Writing and Scripts

Q. ‘I am the person who disproved the theory that the sun goes around the earth and proved that the earth’s rotation causes day and night. I wrote the book ‘Aryabhatiyam.’ Who am I?

1. Chanakya
2. None of the above
3. Aryabhatta
4. Galileo

Q. The earliest writing of a long text that survived to our time was written during the rule of ____.

1. Ashoka
2. Krishnadevaraya
3. Harshavardhana
4. Rajendra Chola

Q. What help us in reading and writing languages?

1. Paper
2. Sounds
3. Syllables
4. Scripts

Q. One of the earliest inscriptions found in Andhra Pradesh region is from the ____.

1. Bhattiprolu stupa
2. Bavikonda Stupa
3. Sanchi stupa
4. Ramabhar Stupa

Q. Most of the scripts we have today developed from the ____.

1. Gupta Script
2. Brahmi Script
3. Kutila Script
4. Nagari Script

Q. Why did people in North India use Bhoja trees for writing?

1. The leaves of Bhoja trees peeled off just like paper and one could easily write on them using ink
2. The leaves of Bhoja trees could be cut to required shapes easily
3. The bark of Bhoja trees peeled off just like paper and one could easily write on them using ink
4. The bark of Bhoja trees could be cut to required shapes easliy

Q. Initially, what did humans use in order to make scripts?

1. Words
2. Syllables
3. Pictures
4. Alphabets

Q. Choose the correct statement.

Assertion A] People developed different languages such as English, Sanskrit, Persian and Chinese.

Reason R] A group of people living together may develop their own language.

1. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
   
2. A is true but R is false.
3. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
4. A is false but R is true.

Q. Match the following.

A] रघु	1] Hindi
B] రఘు	2] Urdu
C] رگھو	3] Telugu
D] Raghu	4] English

1. A->1, B->4, C->2, D->3
2. A->4, B->3, C->2, D->1
3. A->1, B->2, C->3, D->4
4. A->1, B->3, C->2, D->4

Q. What are the uses of language?

1. For planning
2. For organising
3. For communication
4. To create new sentences