neem

Q. Which part of the tree was used to produce the script of Bhojapatra?

1. Skin
2. Branch
3. Root
4. Leaves

Q. Which of the following are subcategories of literary sources?

1. Religious Litreature
2. Secular Litreature
3. Foreign Accounts
4. All of the above

Q. Which of the following sources of history are mainly created by illiterates?

1. Archaeological sources
2. Written literature
3. Illiterates cannot create history
4. Oral literature

Q. Who among the following Dharmasastra writers disapproved the custom of Sati declaring it as an act of suicide?

1. Visnu
2. Angiras
3. Usana
4. Medhatithi

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. Literary Source
3. Written Source
4. Buried Source

Q. Which source do 'Folktales' and 'Lavanies' not come under?

1. Written literature
2. Oral literature
3. Archaeological sources
4. It is not a source of history

Q. 'Navniketanam' is a writing on _________.

1. Economics
2. Philosophy
3. Polity
4. Medicine

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Q. Select the sources which are not literary sources from the given list.

1. Pottery
2. Weapons
3. Folktales
4. Monuments

Q. Which source do 'Folktales' and 'Lavanies' not come under?

1. It is not a source of history
2. Written literature
3. Oral literature
4. Archaeological sources

Q. Which of the following sources of history are mainly created by illiterates?

1. Archaeological sources
2. Written literature
3. Oral literature
4. Illiterates cannot create history

Q. Choose the literary sources.

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

Q. Which of the following sources of history are mainly created by illiterates?

1. Archaeological sources
2. Written literature
3. Illiterates cannot create history
4. Oral literature

Q. Choose the literary sources.

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